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JennyJones
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My daughter is 8 years old, just finished the level 5 competition season on her team (she won a few meets on floor) and is now ready for level 6. We are not doing the state meet due to a conflict and frankly my daughter was relieved). But I do feel bad for missing it since it's the grand finale of the season. Her gym is very intensive for her age and level (about 15 hrs./week - all week nights) and some nights go well after 8pm. She's not getting enough sleep and wants more time off to play and needs more time to get school work done. The new season may even add more hours.
We recently told the gym that we're taking a month off to evaluate what we want to do. They want us to pay the whole month, so I said I would need to quit the team. I said if they need to fill our place with another gymnast that's fine and I was honest that we may need to change to a gym with earlier release times so my daughter isn't sleep deprived. I also told them we need another week day off.
There is a smaller gym in the area where they practice from 4-7:00pm three week nights and one Saturday practice. The problem is that they only have one other child in level 5 which will probably go to level 6. There are about 4 kids in level 6 who may go to level 7. Their level 5's and 6's practice together.
I'm sure she'll get more one on one coaching (her group at the current gym has 25 kids!), but how important is the team comaraderie? Was I wrong to take the whole month off...I've been getting phone calls from the owner, coaches...ughhh...major guilt trip but frankly my daughter has been very happy now that the pressure is off.
Now is a good time to make a change as we will have to pay new registration fees, buy new leos anyway at her current gym in January.
Anyone have words of wisdom?
My daughter is 8 years old, just finished the level 5 competition season on her team (she won a few meets on floor) and is now ready for level 6. We are not doing the state meet due to a conflict and frankly my daughter was relieved). But I do feel bad for missing it since it's the grand finale of the season. Her gym is very intensive for her age and level (about 15 hrs./week - all week nights) and some nights go well after 8pm. She's not getting enough sleep and wants more time off to play and needs more time to get school work done. The new season may even add more hours.
We recently told the gym that we're taking a month off to evaluate what we want to do. They want us to pay the whole month, so I said I would need to quit the team. I said if they need to fill our place with another gymnast that's fine and I was honest that we may need to change to a gym with earlier release times so my daughter isn't sleep deprived. I also told them we need another week day off.
There is a smaller gym in the area where they practice from 4-7:00pm three week nights and one Saturday practice. The problem is that they only have one other child in level 5 which will probably go to level 6. There are about 4 kids in level 6 who may go to level 7. Their level 5's and 6's practice together.
I'm sure she'll get more one on one coaching (her group at the current gym has 25 kids!), but how important is the team comaraderie? Was I wrong to take the whole month off...I've been getting phone calls from the owner, coaches...ughhh...major guilt trip but frankly my daughter has been very happy now that the pressure is off.
Now is a good time to make a change as we will have to pay new registration fees, buy new leos anyway at her current gym in January.
Anyone have words of wisdom?