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My dd is almost 10 and is currently a level 4. She is currently at a gym that focuses on the girls competing and potentially getting scholarships. They also have TOPs with a handful of girls making it to the national testing. We switched to this gym about a year ago and came from a gym without TOPs. They don't have any elites and I don't know if they ever have.
A friend of ours asked my daughter what her overall goal is and my daughter told her that she wants to compete in the Olympics some day. She is a great gymnast and I've been told she has potential to be a great gymnast, but I know in my heart that the olympics isn't a reality. I want her to have fun, enjoy her sport and have it take her far and maybe a scholarship someday.
I've talked to her about college gymnastics, but I don't want to be a horrible dream crusher and tell her she won't make it to the Olympics. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle setting her expectations?
My dd is almost 10 and is currently a level 4. She is currently at a gym that focuses on the girls competing and potentially getting scholarships. They also have TOPs with a handful of girls making it to the national testing. We switched to this gym about a year ago and came from a gym without TOPs. They don't have any elites and I don't know if they ever have.
A friend of ours asked my daughter what her overall goal is and my daughter told her that she wants to compete in the Olympics some day. She is a great gymnast and I've been told she has potential to be a great gymnast, but I know in my heart that the olympics isn't a reality. I want her to have fun, enjoy her sport and have it take her far and maybe a scholarship someday.
I've talked to her about college gymnastics, but I don't want to be a horrible dream crusher and tell her she won't make it to the Olympics. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle setting her expectations?