Gymnastics feels a little exclusive – like I’m struggling to break in! My daughter started rec classes Sept 2019, when she was 8 and has done well. I’d love for her to join a team. I asked & was told they’d evaluate her. She can do:
• Handstand
• Split
• Front & back hip circles on bar
• Cartwheel & round-off
• Bridge kickover
She can also walk amusingly far on her hands! They want her to also have:
• Back handspring
• Kipping pullup
That should be achievable by September, shouldn’t it? She just turned 11 last month & is small for her age, which I suppose that’s an advantage. So now, I want to have her in classes/ coached to help her meet those milestones so she can compete with Xcel Bronze this fall.
I tried classes a 2nd day each week. Another location has a class exclusively back handspring class, so I signed her up…. The girls were all STANDING STILL probably 40-50% of the hour. I don’t find that acceptable. Meanwhile, the numerous older girls in the gym were moving near constantly.
Ugh… how we break in?
I’m NOT asking for her to be let on to a team when she lacks the requisite skills! But she’s ~85% of the way there now. I’d like coaches to teach her those last skills & if she’s able to learn what they teach, then she should qualify for the team. Is that a reasonable expectation?
• Handstand
• Split
• Front & back hip circles on bar
• Cartwheel & round-off
• Bridge kickover
She can also walk amusingly far on her hands! They want her to also have:
• Back handspring
• Kipping pullup
That should be achievable by September, shouldn’t it? She just turned 11 last month & is small for her age, which I suppose that’s an advantage. So now, I want to have her in classes/ coached to help her meet those milestones so she can compete with Xcel Bronze this fall.
I tried classes a 2nd day each week. Another location has a class exclusively back handspring class, so I signed her up…. The girls were all STANDING STILL probably 40-50% of the hour. I don’t find that acceptable. Meanwhile, the numerous older girls in the gym were moving near constantly.
Ugh… how we break in?
I’m NOT asking for her to be let on to a team when she lacks the requisite skills! But she’s ~85% of the way there now. I’d like coaches to teach her those last skills & if she’s able to learn what they teach, then she should qualify for the team. Is that a reasonable expectation?