LeslieNicole2018
Proud Parent
Hi! I have been lurking on the site for a while, reading posts and learning so much about the world of gymnastics. What a great resource! I am happy to now be an official member.
Question:
My daughter is a new level four. She has been at her current gym for about a year. She was at another gym from age 2 - 7...left because gym did not act quickly (took years) for them to remove a coach who was emotionally abusive to the girls there. Just not safe, but the physical training part was way better — state of the art equipment and gym. Current gym does not have a tumble track or a pit; the floor is so old it has lost its spring. Some of the equipment needs updating. The coach spends great lengths of time talking to the girls — sometimes over an hour at each practice, drastically reducing their training time. Their scheduled workout time is 15 hours per week. With him talking so much, it is more like 8 hours per week. The highest level this coach has trained is level 7 TAAF. My daughter has been told she has potential/longevity in the sport and has an opportunity to visit two gyms that are both two hours away. This will impact school — will probably have to homeschool if she does this. Oddly enough, if we choose a morning workout time, we will actually have MORE family time together in the evenings and will not have to miss her siblings’ sports/activities.
So, do we stay at shoddy-talky gym and ride it out, or go for new training opportunity? Words of wisdom? Advice on how training far from home works for your kid and family?
Thanks!
Question:
My daughter is a new level four. She has been at her current gym for about a year. She was at another gym from age 2 - 7...left because gym did not act quickly (took years) for them to remove a coach who was emotionally abusive to the girls there. Just not safe, but the physical training part was way better — state of the art equipment and gym. Current gym does not have a tumble track or a pit; the floor is so old it has lost its spring. Some of the equipment needs updating. The coach spends great lengths of time talking to the girls — sometimes over an hour at each practice, drastically reducing their training time. Their scheduled workout time is 15 hours per week. With him talking so much, it is more like 8 hours per week. The highest level this coach has trained is level 7 TAAF. My daughter has been told she has potential/longevity in the sport and has an opportunity to visit two gyms that are both two hours away. This will impact school — will probably have to homeschool if she does this. Oddly enough, if we choose a morning workout time, we will actually have MORE family time together in the evenings and will not have to miss her siblings’ sports/activities.
So, do we stay at shoddy-talky gym and ride it out, or go for new training opportunity? Words of wisdom? Advice on how training far from home works for your kid and family?
Thanks!