Quadqueen
Proud Parent
My DD was at a gym without pits up until recently. I was convinced she would do just fine there. However, the girls tend to stall out around level 7 at that gym, and I attribute part of that to not being able to train the bigger skills. DD moved this summer and immediately began working on skills she would never be able to attempt at her old gym, and she just started optionals. It's too early to say whether it will have a long-term positive impact on her gymnastics, but I strongly believe it will.