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Yes, that is a concern as well. What is appropriate for a pre elite 6 year old is quite different to what is appropriate for a young teenager.
They need different coaching styles, they need different methods of motivation, they needs different types of strength and flexibility training. Even the way they work and run their classes needs to be different. Not to mention different bar settings.
Also do you want your DD exposed to kids of this age so many hours a week. If they are level 6 I am guessing they will spend around 16-18 hours together a week. While your daughter may play with barbies they are talking about boys and other things. Also dealing with the daily young teen attitude. It takes away your daughters chance to make real special friendships at the gym. Friendships when you grow up doing gymnastics together are like no other experiences, and an important part of the whole gymnastics experience.
Is it possible that the coach is suggesting this because your DD is too young for IDP3. Is IDP2 already too easy for her does she have her round off flic, front tuck on floor, kip, cast to handstand, press on beam etc. Or would she have been the only IDP 2 gymnast if they did her in IDP2 and they couldn't justify attending competitions or holding the training. It can be hard but a gym can't always justify doing something for 1 or 2 kids. often when they do this it runs at a terrible financial loss.
If this is the case I would suggest you take her for evaluation at your local HPC, what state are you in?
They need different coaching styles, they need different methods of motivation, they needs different types of strength and flexibility training. Even the way they work and run their classes needs to be different. Not to mention different bar settings.
Also do you want your DD exposed to kids of this age so many hours a week. If they are level 6 I am guessing they will spend around 16-18 hours together a week. While your daughter may play with barbies they are talking about boys and other things. Also dealing with the daily young teen attitude. It takes away your daughters chance to make real special friendships at the gym. Friendships when you grow up doing gymnastics together are like no other experiences, and an important part of the whole gymnastics experience.
Is it possible that the coach is suggesting this because your DD is too young for IDP3. Is IDP2 already too easy for her does she have her round off flic, front tuck on floor, kip, cast to handstand, press on beam etc. Or would she have been the only IDP 2 gymnast if they did her in IDP2 and they couldn't justify attending competitions or holding the training. It can be hard but a gym can't always justify doing something for 1 or 2 kids. often when they do this it runs at a terrible financial loss.
If this is the case I would suggest you take her for evaluation at your local HPC, what state are you in?