gymnastmom05
Proud Parent
My DD is a 10 yr old, level 5. She has a mental block when it comes to vault. It comes and goes and I know coach is frustrated (as is our daughter). Last week, she had another day where she wouldn't vault. Coach had enough and yelled (not sure exactly what was said as I was not there) and continued to berate DD. I knew it was a bad practice when I picked her up but I didn't realize it was quite as bad until I had other adults that witnessed it, come to me to tell me that it was bad. Should I try to speak to the coach about it? I know coach was a gymnast and I believe that was the style of coaching she endured. My DD told me when it was happening that she had thoughts of quitting because she never wanted to be humiliated like that again. I hate to see her stop - she puts her heart and soul into the gym. I know some kids respond to pressure and my DD can but she gets embarrassed easily and this really embarrassed her. She said she felt like everyone was staring at her - her teammates, rec kids, people in the bleachers. She doesn't ever want to feel like that again. Do I talk to the coach and let her know how embarrassed she was and the thoughts of quitting entered her head or just let it go and hope it never happens again?