My 12-year old daughter left a gym last year that wasn't a good fit. She went to a new gym that she loves, but she's frustrated and says she says she wishes she could just go to practice and never compete again. The main source of her frustration is that she is repeating a level and her scores have actually gone down this year. As a bit of background, she grew 5" since her last birthday, was out from October into January with a growth related injury, and just as things were finally going well came down with a bad flu that kept her in bed with a high fever for a week. The adults around her -- parents and coaches -- understand, but she just says that we can't use the growth, injuries, and illness as an excuse and that she's never going to be good again. Unless things come back together in a dramatic way in the next two weeks her season will be done at states. She wants to walk away at that point. Part of me is so ready for her to be done, but another part feels like she would miss the sport she grew up with and not having the pressure to compete and to just spend some time getting used to her new size is exactly what she needs. Would it be better to just encourage her walk away, or should I encourage her to continue through the summer since she loves practice still and see how she feels at that point? I'm so torn, and am hoping someone has gone through a season like this. TIA!