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I should add we homeschool as well like previous poster so we aren’t also adjusting to long kindergarten daysMy daughter started three hour practices at five and there was a bit of a transition period with some tears getting used to all the conditioning and me not staying for practice. It took a month or two and then she mostly adjusted. A huge leap in maturity seemed to happen right around her sixth birthday.
Sending tons of snacks for her to nibble at water breaks helped- she wasn’t used to working that hard for that long without eating.
I try to keep the rest of the day low key on practice days and that helps as well.
Good luck!
Not 100% sure. Level 2 is 6-9 but she is also doing TOPS in addition to her current class. Idk how TOPS is added to level 2 or if they will continue her TOPS trainingHow many hours total a week will she be doing?
Not 100% sure. Level 2 is 6-9 but she is also doing TOPS in addition to her current class. Idk how TOPS is added to level 2 or if they will continue her TOPS training
Shes currently doing 5.5 hours. I agree 9 is a lot but they slowly increase their hours. I will definitely have to talk to the coaches but I'm sure they will be understanding that she may leave early somedays. She's the youngest in her class currently.I think I would be more concerned about total hours. 6 would be good, 9+ is getting up there for a 5 year old.
I guess everywhere is different. Here they start that style training as early as 4.Interesting. I’ve never really heard of TOPS training for kids who aren’t already on team but my guess would be it would continue if/when she’s invited
Well I would assume that if they have her in TOPS they are absolutely intending for her to be invited to their level 2 team. Personally I feel like 6 hours is absolute max at this age. My DD is a young 6 and my biggest concern with a level move up is the increased hours. She seems to be in that sweet spot of enough hours to be growing and improving but not so many as to be burnt out. I would definitely caution against a five year old doing nine hours a week especially if she’s also doing other after school activities.I guess everywhere is different. Here they start that style training as early as 4.