2gymnastand1soccerplayer
Proud Parent
My youngest dd is 7. Her gym has had her on elite track since she was put in pre team last year. ( I guess you can say she has natural talent) she just finished competing level 3 for experience and her coach is planning on scoring her out of 4 and 5 and compete optional next winter ( not sure what level yet). Dds coach came to me this past week to tell me this. He told me that we should talk to dds school about going on a modified schedule. Because he wants her to do morning training twice a week, Next school year instead of evening training. Right now she is doing 9 hours a week training with the level 5's( who do 12 hours ) and 3 hours doing tops. This is a lot of hours fora just turned 7 year old ( her birthday is march 16) but I told her that if she doesn't want to do that Many hours we don't have to. As well as if I think she's to tired I don't let her go to gym. Anyway I was wondering your opinion on asking the school to modify her school schedule, and if any of you do it. I really respect her coach and his opinions on things and I think if it will help her we're willing to try it out.just so every one know i always tell my kids if they don't want to do a sport they don't have to. I've also talked with dd about it and she says she wants to do it. Me and my husband just wanted to get other opinions on it.