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Hi!
My daughter is level 7 and trains 18 hours per week:
3:30-5:30pm
12:30-4:30pm W, Th, F
8:30-12:30 Sun
Curious to know how many other gyms have comp training during the day where the athlete is required to miss school?
Or do most gyms have training after school?
Thanks!
So are you saying your gym has training after school? Would you mind sharing your training schedule?This is going to vary greatly depending on where you live and what you personally prioritize. I'm fortunate to live where there are really good public schools this model for a gym would not be sustainable.
Would you mind sharing the schedule your gymnast has? Thanks!Aside from homeschoolers, I don’t think that there would be many parents in our area who would accept the schedule you describe.
Most DP groups train 4pm-8pm or 3:30-7:30. Depending on the level, kids train 2 to 5 days per week.Would you mind sharing the schedule your gymnast has? Thanks!
My gymnastics has never gotten in the way of school (university in my case). However, I have a funny memory where my coach said "well school comes first" and I said "actually for me it doesn't". I'd put school first for most of my life, and I've been through some bad depressions. Now for me it's become "what makes me happy with my life comes first". So when that is gymnastics, for me gymnastics comes first. I still managed to graduate with honours even though (or more likely because) school didn't come first for me.I know many will say school comes first, and we agreed. However, school can look different for different situations.
My gymnastics has never gotten in the way of school (university in my case). However, I have a funny memory where my coach said "well school comes first" and I said "actually for me it doesn't". I'd put school first for most of my life, and I've been through some bad depressions. Now for me it's become "what makes me happy with my life comes first". So when that is gymnastics, for me gymnastics comes first. I still managed to graduate with honours even though (or more likely because) school didn't come first for me.
That being said, I'm not saying people should start shoving school aside for gym. Just don't put school above other things so much that it seeps the happiness out of your life. Sometimes it's okay for school to make some place for hobbies and socialising, they're part of self care. A healthy balance is important.
Apologies for the sidetrack, I just see "school first" so many times here and thought I'd give my POV on it.
Ha! Yes, that is the biggest irony. Both parents MUST work to pay for youth sports, but youth sports expects parents do NOT work, in order to drive them to gym / practices, etc. We do carpools and my daughter also takes the bus often to gym. We somehow make it work...This is absolutely unheard of around here.
But, aside from the issues of missing school. How do the kids get to gym? Don’t most parents have to work?