Gymmomtoava
Proud Parent
- Apr 21, 2018
- 7
- 8
hello! I would appreciate any input. My daughter is 5 and a half. She entered gymnastics and was put into rec- at the time she wasn’t listening well and I don’t think was ready for their ‘hot shots’/‘secret’ preschool class. She has advanced quickly - about to move to level 4 rec in just 6 months. Her coach, who chooses the preteam girls, told me if she got her back walkover and pullover, she could go to hotshots. She now has her back hip circle, pullover, back walkover, nice pointed toes... but, she now is telling me she’ll ‘re-evaluate’ her in June when spots open.
I’m a bit annoyed, because the coach is her teacher- she sees that she has met all of the requirements, so why do I keep getting put off? And if she is waiting for spots, why would she need to be re-evaluated when she knows my daughter and knows she has all requirements?
Her other coaches recommended her for hot shots, but when her current coach/pre team selector eval’d her she said she needed her pullover and walkover, which she got in 5 weeks (plus her back hip circle, her regrips are gorgeous, her beam is great)...
My daughter is devastated. She wants to compete one day and she’s being stuck in rec. She does gym allll day- monkey bars, climbing up poles, tumbling all over the living room, flipping over playground bars, jumping and doing forward flips on my bed lol...
Full disclosure: the moms of the kids pulled for the special classes are short and have one or two kids. I’m thin but I’m 5’10. I have four young kids I bring with me to class. My daughter is short and ped expects her to be about 5’3. I’m wondering if it’s not my daughter but bias due to my height and my big family. Any advice? She has sooo much potential and is now focused and quiet during class. Sorry for the long post!
I’m a bit annoyed, because the coach is her teacher- she sees that she has met all of the requirements, so why do I keep getting put off? And if she is waiting for spots, why would she need to be re-evaluated when she knows my daughter and knows she has all requirements?
Her other coaches recommended her for hot shots, but when her current coach/pre team selector eval’d her she said she needed her pullover and walkover, which she got in 5 weeks (plus her back hip circle, her regrips are gorgeous, her beam is great)...
My daughter is devastated. She wants to compete one day and she’s being stuck in rec. She does gym allll day- monkey bars, climbing up poles, tumbling all over the living room, flipping over playground bars, jumping and doing forward flips on my bed lol...
Full disclosure: the moms of the kids pulled for the special classes are short and have one or two kids. I’m thin but I’m 5’10. I have four young kids I bring with me to class. My daughter is short and ped expects her to be about 5’3. I’m wondering if it’s not my daughter but bias due to my height and my big family. Any advice? She has sooo much potential and is now focused and quiet during class. Sorry for the long post!