I have two boys in gymnastics, age 5 and 6. They have both been attending since pre-school and love it. Their current gym does not have a development squad but may start one in September.
They went to a fun day session at another gym over the holidays as I needed childcare that day and their own gym wasn't running anything. When I collected them I was approached by the coach of that gym's development squad to say they both had lots of potential and she would like them to trial for the development squad. I explained we were at another gym and she said ok but have a think about it.
This other gym is further away, and the boy's programme seems quite new there. Ideally I would like my boys to stay at their current gym as it has a good record, they have fab coaches and it's a nice facility which is closer, but as I said they have no boys development squad!
I'm worried if I keep waiting to see if their current gym starts up a development group it may be too late and I will have ruined their chances at another gym, as most development groups seem to be from age 4-6. Both of my boys want to be on a squad, they love gym!
I considering seeing if they could train with the new gym once a wk (their dev group is once a week for 2hrs) and keep up a general class at the current gym, but I wasn't sure if that was the done thing or would be allowed. I'm also not sure if I should mention to their current gym that they have been asked to try out at another gym.
Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. I would really like a parent and coach perspective please!
Thanks!
They went to a fun day session at another gym over the holidays as I needed childcare that day and their own gym wasn't running anything. When I collected them I was approached by the coach of that gym's development squad to say they both had lots of potential and she would like them to trial for the development squad. I explained we were at another gym and she said ok but have a think about it.
This other gym is further away, and the boy's programme seems quite new there. Ideally I would like my boys to stay at their current gym as it has a good record, they have fab coaches and it's a nice facility which is closer, but as I said they have no boys development squad!
I'm worried if I keep waiting to see if their current gym starts up a development group it may be too late and I will have ruined their chances at another gym, as most development groups seem to be from age 4-6. Both of my boys want to be on a squad, they love gym!
I considering seeing if they could train with the new gym once a wk (their dev group is once a week for 2hrs) and keep up a general class at the current gym, but I wasn't sure if that was the done thing or would be allowed. I'm also not sure if I should mention to their current gym that they have been asked to try out at another gym.
Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. I would really like a parent and coach perspective please!
Thanks!