raenndrops
Coach
- Oct 24, 2009
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There was a possibility @thefellowsmom left out for the coach at the possible gym being "too nice."
Sometimes, when a gymnast is just TRYING out a gym, the coaches will be nicer and more encouraging.
We once tried another gym, not that we were even seriously considering switching... our gym was on an unexpected extra week shut down approaching a big meet and OG really needed to be in the gym at least a couple times (one actual training and one open gym).
The coach was really nice to OG. She wasn't as hard on her as she was on her own gymnasts (and OG was actually training with a group 1 level lower, which the coach knew - it fit into our schedule). Since OG was a little older, she noticed how the coach treated her own gymnasts and how she was treated differently.
YG was there too... and her experience was different. The coach she was with had just as high expectations for YG as she did for her team girls... they were the same level but most of the girls were just a little older.
Sometimes, when a gymnast is just TRYING out a gym, the coaches will be nicer and more encouraging.
We once tried another gym, not that we were even seriously considering switching... our gym was on an unexpected extra week shut down approaching a big meet and OG really needed to be in the gym at least a couple times (one actual training and one open gym).
The coach was really nice to OG. She wasn't as hard on her as she was on her own gymnasts (and OG was actually training with a group 1 level lower, which the coach knew - it fit into our schedule). Since OG was a little older, she noticed how the coach treated her own gymnasts and how she was treated differently.
YG was there too... and her experience was different. The coach she was with had just as high expectations for YG as she did for her team girls... they were the same level but most of the girls were just a little older.