My daughter is 6 years olds. At the beginning of the summer she got moved to level 2 and at the same time the coach recommended her for pre-team and said she had great potential. At the time, the days and times for pre-team didn’t work with our schedule so I asked if we could continue with Rec level 2 through the summer and then move to pre-team. At the end of the summer I asked a different coach about it and she said she wasn’t ready. I was confused because I would think after 2 months she would be more ready than before but I accepted it and we have continued with level 2 rec. Fast forward to today and I had a chance to observe the pre-team class while we were at the gym for something else. The original coach who recommended pre-team was there so I asked her about it and she said she didn’t think my daughter was ready and that now she’s already getting too old for it (she will be 7 in February). Now I feel like I made a horrible mistake not putting her in when I had the chance. I believe if my daughter would have had the additional classes, conditioning, and better coaching of pre-team she would be far better than she currently is. I feel like she hasn’t progressed as much in the rec class partly because of the coach and partly because being in class with older girls who are not looking to be serious gymnasts is not motivating to her. I feel she would excel more in a more serious class with girls her own age. Anyway, that was the long backstory! My question is- is she doomed to never become a successful gymnast because I stalled? Or are there other routes? Should I bring it up again or respect the coach’s opinion?