My daughter has gone and loved it-only complaint was the gym was sweltering, no a/c. The dorms were very nice-the student athletes were great counselors and the coaching staff was super encouraging and made the week fun.
I would encourage her to try because I think she will end up aging out of the rec class at some point-and if she is generally fearful of change (I can totally relate to that!) she might need some encouragement from you to try something new. From what I've seen at different gyms, most rec kids...
Hindsight is a wonderful thing-wish I knew then what I know now with my dd. She told us she loved gym-so we encouraged her to stay in a very competitive JO program. Fast forward to her tween years, she was unhappy and has now, as a teen, given up gymnastics totally. Because her JO program was...
Trust me on this-leave your current gym now! It's not healthy-it's not okay-and one day your daughter will thank you for it, or at least understand why you made the decision to move her.
I am not sure of the reasoning but for me, part of being on a team is showing up to practices. If you can't commit to your HS team practices, why play? That day-to-day camaraderie is important. It's only when the club season and HS season are concurrent and it doesn't say you can't play...
The state rules here do not prohibit athletes from competing in multiple school sports, what they prohibit is someone playing, for instance, town hockey/club hockey that misses their high school practices. for their town/club team. That rule makes sense to me.
In our previous gym's handbook, JO athletes were not allowed to participate in any HS sports without the permission of the JO Head Coach-which was never given at the optional level. Exceptions were made for compulsory athletes.-mostly for soccer. DD is now in Xcel as well as at a new gym, and...
This! I am sure you can safely spot her since she is only 5, but the thing people don't take into account is the bad form/habits that are easy to develop on home equipment. Just google videos of kids doing gymnastics on trampolines to see the bad (and most often, scary) form.
Sounds like you won't do this anyway, but just a word of advice-as tempting as it might be to try two different gyms at the same time, the gym world is small and that often backfires. We've had a mom who tried to do that at our gym-it was stressful on her daughter and caused a lot of...
"I love to watch you compete."
https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/blog/the-only-six-words-parents-need-to-say-to-their-kids-about-sportsor-any-per
Seriously, this is the best sports article I've read.
I wish that (gently) reminding DD that this time of the year is always stressful for her would help, but the teenage years are not for the faint of heart.
a Mantra Band bracelet or Alex & Ani might be a good choice for jewelry. Maybe make a photo book of pictures for her to look back at? I also love the idea of a t-shirt or photo quilt.
I was thinking that he's a bit old to be flying over so many time zones once a month, and I don't mean that in a bad way as he is still a vibrant and active coach-it would be exhausting for anyone! Will be interesting to see what happens-if he and Sylvie move or not.
Marcov Sharp seems very strong when we see them at meets. I've never heard of the other two-we are at one of the most competitive gyms in the state, feel free to PM me with questions.
I bought my dd a pair for Christmas and she got a pair as a meet gift a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, they pilled like crazy when I washed them. Anyone else had this problem?