I can't say how much all of your advice is helping me approach this with a clear head. I think we have decided on sooner then later but we have to find out his Drs availability and go from there. When I say my son has and deserves an opinion I don't mean that I'm going to let him decide when I...
Thank you for the wonderful advice! I will try to touch on everything.
I know nationals isn't a big deal at 6( well 7 by then) to him it is HUGE. It is seriously all he talks about. When I say he lives for gym I mean it. I have tried multiple times to convince him to just be a kid! His response...
*I apologize in advance for the novel*
My son just turned 6 this past April, he competes TNT. Over the summer He has learned and is quickly mastering bigger skills (Back tuck/pike, Barani, all variations) on trampoline and double mini. He has a passion for gym and BIG dreams.
All sounds...
He's got it! Back tucks on trampoline are a breeze now. Not at all technically "clean" but it's there! Every week he comes closer to his bhs. Some of you may remember 6 months ago he wouldn't even try without a spot. I love this new gym and how comfortable and confident he has become. I told him...
After reflecting on the situation tonight with my husband I do believe he might be bored. He was used to training new/hard skills all the time at his old gym and at his new gym (6 weeks in) he's gone back to a ton of basics that he was missing. I understand it and have seen great improvement but...
I guess he kind of does but he asks for it. I've told him MANY times we can switch him to rec if he doesn't want to take it serious and he gets so upset begging me not to do it. (I made a post about these issues as well). We never had this issue at the old gym and I'm trying to figure out why now.
Please tell me I'm not alone. I can't do my son's attitude anymore. He thinks he's hot stuff and chooses not to listen. I am to the point of pulling him out of gym. He thinks he doesn't have to listen and spends half the night jumping in the pit. I used to LOVE watching him and now it just makes...
Ok just looking for advice...
I hold my son to a pretty high standard in the gym aside from skills. You respect the coaches (which isn't an issue), follow the gym rules, gym time is for practice not play, be ready to get to gym on time (of course we are sometimes late that isn't his fault)...
I just wanted to update everyone and say every single one of you were right. My son's first meet was this past Sunday. He/We had so much fun. It was a super small meet which was perfect for him to get the feel of competing. On the score card the day was rough, he got zeros on both tumbling...
Yes he was doing level 2 tumbling which has 3 backward rolls. His hip rotation is limited so he can not get his legs the correct way to transition from 1 to the next
Thank you so much for the honest comments. I very well might be pushing my anxiety onto him even though we don't speak much about it in front of him. He does understand very simply what embarrassed is (I thank his big brother for that one). He did say last night while practicing his tumbling...
This meet is with the kids from his old gym, the gym we were FORCED to switch from. The new gym has him competing much lower just because "they can't trust his skills yet". If it was any other meet it wouldn't be an issue but I know my son and I know as soon as he knows they (mainly his old...
I'm sure this won't be a popular post but I'm going to ask anyway....
If you KNOW your child is going to go to a meet and be embarrassed would you still let them go or pull them out?
I can give my reasons if needed.
Thank you so much for all of the replies! I was able to speak with 2 of his coaches tonight. He is competing with them this season and actually has a small home meet next weekend. He will be competing;
Level 1 or 2 trampoline
Level 2 tumbling
Level 4 double mini
We don't have to compete but...
As some of you know we recently had a forced gym switch. Things are going about as well as can be expected moving so close to meet season but we're having the biggest struggle with my son's confidence. He was never allowed to try skills without a spot at his old gym and the trend is continuing...
Update time!!!
What a completely different experience. We were greeted by both the gym owner and coach when we arrived. Weslan had a blast, he was having fun again. He liked the coaches and the coaches were happy to have him. They spoke with me after practice which was awesome!!!
So here's the...
Ok so to answer your questions...
why did he turn on my son?
For the last week there had been back and forth as to whether my son was competing or not. I never heard anything from him, I either heard from my son what his coach said, or from the office girl. I attempted to contact him via...