preteam

My 6 year old is on preteam at her gym, and they've had a few coaching changes over the summer and fall. The current coach seems to really push them for conditioning. I wasn't a gymnast myself, so I'm wondering what is normal for the age/level. She says they do 100 frog jumps multiple times in...

Hi! I have two daughters (5 and 3) and the older one was invited to a Hot Shots program at our gym, which from what I can see, teaches a lot of skills in the class. My younger daughter was not invited, so I checked out another local gym and they were both invited to the Hot Shots program, but...

Need advice on picking a program. So we are new to all of this. My dd is 6 and originally joined preteam at an Xcel gym. She has all the required skills for silver but needs to be more consistent getting over the mat for vaulting. Shortly after joining pre team at this gym she was asked to join...

Hi I am a new gym parent. My daughter is 6 and started gymnastics when she was 5. She has been dancing since she was 3 as well. I put her in gymnastics basically for another activity and she wound up liking it. Last year she was in a rec class and wound up meeting someone from her kindergarten...

Curious to hear from parents and coaches about how often their preteamers practice (days per week/hours per practice). Also, what were the requirements/skills/testing policies to get there? What level will they be competing when they are finished with the preteam program?

My daughter is 5, almost 6 and we tried our a few gyms since we moved. One gym says that they want her to start on their bronze team now. It is 4-5 hours per week. The other gym says they want her to do a fit kids thing until summer is over then go into their “preteam” type program. The fit...

A gym in our area that we would consider seems to be dropping JO3 team and making preteam longer, then starting at JO4. I am wondering if anyone has thoughts on this approach or experience with it. DD competed XB last season so not competing for a year would be a hard sell, but there do seem...

My daughter who turns 7 this month is in a JO Preteam class (6 hours a week) that she loves. She started in June after a year in an advanced preschool class at the same gym. She is happy there, and if she progressed as expected, would switch to Level 3 in May and compete next August. It is a...

I’ve been trying to figure out if I should have my daughter pursue a preteam opportunity. She is 6 years old and has been invited to start in the fall. My dilemma is that she has been perfectly happy in the recreation classes. She looks forward to her gymnastics classes and goes for the joy of...

Tuesday we are having our first team tryout. The kids will try out for pre team and are all born in either 2010 or 2011. Some, if not most of them have not done actual gymnastics before. Since i also coach preteam (as an assistent) i will help to select kids. What does your gym select kids on...

Question for moms of little gymnasts. Tonight my 5-year old’s pre-team coach said she’s too negative and says "I can't" a lot. That if my daughter can’t get past her mental block, she will have to leave the class. As her mom, I feel frustrated by this. My kid has only been in pre-team with this...

Curious about what skills are required at your gym for a girl to first get on team and/or preteam? I am specifically interested in the specific skills your team coach wants to see, not other factors- but if there are specific requirements about flexibility or strength apart from specific skills...

DD turns 7 in August and starts preteam (gym competes at JO Level 3) next month. Preteam is two 3-hour practices a week. Where is it on the spectrum from no-big-deal to don't-bother-asking to miss about an hour of preteam practice each week for a dance class? The class is required by her...

My 4 1/2 year old daughter is on preteam and goes to class for 2 hours a week. She has her pullover and back hip circle on bars. She can do a bridge kickover, a backward roll, a handstand, and a very sloppy cartwheel. She can do basics on beam and vault. I really like her current gym, but they...

hello! I would appreciate any input. My daughter is 5 and a half. She entered gymnastics and was put into rec- at the time she wasn’t listening well and I don’t think was ready for their ‘hot shots’/‘secret’ preschool class. She has advanced quickly - about to move to level 4 rec in just 6...

Does anybody have (or had) a six year old gymnast that didn’t want to do any gymnastics at home? I do not encourage gymnastics at home by the way!! I’m just talking about cartwheels & kickovers in the yard. Most of her little friends (not on preteam) constantly want to practice in their yards at...

My 8 yo has been doing rec gymnastics for 10 months. Her coach pulled me to the side a few weeks ago and asked why I had not signed her up for team tryouts. I had advised time comittment and she likes to do other sports. I was offered to let her tryout for Xcel Preteam. Tryouts are this Sunday...

My daughter is in preteam. A number of the girls (ages 5-7) have their backhand spring on the trampoline. Coaches will not move them to the floor of till they are level 3. Is this normal? Is it because they don't want them getting hurt doing a skill that isn't necessary quite yet? However...

My daughter (4) is going to be evaluated by the HC at her next rec lesson for preteam (to start learning level 1 skills, they don't compete until L3). I don't want to put any pressure on her, but is there anything I can do to prepare - her or me? (I'm not even telling her it's for preteam or a...

Hi everyone, this is my first post in the forums. My daughter will be four next month and started gymnastics a couple of months ago, over the summer. She LOVES it. Her favorite thing is bars, and other parents who watch the class have pointed her out as good (pointed toes), fearless, focused. My...