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What do you feel is the best age to start competitive gymnastics? By competitive I mean, at what age should children begin spending 20-30 hours a month in the gym?
At my gym, kids start pre-team at age 7-8 which is a feader into L4, but I have noticed that other teams have children half our teams size and 2/3 their age. Also, I've now learned that some kids start as early as Level 2. What are the benefits/drawbacks, concerns/dangers to starting team gymnastics at an earlier age than 7-8?
For me, I was concerned about my DD spending so much time in one activity and opted to give her oportunities in different activities. Also, the pound on young developing joints was a concern as well as muscular development (or overdevelopment) at such a young age as say, six.
All opinions welcome
At my gym, kids start pre-team at age 7-8 which is a feader into L4, but I have noticed that other teams have children half our teams size and 2/3 their age. Also, I've now learned that some kids start as early as Level 2. What are the benefits/drawbacks, concerns/dangers to starting team gymnastics at an earlier age than 7-8?
For me, I was concerned about my DD spending so much time in one activity and opted to give her oportunities in different activities. Also, the pound on young developing joints was a concern as well as muscular development (or overdevelopment) at such a young age as say, six.
All opinions welcome