My 5.5 year old daughter just began pre-team (4 hours per week) this September. The majority of the girls in her group are 8-9 years old. My little girl was loving her class until recently, when the coaches have begun emphasizing front limbers. She cannot do them, and they have been punishing her because of it. Last week they made the girls do ten front limbers. My daughter could not stand up from her bridge, so they made her sit out during the rest of floor and also during bars. Last night during her class, she was having trouble with standing up from a bridge again, and they sent her to the corner and made her do standing bridges and try to stand back up while all the other girls moved on to different skills. DD was lifting one arm and twisting as she tried to stand, so they put an open shoulder trainer on her and then tied her hands together with an exercise band. Her arms were stuck in the air, and she could not put them down. She was again sent to the corner while the other girls did station work. She must have tried over 100 times, and tears were running down her face (she told me after class that her arms hurt and she kept asking to be untied).
She is not the only girl in class that doesn't have this skill. For some reason she is the only one being punished. Is this normal behavior for coaches?
DD has been trying to stand from a bridge at home, and I really think she doesn't know what muscles to use.
I could move her to a different (lower level) class, but her coach from last year suggested against it. DD has most of her level 3 and 4 skills on all the events, it's just that darn front limber.
Any tips or advice would be much appreciated!
She is not the only girl in class that doesn't have this skill. For some reason she is the only one being punished. Is this normal behavior for coaches?
DD has been trying to stand from a bridge at home, and I really think she doesn't know what muscles to use.
I could move her to a different (lower level) class, but her coach from last year suggested against it. DD has most of her level 3 and 4 skills on all the events, it's just that darn front limber.
Any tips or advice would be much appreciated!