So I should give a little info about our gym to help you understand my problem.. Our gym is a big rec gym, not all that focused on team. We keep kids in our "preschool program" until age 5. Once they get to age 5, from there they go to the equivelent of level 1 for an hour week, level 2= 1.5 hrs a week, level 3= 2 hrs a week (even at the older age) The preschool program in my honest opinion is much to easy and I wish they would encourage harder skills. (On bars they only teach bell swings and tuck hangs, NOT pullovers), beam they will walk with someone holding their hand, but won't try candlesticks or forward roll on the wide beam etc.
I have a class of kids who have been in the program for a while and they won't try any of these new skills. One won't even do a forward roll! I am getting frustrated because I don't know how to improve their gymnastics if they won't even attempt it. The parents seem to get mad that I try to encourage these "harder" skills because in their eyes, I must be pushing them to hard. Am I?? I don't think a front support on the bar should freak a kid out, or learning to do a hurdle is too difficult.
Should I just follow the flow of what they are used to, knowing these kids will not be getting far in the sport? If I'm wrong please tell me!
I have a class of kids who have been in the program for a while and they won't try any of these new skills. One won't even do a forward roll! I am getting frustrated because I don't know how to improve their gymnastics if they won't even attempt it. The parents seem to get mad that I try to encourage these "harder" skills because in their eyes, I must be pushing them to hard. Am I?? I don't think a front support on the bar should freak a kid out, or learning to do a hurdle is too difficult.
Should I just follow the flow of what they are used to, knowing these kids will not be getting far in the sport? If I'm wrong please tell me!