Remember... The OP said that it wasn't an issue with the parents watching practice. It's an issue with the parents bad mouthing the gym.
It doesn't sound like the gym has an issue with people watching them. After all, the rec parents can see their every move too and they're allowed to be...
"I feel offended because we are not one of those big gyms with a large well known team."
I don't understand. You're offended because you are at a gym that doesn't have a large team and they are not well-known? How does that offend you? That makes no sense.
Yeah, I've listened to parents talk about how their gymnast did at a meet and it seems that some parents will never be happy. But that is the nature of this sport. It's all about being perfect. It's hard to be positive when it is all about the deductions.
You say, "I feel offended. The odd thing is that some people seem to think it is totally fine." If you are not one of the ones saying bad things, why are you offended? I would think that you would be mad at the people saying bad things. I wouldn't want people saying bad things about my DD's...
Wow! Seems like something seriously wrong was going on in that viewing area!
They must have said some pretty bad things to have all the team parents be not allowed to be at the practices any more. What were the comments?
At our gym, we are not allowed to watch daily practice either. We can...