Recent content by ocean1859

I absolutely agree, we are still hoping for an individual meeting and hear more about what exactly is going on with our gymnast. I did try to ask few things in the general meeting and the coaches became very defensive. I watch the practice few times and my daughter doesn’t seem to be far behind...

I probably got the skills wrong. I think it's a series that are done in one pass (3 different elements together possibly). Again, on the beam, it is a series of connected back handsprings.

I agree that the main issue is how it was handled, and I came here to seek some advice since nothing was explained to me and we were denied individual meeting. Unfortunately, the closest gym with an established USAG training is an hour away. I'm working on my Master's degree and will need...

She has been a top gymnast for years now in JO, even if she won't be able to get to L10, she wants to complete her career as JO, and not excel. It is her sincere desire /dream. She wants to be with her teammates. She likes the challenge of JO versus just having a "good time" or getting medals.

I will be reaching out again since we pay quite a bit for not having clear answers. If not, this will not be our home gym and we will have to figure out something else that will benefit our daughter's athletic career. I appreciate all the feedback here. Please share any questions that could be...

We came to this gym to get away from non-transparency and my daughter was tired of excel being pushed on her simply because she took longer to do skill well.

I think the main issue is that instead of meeting with everyone or thoroughly explaining what is going on, we got an email on Friday afternoon that just said that my daughter is no longer L8 while she was already registered for the L8 meets and began the fundraising. Plus when I reached out to...

I think my suspicion comes from the fact of how suddenly it happened and the fact that the coaches don't want to meet with just our family. Thank you for the advice. What other questions do you think I should ask?

It's likely not the only reason but I experienced it a lot unfortunately. We live in PA. I worked at our local school and was treated differently because of my accent. I lived in the US for over 20 years and the only community that I felt welcome was when my husband was in the military. Most of...

All her teammates even those without all the skills went to level 8, but her. There are no other gyms that we can switch to.

No idea, other than just they (or one person) don't like me or my gymnast. Obviously, I can do nothing about it since it's a private business. I just wish I could take her to a different gym but there is nothing close. Discrimination at its purest form. As an immigrant, I'm used to it now but...

she can stay in the gym but not in JO.

Yes, you are right. We are both blindsided by it. I think this is what makes it so stressful. My daughter is actually doing better than me even though she is the one who spent 11 years non-stop at the gym enduring all the injuries. I cannot think of anything that neither she nor I did, other...

Thank you for the input! I asked few of her teammates if they made level 8 and they were shocked that she is not L8 because few of them have the same skills lagging behind situation. This seems to be a way of getting rid of my dd. I did notice that some of the booster club moms (who are in...

Just wanted to add that we already received the L8 schedule and began fundraising for the travel meet which my dd participated. These facts gave a solid implication that she is on L8 and the email came all of a sudden and gives me a personal impression that they are trying to get rid of her. If...