changing gyms

I have 2 DD's (9 and 11, level 5 and level 4, respectively). We are moving to Houston in a few months and they will obviously have to change gyms. The problem is, they've never changed gyms before and I don't know how to find one that would be a good fit for them. When I asked their coaches, I...

Ok so ever since I started gymnastics (4years ago) I have been with my current gym and have been training and coaching with them. But for the past few months I have seriously been thinking about changing gyms to the one 2mins down the road from me. My current gym is 30mins away. I am at the gym...

I'm very new to the gymnastics world and am in a position where I'm seriously considering changing my DD to another gym. She has just been invited to NDP1 at her current gym but the distance from the current gym is not something that is workable with the extra hours/days (about an hour away)...

I've read numerous posts here about people changing gyms, but I never thought it would be me! We have been at the same gym for about seven years, and for most of that time I hadn't really considered changing gyms. But this year many things are changing. DD had trained with many of the same...

What are legitimate reasons for changing gyms? We are blessed in our area with several successful gyms. However the current gym has experienced some changes and we are considering another gym that has very successful gymnasts particularly at the higher levels. Obviously there isn't a perfect...

I am interested in hearing from Optional level parents and gymnasts about your experience changing gyms as an optional level gymnast. How did you come to the decision that it was time to make a move? Once you came to the decision, how did you handle leaving the old gym? Looking back, is there...

Am I asking for too much, being unreasonable? My daughter has been in competitive gymnastics for 1 year she has 2 years in recreational gymnastics another gym. She has completed her first season as a level 5 gymnast with much success, a 3rd place finish all-around, a few 1st all-around finishes...

As I have posted before, one of our awesome coaches is leaving to start his own gym. My little one had a so-so season competing level 5 last year under his coaching. (She was young & had only been in gymnastics for less than 2 years.) Current gym says she is ready to move to level 6, but coach...

Well, I finally took the first step today in changing gyms. DH and I have been thinking about it for awhile, but I started to call around today when DD hopped on board. My concern is that DD did not have a spectacular L6 year (34 AA average -- some meets higher, some lower -- but a full 3...

Hi there, I am new to this forum. I have a 10 year old who is training for level 9. We are at a small gym that currently does not have many optional gymnasts and her coaches have never trained someone at this level. She recently tried out at a couple of gyms that have large optional and elite...

So, I'm struggling with a decision I need to make by the end of this work week. I've been offered a job coaching at several other gyms...some too far away from where I live to even consider, but then there are a couple that are VERY good options...1 a little more than the other. I've had my...

Hi Guys, Recently, due to a natural disaster I've had to move cities and I have to go to a new gym that is supposedly not as reputable as my old one. I've changed gyms before, but each gym has been better than the last and the change has come with a good cause. I haven't trained for 4 weeks now...

First of all thank you so much for having this forum. I need some perspective here and I apologize in advance for the long post. My daughter (10 y/o) started working out last august 12 hours a week as a L4 gymnast. Her coach moved her to L5 in January 2011 she started competing L5. She...

I have been going to my gym for 1 year now. I love SOME of my coaches. This year I wanted to go to National Team trials, but the gym owners refuse to take 1 person. There is a gym about 10 minutes away that has a national team member and goes to large competitions. We had 1 large meet scheduled...

I have been struggling with idea of switching gyms. My DD loves her gym and it's not bad. There are always little thinsg, but not real issues. My reason to switch is simply because of the drive. It's 30 mintues away and going there 3 times a week is killing me. I stay out there because it just...

Hi....Looking for some feedback....My daughter is L6. Absolutely LOVES gymnastics and has always. Her gym has her team workout 7 hrs/week plus 1/2 hr of dance with an option of an open-gym (1 1/2 hr/week). She has asked her coach over the past few years to come more hours becasue she wants to...

After much thought we have decided to switch gyms. It wasn't an easy decision, but in the long run, hopefully it will turn out to be the right one. We love all the people at our dd's current gym and she has alot of great friends there but for various reasons we have decided to move. There are...

I might be switching gyms and have no idea where to start. I'll take any suggestions / advice I can get! This is only DD's first year competing. She LOVES the gym . . . problem is the coach she's working with is leaving. I want to find a gym where I know the equipment is safe, the...

Does anyone know the rules for changing gyms during a season? My daughter switched to a new gym this year & still has not competed for the new team & may want to switch back to her old gym. Does anyone know if there is a waiting period for this type of situation?

My DD was recently moved to the TOPS program at our gym and really likes it so far. Since I had never heard of TOPS I looked it up on the USAG website. They have a list of the past teams and DD's gym has only had one girl make the National Team at it was 4 years ago. Another gym close by has...