Hello!
We attend a fairly strict gym, and we love how safe they are, low injury rate etc... but my almost 11 year old daughter is being asked to repeat level 3 even though she has most of her level 4 skills. She did struggle the beginning of the season in level 3, she took a while to get her vault and it held her back from perfecting her other routines. However she ended up placing 2nd in bars at states and 4th in floor. She definitely needs confidence on beam, but her vault has vastly improved. I understand where they are coming from in one way, but worried that since she will already be 11, this will hold her back in achieving higher levels. I have heard from parents that once they hit puberty it is much harder for them to learn higher level skills if they haven't already. I will also mention that my daughter has made major progress the second half of the season which has really boosted her confidence and she would prefer to move to level 4. She has medaled in at least one if not more of each competition last season, and her goal is to better herself, she does not seem to care as much about winning 1st place. I also believe she is old enough to participate in making her own decision regarding this. I have nothing against repeating levels if it is needed, I am just concerned about her age. If later on she needs to repeat a higher level I (and she) would probably be fine with it. Any advice???
We attend a fairly strict gym, and we love how safe they are, low injury rate etc... but my almost 11 year old daughter is being asked to repeat level 3 even though she has most of her level 4 skills. She did struggle the beginning of the season in level 3, she took a while to get her vault and it held her back from perfecting her other routines. However she ended up placing 2nd in bars at states and 4th in floor. She definitely needs confidence on beam, but her vault has vastly improved. I understand where they are coming from in one way, but worried that since she will already be 11, this will hold her back in achieving higher levels. I have heard from parents that once they hit puberty it is much harder for them to learn higher level skills if they haven't already. I will also mention that my daughter has made major progress the second half of the season which has really boosted her confidence and she would prefer to move to level 4. She has medaled in at least one if not more of each competition last season, and her goal is to better herself, she does not seem to care as much about winning 1st place. I also believe she is old enough to participate in making her own decision regarding this. I have nothing against repeating levels if it is needed, I am just concerned about her age. If later on she needs to repeat a higher level I (and she) would probably be fine with it. Any advice???