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My yongest dd is struggling with the bar due to her small size, she cannot hardly reach as the bar has to be set to suit the average height of the group, the girl closest to dd in size is still head and shoulders taller.
For example they have to work pullovers into front support and do casts, dd still cannot do a pullover as she is always in a hang with her toes barely touching the floor, she can pull up and just about get her kness to the bar but is still not strong enough to pullover, the other girls can do it as the bar is a head height for them and they just do a little jump and go over, dd has managed to do a few pullovers at gym when she could stand on a small spotting stool with the bar just above her head, she just does a little jump and goes over. They are expected to do the pullovers on their own as a side station while the coach is spotting a different skill on another set of bars.
I have asked dd to ask the coach if she could use a spotting stool but she said she doesn't want to disturb the coach who is busy with the girl she is working with, I have tried explaining to my dd that she is intitled to ask the coach for help as that is the coaches job, but dd just say's if I try and talk to the coach then the girl she is working with will fall and hurt herself, I have just explaining to dd that she can wait until a safe time to speak to the coach but dd just doesn't quite understand.
I haven't seen any of the stuff dd is talking about as I wasn't watching but we do have a week coming up when they open up the upstairs viewing area so we can sit and watch the classes progress if we like.
Do you think I should speak to dd's coach or just leave it and see what happens during the class where we can watch?
For example they have to work pullovers into front support and do casts, dd still cannot do a pullover as she is always in a hang with her toes barely touching the floor, she can pull up and just about get her kness to the bar but is still not strong enough to pullover, the other girls can do it as the bar is a head height for them and they just do a little jump and go over, dd has managed to do a few pullovers at gym when she could stand on a small spotting stool with the bar just above her head, she just does a little jump and goes over. They are expected to do the pullovers on their own as a side station while the coach is spotting a different skill on another set of bars.
I have asked dd to ask the coach if she could use a spotting stool but she said she doesn't want to disturb the coach who is busy with the girl she is working with, I have tried explaining to my dd that she is intitled to ask the coach for help as that is the coaches job, but dd just say's if I try and talk to the coach then the girl she is working with will fall and hurt herself, I have just explaining to dd that she can wait until a safe time to speak to the coach but dd just doesn't quite understand.
I haven't seen any of the stuff dd is talking about as I wasn't watching but we do have a week coming up when they open up the upstairs viewing area so we can sit and watch the classes progress if we like.
Do you think I should speak to dd's coach or just leave it and see what happens during the class where we can watch?