DD's HC (who was an elite and then Div. I gymnast) grew up going to Woodward and loved it. I am so glad she supports her gymnasts going to Woodward, because DD went for the past two summers and if she switched to this new team and the coach said, "No camps" I would have a very unhappy camper (pun intended) on my hands. My only concern is that I get the impression that the HC thinks that any of the other activities at camp are pretty much a waste of time. I get that the camp is expensive, and that there are camps where she can tie-dye a t-shirt and go swimming that would be a whole lot cheaper, if she wants to spend her time tie-dying t-shirts and swimming, but I do want her to have FUN at camp too. The past two years she's gone to the required training session plus one open gym session each day (I think she did both open gyms one day last year). She also came home with very very green hair from so much time spent in the pool! I think camp is a good place for her to get to have fun doing what she loves with a bunch of other people who love it too, while she gets her to be a little independent for a week (if you ever walk around Woodward, it feels a lot like being on a college campus) but I don't have too many goals as far as her learning new skills or anything. Last year when she went, she was still attending a gym that practiced only 7 hours a week. This summer she'll have upwards of 20 hours a week in the gym on a normal week, so camp isn't going to be getting her any "extra" practice. And yes, there are fantastic coaches there, but none of them have the same vested interest in my daughter's progression that her own coaches would have. There will be some equipment there she doesn't have access to in her gym (for example, I'm sure she'll be working on giants, and her gym doesn't have a strap bar), and she may have something explained in a way that helps it to "click" but, in the end, I think camp should be mostly about fun.