I have 2 girls who are in rec gymnastics, ages 3 (Tiny) and turning 5 (Big) in a few weeks.
At my gym, there are 2 more advanced rec classes the kids go to from which they select kids who go to pre-team. One class (let's call it Jr.) is for children ages 3 to 5, and another (Mini) is for ages 4 to 8.
Tiny took a few sessions of a rec class that was being taught by the Pre-Team and Level 3/4 coach. She recommended Tiny go into the more advanced rec classes as she felt she was a good candidate to eventually go to pre-team. So I signed Tiny up to the Jr. class.
Meanwhile, Big was in the middle of transitioning out of the Jr. class into the Mini class. When the coach for the Jr. class found out that Tiny was recommended to go in her class, she sat me down and told me that she wanted Tiny to be in a rec class she coached first that was the same level as the class she had been taking, but a different time. Keep in mind that the Jr. coach had never met Tiny before. That was 2 sessions ago. We are just finishing up the 3rd session in a row of the same class. For the Fall, Tiny is still in the same rec class (4th session), but I see her withdrawing and being very bored in class now. Meanwhile, other kids who are recommended continue to get to go straight to the Jr. class without having to pass the Jr. coach's extra requirement.
So for the Fall, Big will go to her second session of the Mini class, while Tiny stays in her rec beginner class which is boring her.
I've tried to ask the Jr. coach before if she was satisfied with Tiny and if we could put our recommendation from the pre-team coach into play, and she was very noncommittal about it and wouldn't tell me what was going on or why she didn't think Tiny should go into that group.
At this point, I'm thinking about putting Tiny back (as she has asked for) in the pre-team coach's rec class because she had more fun and will actually get to learn and progress a little bit rather than just do the same thing she's been doing for the past 3 sessions. Unfortunately, in beginner rec classes, there still is a lot of absolute beginners so she won't be able to do as much as if she were in the Jr. class.
I don't have high hopes of her getting past the Jr. Coach, and I'd rather she enjoy herself more than anything else. Keep in mind that Jr. Coach was the one who recommended that Big go into the Jr. class out of rec, but held her back for 2 sessions which another Jr. coach (the one that did the AM class) got into an argument with her about as "she was more than ready." I was told about this after the argument.
I hope I'm not the CGM, but I won't be offended if you tell me that I am. I do not talk to
To be honest, I was planning to allow the kids to go as far as they'd like in gymnastics, whether they stayed on the rec side or went to the competitive side. My main concern is that they are still enjoying it and having fun.
With that in mind, should I just do what I've been doing and ignore the drama and just let Tiny enjoy rec with another coach? Or should I keep her in the Jr. coach's class one more session for the possibility of being selected into the Jr. class? Jr. coach keeps hinting that she will promote her, but hesitates when it comes time to sign up for the next session.
At my gym, there are 2 more advanced rec classes the kids go to from which they select kids who go to pre-team. One class (let's call it Jr.) is for children ages 3 to 5, and another (Mini) is for ages 4 to 8.
Tiny took a few sessions of a rec class that was being taught by the Pre-Team and Level 3/4 coach. She recommended Tiny go into the more advanced rec classes as she felt she was a good candidate to eventually go to pre-team. So I signed Tiny up to the Jr. class.
Meanwhile, Big was in the middle of transitioning out of the Jr. class into the Mini class. When the coach for the Jr. class found out that Tiny was recommended to go in her class, she sat me down and told me that she wanted Tiny to be in a rec class she coached first that was the same level as the class she had been taking, but a different time. Keep in mind that the Jr. coach had never met Tiny before. That was 2 sessions ago. We are just finishing up the 3rd session in a row of the same class. For the Fall, Tiny is still in the same rec class (4th session), but I see her withdrawing and being very bored in class now. Meanwhile, other kids who are recommended continue to get to go straight to the Jr. class without having to pass the Jr. coach's extra requirement.
So for the Fall, Big will go to her second session of the Mini class, while Tiny stays in her rec beginner class which is boring her.
I've tried to ask the Jr. coach before if she was satisfied with Tiny and if we could put our recommendation from the pre-team coach into play, and she was very noncommittal about it and wouldn't tell me what was going on or why she didn't think Tiny should go into that group.
At this point, I'm thinking about putting Tiny back (as she has asked for) in the pre-team coach's rec class because she had more fun and will actually get to learn and progress a little bit rather than just do the same thing she's been doing for the past 3 sessions. Unfortunately, in beginner rec classes, there still is a lot of absolute beginners so she won't be able to do as much as if she were in the Jr. class.
I don't have high hopes of her getting past the Jr. Coach, and I'd rather she enjoy herself more than anything else. Keep in mind that Jr. Coach was the one who recommended that Big go into the Jr. class out of rec, but held her back for 2 sessions which another Jr. coach (the one that did the AM class) got into an argument with her about as "she was more than ready." I was told about this after the argument.
I hope I'm not the CGM, but I won't be offended if you tell me that I am. I do not talk to
To be honest, I was planning to allow the kids to go as far as they'd like in gymnastics, whether they stayed on the rec side or went to the competitive side. My main concern is that they are still enjoying it and having fun.
With that in mind, should I just do what I've been doing and ignore the drama and just let Tiny enjoy rec with another coach? Or should I keep her in the Jr. coach's class one more session for the possibility of being selected into the Jr. class? Jr. coach keeps hinting that she will promote her, but hesitates when it comes time to sign up for the next session.