- Aug 23, 2015
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There are two gyms at a relatively equal distance from where we live. One is private and more expensive and another is through a city recreation center and about half the price. My children started at the private gym (I didn't even know of the other option). However many of my children's friends go to the other gym. I have had consistent negative comments from these parents and they often try to convince me to go to the other gym saying the kids learn skills faster, there is less pressure, more fun etc. We visited and I just had the gut feeling I liked the our current gym better. It feels less crowded, more organized and has a better facility to my untrained eye. It is true though that the girl who changed learned a ton of new skills in a short time with fewer hours. We are NOT changing but just curious what could cause these differences in the rate of skill acquisition or if maybe it is just coincidence? Our gym shared that they are concerned about keeping kids in gymnastics longer and work on foundations longer? My daughter is in Xcel at our current gym ( they also have a good JO program). She is having a lot of fun and it seems very low pressure to me. The public gym only competes JO but with fewer hours. I guess my question is whether they could be sacrificing something to get that faster skill acquisition with less commitment?