My 7yr old daughter started gymnastics at the beginning of this year, instantly fell in love with it and is in the comp team (in Australia at level 2 I should add). Currently she trains 6hrs a week, increasing to 9 next month (which she says still isn't enough for her lol).
We're at a YMCA gym and I'm just worried that they don't have much of a programme going towards the higher levels. At the same time, she's 7 and I don't really want to send her somewhere else unless it's warranted, but how do you know when that is?
She finishes at training and then comes home and immediately wants to start practicing her kip on the home bar (she can't do it yet but it's not trained here until level 4 I think), so she's seeking out other things to try and work on.
While she's definitely not the best gymnast in her team, no-one matches her grit and determination, and I don't want her to miss an opportunity to develop further because we kept her at a more 'fun' gym.
We're at a YMCA gym and I'm just worried that they don't have much of a programme going towards the higher levels. At the same time, she's 7 and I don't really want to send her somewhere else unless it's warranted, but how do you know when that is?
She finishes at training and then comes home and immediately wants to start practicing her kip on the home bar (she can't do it yet but it's not trained here until level 4 I think), so she's seeking out other things to try and work on.
While she's definitely not the best gymnast in her team, no-one matches her grit and determination, and I don't want her to miss an opportunity to develop further because we kept her at a more 'fun' gym.