I have some questions about typical meet behavior.
1. Is it common for the coach to high-five every gymnast after a routine at a meet? I see this all the time on youtube. I'm curious because Dd's coach never high-gives or even really says anything to a gymnast after she competes, but just immediately turns her attention to the next gymnast who is going to compete.
2. Are your gymnasts taught or encouraged by the coach to clap for teammates after they compete? Is it unusual that none of the girls on dd's team (ages 6-8) clap for their teammates? Now, some of the girls might be warming up while a teammate is competing, so I don't mean them, but there are always a decent number of girls lined up and watching their teammates compete, and none of them clap for their teammates' routines.
3. Are your gymnasts taught or encouraged by the coach to clap or cheer for teammates at awards? I noticed that dd's team just sits there at awards. While the parents clap and cheer, the gymnasts themselves do not.
I am trying to encourage dd to clap for her teammates after a routine and at awards but she is resisting because she says (and she's right) that none of the other girls do it. I was thinking it might be more effective if the coach encouraged the behavior.
I'm not going to talk to the coach about it, but I was just curious. Next meet, I need to pay more attention to what other teams are doing, but it's my feeling that most other teams are doing this.
1. Is it common for the coach to high-five every gymnast after a routine at a meet? I see this all the time on youtube. I'm curious because Dd's coach never high-gives or even really says anything to a gymnast after she competes, but just immediately turns her attention to the next gymnast who is going to compete.
2. Are your gymnasts taught or encouraged by the coach to clap for teammates after they compete? Is it unusual that none of the girls on dd's team (ages 6-8) clap for their teammates? Now, some of the girls might be warming up while a teammate is competing, so I don't mean them, but there are always a decent number of girls lined up and watching their teammates compete, and none of them clap for their teammates' routines.
3. Are your gymnasts taught or encouraged by the coach to clap or cheer for teammates at awards? I noticed that dd's team just sits there at awards. While the parents clap and cheer, the gymnasts themselves do not.
I am trying to encourage dd to clap for her teammates after a routine and at awards but she is resisting because she says (and she's right) that none of the other girls do it. I was thinking it might be more effective if the coach encouraged the behavior.
I'm not going to talk to the coach about it, but I was just curious. Next meet, I need to pay more attention to what other teams are doing, but it's my feeling that most other teams are doing this.