kayjaybe
Proud Parent
Brand new to these forums and so happy to have found them!
My dd is 10 and aiming to compete level 6 this year. She completed level 5 last year (the first competitive level at our gym) and loved it.
Anyway, some of the parents at our gym think our girls are not practicing nearly as many hours as at other gyms, so I'm curious to see if that is true. Personally, I think our practice hours are just right for their age & level. I don't want her to burn out. Plus, our gym has the philosophy that "we want gymnastics to be an important PART of the girls' lives, not their whole lives." I like that.
I'm not sure of the hours at the higher levels at my gym, but would be interested to hear yours. We practice:
- Level 3 (non-competitive) - 3 hours/week (1 day @ 2 hrs/day & 1 day at 1 hr/day)
- Level 4 (non-competitive) - 4 hours/week (2 days @ 2 hrs/day)
- Level 5 - 9 hours/week (3 days @ 3 hours/day)
- Level 6 - 12 hours/week (4 days @ 3 hours/day)
- Prep-op - 12 hours/week (4 days @ 3 hours/day)
Looking forward to learning from and sharing with all of you!!
My dd is 10 and aiming to compete level 6 this year. She completed level 5 last year (the first competitive level at our gym) and loved it.
Anyway, some of the parents at our gym think our girls are not practicing nearly as many hours as at other gyms, so I'm curious to see if that is true. Personally, I think our practice hours are just right for their age & level. I don't want her to burn out. Plus, our gym has the philosophy that "we want gymnastics to be an important PART of the girls' lives, not their whole lives." I like that.
I'm not sure of the hours at the higher levels at my gym, but would be interested to hear yours. We practice:
- Level 3 (non-competitive) - 3 hours/week (1 day @ 2 hrs/day & 1 day at 1 hr/day)
- Level 4 (non-competitive) - 4 hours/week (2 days @ 2 hrs/day)
- Level 5 - 9 hours/week (3 days @ 3 hours/day)
- Level 6 - 12 hours/week (4 days @ 3 hours/day)
- Prep-op - 12 hours/week (4 days @ 3 hours/day)
Looking forward to learning from and sharing with all of you!!