- May 22, 2011
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I realize now the reason I am not as good as others who have been doing gymnastics for the same amount of time as me. I hear of all kinds of people who started at 9, like me, and by 14 they were at least a Level 7. I started at 9 and I'm a Level 4.
But at camp today...I realized.
Those 7, 8, and 9 year olds are doing crazy tricks because the majority of them go to gymnastics 4, 5, or even 6 times a week, 4 hours each training session!!! And some of the people going this often are only Level 5!!! One of them has a younger sister in Level 3 and even SHE goes 3 times a week!!!
But my gym only offers one class a week for two hours!!!
I used to blame my lack of progress on my awful fears, but the fears have been triggered by something else. I only go to gym once a week. I barely ever do certain skills I am afraid of. And even if I get over that fear, there's a whole week before the next class that I can't practice them. And by next week, I'm scared again.
You can get private lessons, but you're only allowed 2 each month. I don't know if I should switch to another gym. I mean, even Level 5/6 team only goes 3 times a week for 3 or so hours. And, if my ballet schedule next year conflicts with whatever days I have gymnastics--I don't know what level I'll be in or what days I'll go--then I might HAVE to find a new gym that offers multiple classes a week, but not all of them conflicting with ballet, for kids my age who are only in Level 4. I mean, my best friend's sister {also a friend of mine} goes to this gym that is apparently really good. Their team is often in the paper and they get tons of medals and they almost always make it to states. However, I don't even know if they offer classes for people like me. But still, what about my coaches here at my current gym that are so determined to make me better? What about my friends who I will never see again?
*sigh*
I just wish that, since I started, I could have taken more classes. If so, I would have never taken ballet, and this whole gymnastics-or-ballet conflict would never have arose. Plus, I would at least be a Level 6 gymnast.
But at camp today...I realized.
Those 7, 8, and 9 year olds are doing crazy tricks because the majority of them go to gymnastics 4, 5, or even 6 times a week, 4 hours each training session!!! And some of the people going this often are only Level 5!!! One of them has a younger sister in Level 3 and even SHE goes 3 times a week!!!
But my gym only offers one class a week for two hours!!!
I used to blame my lack of progress on my awful fears, but the fears have been triggered by something else. I only go to gym once a week. I barely ever do certain skills I am afraid of. And even if I get over that fear, there's a whole week before the next class that I can't practice them. And by next week, I'm scared again.
You can get private lessons, but you're only allowed 2 each month. I don't know if I should switch to another gym. I mean, even Level 5/6 team only goes 3 times a week for 3 or so hours. And, if my ballet schedule next year conflicts with whatever days I have gymnastics--I don't know what level I'll be in or what days I'll go--then I might HAVE to find a new gym that offers multiple classes a week, but not all of them conflicting with ballet, for kids my age who are only in Level 4. I mean, my best friend's sister {also a friend of mine} goes to this gym that is apparently really good. Their team is often in the paper and they get tons of medals and they almost always make it to states. However, I don't even know if they offer classes for people like me. But still, what about my coaches here at my current gym that are so determined to make me better? What about my friends who I will never see again?
*sigh*
I just wish that, since I started, I could have taken more classes. If so, I would have never taken ballet, and this whole gymnastics-or-ballet conflict would never have arose. Plus, I would at least be a Level 6 gymnast.