If only I was on a team!!

[Desperate_for_gym]

I really love gymnastics but at the time I'm not on a team , but I have the strength, body, and interest for it. I've asked my mom if I can start on a team. She says that I am to old but I really don't care. I have a passion for gymnastics and I really think that if I got on a team in a few years I would be in the Olympics and as big as Gabby Douglas!!!!

 

[livelifetumble8dx]

Most kids who are training elite are already on that track by the time they are 9 or 10 years old, possibly sooner. Even then being a junior elite doesn't promise those kids a spot on the olympic team or even a spot on the national team. I'm going to say your probably around thirteen ? I started gymnastics when i turned thirteen three ish years ago. I am also now on team! At sixteen years old im a little old for my level (6/7) but i love gymnastics so i try not to let it bother me too much. While the olympics might not be possible, you can definitely make prep op team or even a usag team if you work hard enough for it!