- Feb 16, 2022
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I have a question that I feel silly asking our gym, so hoping all the bring minds around here can provide some perspective.
Has anyone found that teams over the last year-ish are maybe not as strong as they were before Covid, and now teams are being shuffled to get things "back on track"? We're pretty new to gymnastics and our girl had a good season, but I'm noticing that some of the higher level teams, both xcel and optionals just aren't super strong. I make this judgement based on scores at meets - they look pretty good to me when I see them but they do not do well in competition compared to the other gyms in our area.
Our coach told me that they are doing a major shuffle to get things back on track - some kids in optionals are being moved to xcel and a couple of xcel girls are moving down. She anticipates they will lose some people. I didn't ask when she mentioned it because I wasn't really sure what to ask, but I wish I would have asked why. Is it poor coaching (she did mention that they are making a few changes)? Did gyms accept lesser talent during Covid or just accept a decline in skills? Or is this something that just happens, where a gym decides that they want to be more competitive? Thanks y'all.
Has anyone found that teams over the last year-ish are maybe not as strong as they were before Covid, and now teams are being shuffled to get things "back on track"? We're pretty new to gymnastics and our girl had a good season, but I'm noticing that some of the higher level teams, both xcel and optionals just aren't super strong. I make this judgement based on scores at meets - they look pretty good to me when I see them but they do not do well in competition compared to the other gyms in our area.
Our coach told me that they are doing a major shuffle to get things back on track - some kids in optionals are being moved to xcel and a couple of xcel girls are moving down. She anticipates they will lose some people. I didn't ask when she mentioned it because I wasn't really sure what to ask, but I wish I would have asked why. Is it poor coaching (she did mention that they are making a few changes)? Did gyms accept lesser talent during Covid or just accept a decline in skills? Or is this something that just happens, where a gym decides that they want to be more competitive? Thanks y'all.