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I am really hoping that I'm not overreacting. But I'm hoping some coaches who train girls going this route or parents who's kids go this route can shed some light on this.
After several trials, my dd has finally settled HOPEFULLY at her new gym home. She'd expressed the desire to go the elite path for quite some time now. However, the gym she was at told me they weren't doing the elite program anymore. And the one that's at the gym now is the only one they're going to continue to train because she's already elite. Long story short, I pulled dd from the gym to find her a gym home that could offer her what she was looking for. We found a place that dd did a trial at to see if it's something she could handle (training and hours). And so far she's cool w/ it. She mentions how hard/tough the training is. But that has never been an issue for her. Oh, backtrack, I also pulled her from her former gym because according to several coaches who have elites at their gym or currently training girls to qualify, she's not as advanced as she needs to be for her age. And since her old spot wasn't going to modify her training, I had to make moves.
Tonight I asked her how practice was. She mentioned the usual (it being tough. But she likes that coach lets her try new skills). She also told me that she had to climb the rope 20 times today. I asked her why. She said because I fell doing my giants. And I said ok? And she said anytime you fall, from whatever event it is you're doing, coach makes you climb the rope 5 times. I thought that was a bit extreme. And she also told me that if you cry, he threatens to send you home. A girl split the beam and wanted to cry, but didn't. He asked her if she split the beam? She said yes. And instead of asking was she ok, he blamed her for doing whatever it was wrong. I was so bothered by this. It could've been her fault. But is it wrong to see if the girl is ok? And the rope climb for every fall. And the no crying. Where dd came from, her coaches were tough and strict, yes. But they were never disciplined to this extreme. Or is this the norm when you're going this path? She also has this thing in her head that if you're not yelling to correct a skill, then it's not effective. That hurts my heart! One gym she did a trial at, she loved it! And the coaches loved her and gave corrections, but never yelled. So she felt that it wasn't effective. We didn't go w/ this gym because of the commute/location. And at the moment, trying to shift things around would be too much.
Anywho, I'm really trying to see the good in this. As in a way of making them better and tougher gymnast. But I just can't seem to come to terms w/ her having to climb the rope 5x for every fall. I asked her what she thought and her take on it. And she said she doesn't know yet since she hasn't been there long. But I'm afraid that she won't tell me either.
After several trials, my dd has finally settled HOPEFULLY at her new gym home. She'd expressed the desire to go the elite path for quite some time now. However, the gym she was at told me they weren't doing the elite program anymore. And the one that's at the gym now is the only one they're going to continue to train because she's already elite. Long story short, I pulled dd from the gym to find her a gym home that could offer her what she was looking for. We found a place that dd did a trial at to see if it's something she could handle (training and hours). And so far she's cool w/ it. She mentions how hard/tough the training is. But that has never been an issue for her. Oh, backtrack, I also pulled her from her former gym because according to several coaches who have elites at their gym or currently training girls to qualify, she's not as advanced as she needs to be for her age. And since her old spot wasn't going to modify her training, I had to make moves.
Tonight I asked her how practice was. She mentioned the usual (it being tough. But she likes that coach lets her try new skills). She also told me that she had to climb the rope 20 times today. I asked her why. She said because I fell doing my giants. And I said ok? And she said anytime you fall, from whatever event it is you're doing, coach makes you climb the rope 5 times. I thought that was a bit extreme. And she also told me that if you cry, he threatens to send you home. A girl split the beam and wanted to cry, but didn't. He asked her if she split the beam? She said yes. And instead of asking was she ok, he blamed her for doing whatever it was wrong. I was so bothered by this. It could've been her fault. But is it wrong to see if the girl is ok? And the rope climb for every fall. And the no crying. Where dd came from, her coaches were tough and strict, yes. But they were never disciplined to this extreme. Or is this the norm when you're going this path? She also has this thing in her head that if you're not yelling to correct a skill, then it's not effective. That hurts my heart! One gym she did a trial at, she loved it! And the coaches loved her and gave corrections, but never yelled. So she felt that it wasn't effective. We didn't go w/ this gym because of the commute/location. And at the moment, trying to shift things around would be too much.
Anywho, I'm really trying to see the good in this. As in a way of making them better and tougher gymnast. But I just can't seem to come to terms w/ her having to climb the rope 5x for every fall. I asked her what she thought and her take on it. And she said she doesn't know yet since she hasn't been there long. But I'm afraid that she won't tell me either.