Parents Je requirements

[Ivanb]

Hi all. New to this forum.
Question I have with my level 8 son.
He has been looking forward to level 8 JE this year and the head coach did not put him in as that .
Who makes the decision to move up to JE? I was told it is the gymnast competing. He has almost all the skills down. And previous years the other boys went JE knowing they wouldn’t do too great but got lots of experience. The old coaches allowed it.

I just don’t know if this new coach forgot and it’s too late to change status or he just said no just because …

 

[skschlag]

I think this is only a question you can ask the coach. Each gym decides that on their own. My son trained JE and could do it, but he and his coach decided it would be better for him to be the top of the JO group than mid to low for JE.

Has your son talked to the coach about his desire to go JE?

 

[Ivanb]

Our son has said from his first day of practice at this gym his goal was to compete JE and try to make national team. He also completed a written goal sheet and gave it to the director who “lost it “. We have been doing privates through out the year to work on his challenging tech skills. We were just told to start warming up his tech sequence and he is now doing that. We have been communicating this with his coaches throughout the year. His teammates also agree he is ready and should have to opportunity to try if he is safe and wants to do it. This has been challenging on us, and our son

 

[JBS]

Who makes the decision to move up to JE? I was told it is the gymnast competing.

The coach. There must be some reason why they are not doing JE with him... just ask.

 

[Dahlialover]

Who makes the decision to move up to JE? I was told it is the gymnast competing. He has almost all the skills down.

The decision to do JE is typically made by the coach in consultation with the athlete and the parents. Unfortunately, the hard deadline for registration for State was Feb 1, so it’s too late to change. Different gyms have different requirements for JE. Some gyms will let an athlete “give it a try” and some gyms will only do it if an athlete can perform all the tech sequences practically flawlessly. Often JE participation is a long-term plan with preparation starting years of in advance.

If your son wants to do JE, then I would suggest that you set up a meeting with the coach after Nationals are over. In that meeting, your son can express his interest and you can talk about what he needs to do in the coming year to make it happen.

You should also ask about the costs of competing JE. At many gyms, the athletes attending Jr Nationals have to pay for the coaches time and travel expenses for the meet. That could easily run 3k if your son is the only one who qualifies.

Good luck

 

[Dahlialover]

We have been doing privates through out the year to work on his challenging tech skills. We were just told to start warming up his tech sequence and he is now doing that. We have been communicating this with his coaches throughout the year.l

Oh man, this sounds like a horrible communication failure. The final decision about what level an athlete competes rests with the coach but they should definitely communicate with you and your son about their decision. You don’t just crush a kid’s dreams with even mentioning it! I wonder if the person who did the registration made an error? When my son was doing Future Stars, I was super worried about the gym forgetting to register him. I made two different people double check! Unfortunately, the hard deadline for changing registrations for state was Feb 1st, so even if it was an error, you are stuck with it.

That is so disappointing. I’m sorry for your son.