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I see this as being mainly attractive to high schoolers who would quit anyway and want to cut down hours because of nagging pain (not any specific injury at a specific time)
Me, too. I'd love to see something that would help keep girls in the sport. Like a lot of states, we don't have high school gymnastics. That means girls start dropping like flies about the time high school starts, and then they really are all done with the sport. Lots leave because of that nagging pain (knees for my dd1, shoulder for her best friend who left last year, ankles for a teammate, hip for one of the level 10s). Others realize hs is their last chance to try some other activities. How nice if the girls could train specialist at reduced hours and be in some other after school activities.
I'm like your attitude, Gymdog. I don't take this, or any youth sport, too seriously. Can't see where an elitist approach to an activity an athlete is likely to be out of by high school is all that productive for anybody.