Ausi_poppet
Proud Parent
Ok folks, our club is working out a new leotard for our Level 7-10 girls. We got a new leotard 2 years ago and it has been an absolute disaster...
The head coach held a design competition and lots of consultations, with the key theme being "not white", she then at the latest possible moment ordered a predominantly white GK leotard, which is worn by all our Level 4 to 10 gymnasts. They have to wear a body suit underneath it, which is cruel when our 7-10's start competing in February in unair-conditioned spaces. We have a green mystique under the arms which has lost all it's foil and for most of them has a yellow tinge from their sweat or deodorant. And the white really shows off their bum crack.
The older girls hate it and have since the first day. Those who are menstruating feel particularly vulnerable as the white highlights everything. Having said that, everyone who sees it for the first time, says "wow that's so awesome!"
So, some parent and gymnast pester power has won the day and we are getting a new leotard for next year, with a darker colour on the body. Our gym has always gone with GK, and many of the girls and parents are resistant to changing to Sylvia P, mainly because of the leg cut. A number of our girls wear Sylvia P for their school competition and have expressed a definite preference for GK.
But, with the Aussie dollar where it is, most of the designs we are looking at come in at around $400, up to %525 +. One of our solutions to manage the cost is that the juniors (level 1-3) are moving to our training leo (GK off the rack that costs about $55) and the Level 4-6 will stay in the white monstrosity for at least another year. Our current level 1-3 is a Christian Moreau that has blown out to $180 with the exchange rate.
So my questions are:
The head coach held a design competition and lots of consultations, with the key theme being "not white", she then at the latest possible moment ordered a predominantly white GK leotard, which is worn by all our Level 4 to 10 gymnasts. They have to wear a body suit underneath it, which is cruel when our 7-10's start competing in February in unair-conditioned spaces. We have a green mystique under the arms which has lost all it's foil and for most of them has a yellow tinge from their sweat or deodorant. And the white really shows off their bum crack.
The older girls hate it and have since the first day. Those who are menstruating feel particularly vulnerable as the white highlights everything. Having said that, everyone who sees it for the first time, says "wow that's so awesome!"
So, some parent and gymnast pester power has won the day and we are getting a new leotard for next year, with a darker colour on the body. Our gym has always gone with GK, and many of the girls and parents are resistant to changing to Sylvia P, mainly because of the leg cut. A number of our girls wear Sylvia P for their school competition and have expressed a definite preference for GK.
But, with the Aussie dollar where it is, most of the designs we are looking at come in at around $400, up to %525 +. One of our solutions to manage the cost is that the juniors (level 1-3) are moving to our training leo (GK off the rack that costs about $55) and the Level 4-6 will stay in the white monstrosity for at least another year. Our current level 1-3 is a Christian Moreau that has blown out to $180 with the exchange rate.
So my questions are:
- When did you last get a new leo?
- How much do you pay?
- If you had to pay $400 for a new leo, how long would you expect to be able to wear it?