My son was shooting for a walk on spot at his dream school trying to impress at state, regional, national all canceled. Now everything seems so unknown. He was signed up to do the summer session classes (and this then would allow gymnastics training there) but they moved to online only and of course gym facility closed. So he's still at home and instead he is taking a local community college online course and trying to find a job without any luck. He was working as a life guard and had just quit it a few weeks prior to the lock downs since he would miss many days of work because of last few important travel meets and senior prom/grad/activities. This was all before we really knew the world would drastically change. Could not have even imagined this.
The school did send out the other day that they will be having in person classes and dorms open for fall. I was surprised they determined this so early, of course it could change. Maybe they felt like giving people reassurance or hope, but it doesn't. I'm watching closely the news about what college football does since that is the money maker and could forebode how they will handle the other sports. I at least hope gymnasts get to train even if no competition season. My son even mused how they could do "competitions" virtually against other teams or just having their own intra squads to keep up pressure and goals and feeling of achievement.
It has been so hard for every aspect of this sport no matter the level, all changed- Olympic, college, JO, rec. I really want gym owners, college programs, and boys club gymnastics survive this.
