- Jan 7, 2014
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So after 4 years at the same gym, we moved gyms back in April. The main coach has been a coach for 30+ years, but seems to struggle with communication both with the gymnasts (my 11 year old DD is afraid to ask questions) and with the parents. So last night my daughter was frustrated as she was doing vault with her teammates, and he had a correction for her, and he wanted her to go practice 10 times then come show him that she had it down. She followed his directions and when done, asked if she could show him, but he said that he was busy watching other girls. I understand, my daughter isn't the only one there, but he never watched her, and also wouldn't let her move on to the suke (sp?) vault. I told her that she needed to ask how he wants her to handle in the future so she can move on, but she is scared that he will get upset with her. I reached out to him via text asking how he would like her to handle it. He never responded, instead he pulled my daughter and the other two gymnasts on her team aside and said that they shouldn't go to their mommy and daddy to ask him questions, but instead they need to come to him. He said that it is unacceptable to go to their parents to ask questions and that he won't answer the parents. Just wanted to get a gauge. Am I wrong to be frustrated? Did I over step by reaching out to him? Thanks for any input.