I need some help understanding the "going to meets" system.
My daughter is 6. She's supposed to compete level 2 this year. (Most gyms in my part of the metro area do, and I've made my peace with that and put her in a program where they do compete level 2 as overall it's the best place for her and for the family to have her do gym.)
I *thought* the first three meets we could drive to, but on the schedule they are listed as taking place over 2 days. E.g., Jan 23-24. I don't think we would drive 2 hours home to sleep and then drive back 2 hours.
So ... what does this mean? Question 1: Does an AAU level 2 actually need to compete both days? Or is this because maybe level 2 might be on Sat but level 5 is on Sunday? Surely she can perform for 60 seconds total in a single day?
The fourth meet on the schedule is in another state and will involve an amusement park. So I hesitate to just tell DD she can't go as I'm sure the other girls will be talking it up big time. But apparently the coaches are not going to take care of her on this weekend in another state. And then she's going to talk it up to her brother, and of course he'll want to go. Question 2: So ... the whole family is supposed to go on an expensive vacation? How does this work?
Question 3: And does the entry fee to the meet include one parent watching, or both, or none?
Sorry, I'm a bit stressed out about this -- November 1 brings calendar updates and also a flurry of emails I was supposed to get, but didn't, and am reading them all at once.
As far as I know DD does not have all her skills for her level 2 routines so while I'm sure she'll get them by January, it's not like she's been honing things to a shine since June hoping for gold medals. I suspect the reputation of her program is not utterly dependent upon her participation this year. Or Question 4: if you tell your program that you're not doing a meet, is that OK? Or are you not sucking it up for the team? I already told her that even if she was selected she was not doing Nationals this year. Am I missing how her team needs her to do that, or is that more for the girls to enjoy, right?
My daughter is 6. She's supposed to compete level 2 this year. (Most gyms in my part of the metro area do, and I've made my peace with that and put her in a program where they do compete level 2 as overall it's the best place for her and for the family to have her do gym.)
I *thought* the first three meets we could drive to, but on the schedule they are listed as taking place over 2 days. E.g., Jan 23-24. I don't think we would drive 2 hours home to sleep and then drive back 2 hours.
So ... what does this mean? Question 1: Does an AAU level 2 actually need to compete both days? Or is this because maybe level 2 might be on Sat but level 5 is on Sunday? Surely she can perform for 60 seconds total in a single day?
The fourth meet on the schedule is in another state and will involve an amusement park. So I hesitate to just tell DD she can't go as I'm sure the other girls will be talking it up big time. But apparently the coaches are not going to take care of her on this weekend in another state. And then she's going to talk it up to her brother, and of course he'll want to go. Question 2: So ... the whole family is supposed to go on an expensive vacation? How does this work?
Question 3: And does the entry fee to the meet include one parent watching, or both, or none?
Sorry, I'm a bit stressed out about this -- November 1 brings calendar updates and also a flurry of emails I was supposed to get, but didn't, and am reading them all at once.
As far as I know DD does not have all her skills for her level 2 routines so while I'm sure she'll get them by January, it's not like she's been honing things to a shine since June hoping for gold medals. I suspect the reputation of her program is not utterly dependent upon her participation this year. Or Question 4: if you tell your program that you're not doing a meet, is that OK? Or are you not sucking it up for the team? I already told her that even if she was selected she was not doing Nationals this year. Am I missing how her team needs her to do that, or is that more for the girls to enjoy, right?