My daughter is a level 8 training level 9 gymnast. Her coaches have come out with a new rule that if you are participating in any other sports you cannot move past level 8. No matter what sport it is, softball, soccer, cheerleading, swimming, etc. Even if the practices don't interfere with gymnastics and you don't miss practices. The reason they said is by level 8 they only want girls who want to do college gymnastics and don't want to waste their time with everyone else! I was shocked! My daughter does not go to a gym that has produced hardly any college gymnasts and certainly no elites. And it has definitely changed how my daughter thinks of her coaches as they have told the girls they only want girls who want to be college gymnasts by level 8 or they should quit. My daughter is 13 and right now does not want to do college gymnastics but still enjoys it. I was just wondering if this was common at other gyms? If a girl had her skills why wouldn't they want to move her up regardless of what she wants to do in the future?