Parents Parent interaction

[Gym_momma]

I'm curious how much interaction you have with the other parents at your gym. We've come from a background in team sports where there was lots of comraderie. We are finding gymnastics have minimal interactions with other families despite our girls training together for so many hours each week. We're curious if this is because it's an individual sport or if it's unique to our gym.

 

[GymDadWA]

Until meets start the interaction is on the low end, but at meets we sit with the other families and sometimes go out for meals together after awards. This kids that are friends outside of gym tend to have parents that also interact with each other more often.

Some families are very private and we just give them their space.

 

[Coach Kate]

I think it is pretty minimal outside of meets, because generally parents aren't going to sit and stay for a whole practice regularly. So while the kids spend 10, 15, 20 + hours a week together, parents might see each other a couple minutes a day at drop off and pick up.