- Sep 1, 2011
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Hi! We're Americans in the UK...
It's been almost 6 mo that dd's been trained in artistic gymnastics and per YouTube videos dd's a level 3 (although I saw no difference in vault between level 3 and 4 and her bar might be an almost level 3, she can't put her feet together on the bar with hands holding on and dismount this way on own). Her floor gets more solid each practice and the rest improves every other week. Oh, she'll be 8 in a few weeks but she's the same height as a 5/6 yrs old.
Here's the issue... She wants to be serious in gymnastics and want to do this long term, up to college too. She's currently doing 4.5 hrs and I can't get her anymore. The next step is 6.5 hrs but after talking to the person in charge the space is full... Coach shortage... And I couldn't get an estimate time on when it's even possible for dd to add that time. I told this coach everything and what dd's current long term goals are. I talked to my friend in the US, her dd just got to level 4 and doing 12hrs with 8/9 hrs when level 3. Browsing this forum, it looks like most everybody has more than what dd can get here.
We'll be here 5 more years. If dd decides to just go for fun or quit altogether down the road I will be completely fine. Her body that's doing it and not mine. But since this is now what she wants I want to try to help her get there now.
We did try out at another gym. She can get into a squad there too but it'll be no more than 4hrs/week practice.
So, it seems like at her level practice is around 4-6hrs. At our gym, if you go up again it'll be 10hrs max but it's by invitation only... Not skills.
I tried to sign dd up for a vault and floor class, 2hrs, but the gym manager said it's not recommended. I don't get it since I heard it'll be the same coach teaching.
I have no idea what level she'll be at 13 or if she'll still be in gym but if she keeps it up, won't she be way behind by the time we get back? Is she ok for now?
It's been almost 6 mo that dd's been trained in artistic gymnastics and per YouTube videos dd's a level 3 (although I saw no difference in vault between level 3 and 4 and her bar might be an almost level 3, she can't put her feet together on the bar with hands holding on and dismount this way on own). Her floor gets more solid each practice and the rest improves every other week. Oh, she'll be 8 in a few weeks but she's the same height as a 5/6 yrs old.
Here's the issue... She wants to be serious in gymnastics and want to do this long term, up to college too. She's currently doing 4.5 hrs and I can't get her anymore. The next step is 6.5 hrs but after talking to the person in charge the space is full... Coach shortage... And I couldn't get an estimate time on when it's even possible for dd to add that time. I told this coach everything and what dd's current long term goals are. I talked to my friend in the US, her dd just got to level 4 and doing 12hrs with 8/9 hrs when level 3. Browsing this forum, it looks like most everybody has more than what dd can get here.
We'll be here 5 more years. If dd decides to just go for fun or quit altogether down the road I will be completely fine. Her body that's doing it and not mine. But since this is now what she wants I want to try to help her get there now.
We did try out at another gym. She can get into a squad there too but it'll be no more than 4hrs/week practice.
So, it seems like at her level practice is around 4-6hrs. At our gym, if you go up again it'll be 10hrs max but it's by invitation only... Not skills.
I tried to sign dd up for a vault and floor class, 2hrs, but the gym manager said it's not recommended. I don't get it since I heard it'll be the same coach teaching.
I have no idea what level she'll be at 13 or if she'll still be in gym but if she keeps it up, won't she be way behind by the time we get back? Is she ok for now?