Thank you all for your replies. We stuck with it. After ten days at the new gym, telling me every day that she was going to quit when the trial period was over, on the last day she finally said, "I'm going to keep doing gymnastics."
Gymmommy71, my daughter wasn't doing gymnastics for the social aspect, but she missed the group at the old gym, and felt nervous about how she would fit in at the new gym, how she would make friends, etc. She has always loved gymnastics, even with the tough coach she had (until the tough coach got worse), and that is why I really didn't think she would be happy with the decision to quit later on.
For those who were discussing the importance of reporting this kind of emotional abuse, I did tell the owner (the coach is only employed there) why we were leaving and what had been said to my daughter. She asked me to given her a written statement. It sounded like she did intend to use to try to make some changes, although time will tell. Parents do often accept poor behavior from coaches. I know where we were, most parents seemed to look at it as something you just had to help your child endure. One person said, when I mentioned that I was thinking of leaving, "Think of it this way. If she can survive this, she'll be able to survive anything."
I do hope with the lawsuits and all that is going on now in the sport, that there will eventually be guidelines that all gyms have to follow to prevent and report abuse, and that there would be a channel for parents or gymnasts to make a report directly. I am really proud of all those gymnasts who have spoken publicly. That must be extremely difficult.
Thank you again. You have been so helpful.
