By way of background: My daughter has done some form of gymnastics since she was 4, but didn't move to a competitive gym until she was 10. She's currently 13 and about to start her 4th competitive season. We moved there specifically to do Xcel, and have never seriously considered JO. She's got a lot of natural talent, and has already moved up to Diamond this season and is working L8-9 routines even at 10 hours a week. Her coaches have talked to her about possible college prospects, which would mean she'd need to move to JO after this season.
Are they just seeing potential that's not realistic? I wouldn't even imagine that a kid moving to JO at 14 would have a shot at even lower ranked Division 1, but wondered if maybe DII or III might be a possibility. My daughter is not sold yet and like a typical 13 year old has different thoughts depending on the day, but I can tell the comments are stuck in the back of her mind, and I want to make sure we keep some reality in the discussion. We don't have to make a decision even in the next few months, but she's started working out one day a week with the L8s and L9s, so the discussions about moving to JO are starting to happen more frequently.
Are they just seeing potential that's not realistic? I wouldn't even imagine that a kid moving to JO at 14 would have a shot at even lower ranked Division 1, but wondered if maybe DII or III might be a possibility. My daughter is not sold yet and like a typical 13 year old has different thoughts depending on the day, but I can tell the comments are stuck in the back of her mind, and I want to make sure we keep some reality in the discussion. We don't have to make a decision even in the next few months, but she's started working out one day a week with the L8s and L9s, so the discussions about moving to JO are starting to happen more frequently.