DD joined the Bronze Xcel team at our gym over the summer. She turned 8 in August, and had spent most of last year just doing the one hour rec class. She'd done a class when she was 5 at a different- and less competitive gym, but last fall was basically the start of her really doing gymnastics. Last spring they had tryouts for Xcel and she was invited to join the team. She absolutely loves it and has been working really hard. This gym is competitive and she's not one of the kids who was picked out and tracked to JO. I've been impressed by how quickly she's learning new skills and how much she's developed now that she's gone from one hour a week to seven (of course I realize my being impressed by my own kid's skills isn't exactly notable!)
DD has asked me several times if she can move to JO at some point, but I have no idea. The coaches aren't known for being particularly good at communicating with the parents, but I assume if they thought she belonged on JO they'd tell me at some point. So, should I just wait and see how this year goes and assume they'll say something to me if she's developing into a kid who should move to JO? Or is it once you're tracked to Xcel that's it? We're in Region 6 if it matters.
DD has asked me several times if she can move to JO at some point, but I have no idea. The coaches aren't known for being particularly good at communicating with the parents, but I assume if they thought she belonged on JO they'd tell me at some point. So, should I just wait and see how this year goes and assume they'll say something to me if she's developing into a kid who should move to JO? Or is it once you're tracked to Xcel that's it? We're in Region 6 if it matters.