Hi parents! I’m new here and would like some opinions. My daughter is 5 and has been doing gymnastics for 2 years now. She started off in a preschool rec class, but a year ago received an invite to a special program at her gym. She has been doing this program for almost one year now. The goal is to prepare her for Tops training and team when she turns 7.
In The beginning I was very excited that they saw talent in her, but this class started off with 8 girls ages 3-5, only 4 girls remain from the original 8, but there have been about 10 girls added on that have come and gone and class size is currently 9. I hate to sound like one of those parents but it is very annoying that new girls keep getting added to this invitational class. Many of them do not have the same skill level and coaches need to give them lots of individual attention. We have had younger girls come in this class and cry 4-5 times per class - once again requiring special attention from coaches.
When the program started the head coach told us it would start with 8 and girls would be eliminated. He acted like no one would be added because they would be too far behind and here we are a year later still adding girls. Also, it’s supposed to be a serious class but they only are doing 2 hours a week. My daughter would easily be able to do more. She did gymnastics camp over the summer and loved being there for longer hours.
Sorry to ramble on, but I would like to know what you all think. We have a few other local gyms that we can try. I’m hesitant because my daughter loves her coaches and has made many friends, but I don’t think she’s working up to her potential at this gym. Do you all think we should switch gyms?
In The beginning I was very excited that they saw talent in her, but this class started off with 8 girls ages 3-5, only 4 girls remain from the original 8, but there have been about 10 girls added on that have come and gone and class size is currently 9. I hate to sound like one of those parents but it is very annoying that new girls keep getting added to this invitational class. Many of them do not have the same skill level and coaches need to give them lots of individual attention. We have had younger girls come in this class and cry 4-5 times per class - once again requiring special attention from coaches.
When the program started the head coach told us it would start with 8 and girls would be eliminated. He acted like no one would be added because they would be too far behind and here we are a year later still adding girls. Also, it’s supposed to be a serious class but they only are doing 2 hours a week. My daughter would easily be able to do more. She did gymnastics camp over the summer and loved being there for longer hours.
Sorry to ramble on, but I would like to know what you all think. We have a few other local gyms that we can try. I’m hesitant because my daughter loves her coaches and has made many friends, but I don’t think she’s working up to her potential at this gym. Do you all think we should switch gyms?