My child is in not on artistic team, but this question relates to a dear friend's daughter. Her entire lvl 5 team (I'd guess about 9 kids) repeated lvl 5 this past season (although some were clearly ready for 6, maybe even 7). The coach and owner said they wanted to do this so they could test out of lvl 6 and go right to 7 (although some clearly look like they could use more time at either 5 or 6.) I wonder if it is because it is easier to coach them all at the same level or if it is easier to deal with the "gym moms" (the team mom being one of them) if they move up as a group.
I guess my question is if this is a good thing and also how unusual is it to keep an entire group together like this?
I guess my question is if this is a good thing and also how unusual is it to keep an entire group together like this?