x98peterson
Proud Parent
My daughter joined team in January, she is also in All Star cheer at the same gym, she is 7 yrs old. She is in the gym right now 12 hrs a week - 8hrs team and 4 hrs cheer (she is level 4). She said she wanted to quit gymnastics, I asked why and she said she was "tired". I persisted, so she said, ok "how about just two weeks off, but I will still go to cheer?". I said I would talk to coach, and coach said lets go 1x a week and do a private to make up for the missed time. We all agreed that would be just fine. A few days later I received a call from the owner of the gym stating if she takes time off they won't let her compete in August, she would have to sit out a year. (it was actually her secretary that called, no clue who she was). Just curious if this is typical of a gym or has your daughter ever "taken time off"? When I told DD this, she immediately said, "Mom, why didn't you tell me this, I never would of asked for time off". I said, "sorry, I didn't know!". She never misses practices, and also is pretty dedicated, she even did cross over for her Cheer team, and the season just ended for cheer so I was worried she is just "burnt out". We absolutely LOVE the gym, so I am not looking to bash anyone.... After her private she then said she was so excited to go back to gymnastics b/c she now didn't want to take any time off b/c she hit several skills she thought she lost-- Oh my the life of a 7 year old! I felt bad pushing her to continue- but after that I felt I made the right choice - KWIM? thx for your advice......