- Nov 21, 2025
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My daughter is almost 12 and has reached the highest level of any gymnasts at her gym (WAG in UK). There are no older or more advanced girls for her to learn from or aspire to be like.
She adores her coach but the coach is also quite young and as head coach has nobody to mentor her or to learn from in terms of what good looks like in coaching, and I'm not always happy with the way things are handled and don't feel the level of coaching expertise is that brilliant.
In general the club doesn't always align with my values on various levels.
I'd like to move my daughter to a gym where she is no longer top dog so she can learn from other, better gymnasts, and benefit from more experienced coaches. However she is reluctant to move and I don't want to risk ruining her love of gymnastics.
What would you do in this situation? Has this happened to your child and what was the outcome?
She adores her coach but the coach is also quite young and as head coach has nobody to mentor her or to learn from in terms of what good looks like in coaching, and I'm not always happy with the way things are handled and don't feel the level of coaching expertise is that brilliant.
In general the club doesn't always align with my values on various levels.
I'd like to move my daughter to a gym where she is no longer top dog so she can learn from other, better gymnasts, and benefit from more experienced coaches. However she is reluctant to move and I don't want to risk ruining her love of gymnastics.
What would you do in this situation? Has this happened to your child and what was the outcome?
