Hi, I am a gymnast currently competing in Platinum. It is almost the end of my competitive season ( one more competition plus states) and I have been contemplating whether I should quit or not. I have been competing for 5 years now, but I have been at my gym since I was a baby.
I no longer have any true friends at my gym, because they all quit, and I am just not having fun with the sport anymore. I am always wishing I didn't have to go to practice and when I am there I just wish I was home doing homework or sleeping. I am tired of all of the late nights and days I am dragging because practice the night before was hard. I am also not excited to compete anymore. This was my first year competing platinum and after 3 meets I just lost interest. I no longer want to be their or to do my skills.
I feel like I have lost my energy, and on top of that, I have knee problems ( along with others on the same knee) and back issues. My back issues are making it difficult to do my acro/flight series on beam and my knee has made me modify several parts of my routines. I am also tired of constantly being in pain. It is hard because no one knows what I feel like and they don't understand.
My parents have always told me to only do it if it was fun, and I think they mean it, but I feel that they are really proud of me and I don't want to let them down. I also feel like telling family and friends that I quit will be embarrassing and they would also be disappointed.
Another thing is that I do not have another sport to do. I don't want to do nothing, I just need something that will not be so time consuming and expensive. We have enough money but it is really expensive and the extra money couldn't hurt. I know my parents pay for it because they want to but I feel bad.
Finally, if I decide to quit I do not know how to tell anyone.
I no longer have any true friends at my gym, because they all quit, and I am just not having fun with the sport anymore. I am always wishing I didn't have to go to practice and when I am there I just wish I was home doing homework or sleeping. I am tired of all of the late nights and days I am dragging because practice the night before was hard. I am also not excited to compete anymore. This was my first year competing platinum and after 3 meets I just lost interest. I no longer want to be their or to do my skills.
I feel like I have lost my energy, and on top of that, I have knee problems ( along with others on the same knee) and back issues. My back issues are making it difficult to do my acro/flight series on beam and my knee has made me modify several parts of my routines. I am also tired of constantly being in pain. It is hard because no one knows what I feel like and they don't understand.
My parents have always told me to only do it if it was fun, and I think they mean it, but I feel that they are really proud of me and I don't want to let them down. I also feel like telling family and friends that I quit will be embarrassing and they would also be disappointed.
Another thing is that I do not have another sport to do. I don't want to do nothing, I just need something that will not be so time consuming and expensive. We have enough money but it is really expensive and the extra money couldn't hurt. I know my parents pay for it because they want to but I feel bad.
Finally, if I decide to quit I do not know how to tell anyone.