Parents Too old for JO?

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My frustration as a parent comes from sitting next to a friend in the gym the other day. Her daughter is 8 and was recently "invited" to join the pre-team, from the novice rec class. My friend was watching my 9 year old do a beautiful series on the tumble-track of 3 back HS followed by a back flip and land it perfectly. She said, "Wow! My daughter can't do any of that. Is your DD going to join the team?". No, because she's 6 months older than your daughter.

Is there a grade level difference? My gymmie is only 4 months younger than one of her gym friends, but the way their birthdays fall, my daughter is a full grade behind (late fall Birthday). That's really the only reason I can think 6 months would matter.