Parents TOPS

[Shinybanana]

Looking for input from parents of kids who have done TOPS.

What info do you wish you knew ahead of time?
How many hours extra did TOPS add to your kids level of training?

Whats the finish rate of TOPS?

My 6 yr old most likely is being invited to it for next year and Im just curious about it.

We homeschool already but I do work.

 

[Dahlialover]

TOPs varies significantly depending on the gym. TOPs can be a fairly chill program that provides motivated gymnasts an opportunity to do extra conditioning or it can be part of an intense fast-track program aiming to get kids to elite as early as possible. I know a girl who made the TOPS national team as an 8-year-old; she competed TOPS and level 7&8 at age 8, level 9 at 9, and HOPES at 10. I think she has been training 20-25 hours, since age 7. She is happy and healthy. I also know kids who have done TOPS and have gotten burned out and quit the sport by age 10. It really depends on fit between the child and the program.