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Has anyone opted to practice fewer hours? Saying you are not going on Wednesdays or whatever because your kid just needs one day to not be stressed about homework.
this is the JO program (or Xcel) that we need to find! i'd love to find a gym that would allow my kiddo to do every other saturdays in addition to 3/3hour days during the week. i think we have found something but it's going to have to wait until next season (we will probably make a move in march after states). the long hours in the gym just aren't for us anymore. at least, not right now.9 hr required. And additional 3 hr and 2 hr (the 2 hr for about 6 months a year) offered. You can do it weekly or monthly.
More hours offered in summer with camps. But 9 are required, most do 12 on a regular basis.
Mine did 9 usually until L7, now 12 to 14 depending on the week.
We as in our family love this. We have kids who take Saturdays off if they do a school sport for that season. Or a year of Saturday’s off. We have a Level 7 that is still in gym because she doesn’t have to do Saturdays. She gets to be. L7 gymnast because she is not required to do high hours.this is the JO program (or Xcel) that we need to find! i'd love to find a gym that would allow my kiddo to do every other saturdays in addition to 3/3hour days during the week. i think we have found something but it's going to have to wait until next season (we will probably make a move in march after states). the long hours in the gym just aren't for us anymore. at least, not right now.
i think the gym we've picked is one that will allow her to have the schedule she wants and stay in the gym. she already said yes to doing saturdays every other wkend if we switch and at our current gym she's a definite no to saturdays and they don't allow it for xcel anyway. the only downside is she's the only upper lvl xcel kid. she could switch back over to lvl 7/get your feet wet lvl 8 if she wanted and have a couple of teammates there. it's a newer gym with mostly lower levels and she'd be the most advanced there but 2 or 3 girls right on her heels and the coaches have already shown they will go to clinics and learn the new skills needed, ect.... i like the more laid back approach. i'm not so concerned on the scores. i'm more concerned with her staying in a sport she loves. and it's not too far away....We as in our family love this. We have kids who take Saturdays off if they do a school sport for that season. Or a year of Saturday’s off. We have a Level 7 that is still in gym because she doesn’t have to do Saturdays. She gets to be. L7 gymnast because she is not required to do high hours.
Our gym isn’t by any means perfect. We might not be scoring 38s. But 36/37s at 12-14 hours is pretty cool.
Also being able to say no to a meet is cool too
This. i'm not so concerned on the scores. i'm more concerned with her staying in a sport she loves. and it's not too far away....
i think the gym we've picked is one that will allow her to have the schedule she wants and stay in the gym. she already said yes to doing saturdays every other wkend if we switch and at our current gym she's a definite no to saturdays and they don't allow it for xcel anyway. the only downside is she's the only upper lvl xcel kid. she could switch back over to lvl 7/get your feet wet lvl 8 if she wanted and have a couple of teammates there. it's a newer gym with mostly lower levels and she'd be the most advanced there but 2 or 3 girls right on her heels and the coaches have already shown they will go to clinics and learn the new skills needed, ect.... i like the more laid back approach. i'm not so concerned on the scores. i'm more concerned with her staying in a sport she loves. and it's not too far away....
Our gym is low then too compared to this. Level 5/6 train 12.hours and level 7-9 are 15 hoursThank you for all of the responses! As I suspected, our gym is on the low end for the group my daughter would likely train with. I think there has possibly been some discussion about a slight increase. It is helpful to know what other gyms are doing.
The group my daughter is in is called the Fast Track Elite (girls who are elite or trying to go elite). The normal level 7-10 I think go 15-20 hours, home school and gym all takes place at the gym for the fast track girls.
For my daughter yesOut of curiosity, do the 30 hours include schooling time as well as gym practice time?
For my daughter yes
7:30-11:30 practice
11:35-12:00 lunch
12-2 school
2-6 practice
M,T,W,F,Sat
She only does 2 hours of school? I know there are a lot of wasted hours in a school day, but 2 hours seems awfully low. And that is 40 hours of gym. Wow.For my daughter yes
7:30-11:30 practice
11:35-12:00 lunch
12-2 school
2-6 practice
M,T,W,F,Sat
Wait, I am also confused. 40 hours of gym a week and only 10 hours a week of school? I am really not trying to sound judgey here, and everyone does best for their family and child, but is that even allowed?Also no school on tues and sat
I’m not going to comment on specific gym to school ratios, but I will say that you shouldn’t assume that lower hours of school is damning to the child’s future. My kids do low hours homeschooling (about two hours a day, four days a week) and its perfect for them. My older daughter has moved past our homeschool to be successful in a variety of other settings. Sometimes more school is not better- not unlike gymnastics, actually.