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hello all
I may be rambling here but I guess I need to get this off my chest as I think I'm going to explode if I don't.
Ok about a month or so ago my DD and I had a meeting with the gym owner and the team coach regarding my DD staying on L7 team or going to Prep Op (not something my DD wants). At that time she was given 2 weeks to show improvement and a decision was supposed to be made. At the end of 2 weeks I was told she was showing signs of improvement (she got her giant which was a big skill to get) along with some smaller skills and when I asked the coach what the decision was I was told she would be a L7 through the Summer and they would make a decision. I now hear from my son who is a boys team coach that they decided she would be moved to Prep Op for the summer. Ok they only practice about 6 - 8 hours a week instead of 15 - 20 hours a week. They are saying if she shows she has l7 skills she can come back - fat chance with hardly any time at the gym. Now I think she has her skills just a well as any other at her gym infact there are a few that don't even have what she has so I don't really know what they are talking about. The coach says we discussed this at that meeting we had and I told her I don't remember any such conversation beyond the 2 weeks. Needless to say my DD is in tears at this point we have been with this gym since she was 2yo and now she is 13yo so she doesn't know any other environment. I had to push here to get some answers but first to stay at this gym she said she would "settle" for prepop but really wanted to be L7 so after some discssion with her we decided she is going to look at other gyms over the next few weeks ( she doesn't really want that but she wants to stay L7) and see if she could be happy at another gym and if another gym would let her be a L7 at their gym we do have 4 or 5 other gyms within a drive I'd be willing to do. It is really hard because I do love her current gym and really don't understand what is going on. I do know the new coach wants to promote the new elite team and seems to have changed the philosophy of the gym with regard to team. She seems to be looking only for the cream of the crop (not a catagory my DD is in but she isn't the worst either). Our gym has also seemed to become a more competitive gym then in the past and have their eyes on placing 1st everytime.
DD wants to stay a L7 at our current gym and I am hoping after our meeting with the coach and the owner on Monday that we can do that but I think the coach has already made up her mind and I worry she wont' give DD the attention she really needs over the summer. My Hubby has point blank said that he thinks its time to change gyms.
We really are looking to go for one more year with a club then hopefully she can make a High School team when she goes to High School. My son who is a boys team coach says my DD is as good as any of the girls at the high school (he is graduating in 2 weeks from High school) and he can't see why she wouldn't make a high school team.
Ok if you made it this far god bless you. But I guess now that I've vented I guess I am looking for some suggestion here. Should I just look for a new gym no matter what. Should I take a chance if they let her continue for the summer as a L7 that at the end of the summer they say sorry PrepOp (again DD doesn't want to do prep op but doesnt want to quit competitive gymnastics either). UGH it was such a surprise for me even though the coach seems to thing we covered this already
Thought everyone.
I may be rambling here but I guess I need to get this off my chest as I think I'm going to explode if I don't.
Ok about a month or so ago my DD and I had a meeting with the gym owner and the team coach regarding my DD staying on L7 team or going to Prep Op (not something my DD wants). At that time she was given 2 weeks to show improvement and a decision was supposed to be made. At the end of 2 weeks I was told she was showing signs of improvement (she got her giant which was a big skill to get) along with some smaller skills and when I asked the coach what the decision was I was told she would be a L7 through the Summer and they would make a decision. I now hear from my son who is a boys team coach that they decided she would be moved to Prep Op for the summer. Ok they only practice about 6 - 8 hours a week instead of 15 - 20 hours a week. They are saying if she shows she has l7 skills she can come back - fat chance with hardly any time at the gym. Now I think she has her skills just a well as any other at her gym infact there are a few that don't even have what she has so I don't really know what they are talking about. The coach says we discussed this at that meeting we had and I told her I don't remember any such conversation beyond the 2 weeks. Needless to say my DD is in tears at this point we have been with this gym since she was 2yo and now she is 13yo so she doesn't know any other environment. I had to push here to get some answers but first to stay at this gym she said she would "settle" for prepop but really wanted to be L7 so after some discssion with her we decided she is going to look at other gyms over the next few weeks ( she doesn't really want that but she wants to stay L7) and see if she could be happy at another gym and if another gym would let her be a L7 at their gym we do have 4 or 5 other gyms within a drive I'd be willing to do. It is really hard because I do love her current gym and really don't understand what is going on. I do know the new coach wants to promote the new elite team and seems to have changed the philosophy of the gym with regard to team. She seems to be looking only for the cream of the crop (not a catagory my DD is in but she isn't the worst either). Our gym has also seemed to become a more competitive gym then in the past and have their eyes on placing 1st everytime.
DD wants to stay a L7 at our current gym and I am hoping after our meeting with the coach and the owner on Monday that we can do that but I think the coach has already made up her mind and I worry she wont' give DD the attention she really needs over the summer. My Hubby has point blank said that he thinks its time to change gyms.
We really are looking to go for one more year with a club then hopefully she can make a High School team when she goes to High School. My son who is a boys team coach says my DD is as good as any of the girls at the high school (he is graduating in 2 weeks from High school) and he can't see why she wouldn't make a high school team.
Ok if you made it this far god bless you. But I guess now that I've vented I guess I am looking for some suggestion here. Should I just look for a new gym no matter what. Should I take a chance if they let her continue for the summer as a L7 that at the end of the summer they say sorry PrepOp (again DD doesn't want to do prep op but doesnt want to quit competitive gymnastics either). UGH it was such a surprise for me even though the coach seems to thing we covered this already
Thought everyone.