- Dec 24, 2025
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Gym we started at had a program for preschoolers then at 6 years old girls some selected for WAG program and others are told they are not WAG material and sent out of the program. This gym says they NEVER move a girl from Xcel into WAG. Those selected go on to train massive amounts of hours with the idea being they will one day be headed to the Olympics.
Now have found gyms who have starter programs for girls up to 8 years old that will then feed into their WAG program and some of these gyms dont even have girls compete until they have Xcel silver skills and they absolutely move Xcel students into WAG. They feel that starting too many hours too young can lead to major injuries before even getting to higher levels of competition.
What are others peoples experiences?
Now have found gyms who have starter programs for girls up to 8 years old that will then feed into their WAG program and some of these gyms dont even have girls compete until they have Xcel silver skills and they absolutely move Xcel students into WAG. They feel that starting too many hours too young can lead to major injuries before even getting to higher levels of competition.
What are others peoples experiences?
