Well, this coming winter/spring we will have to fork over more than last season. Kadee is just an L3, and for the past few years all L2s~L4s wear a black leo with pink trim, and the L5 to L10s wear pink with black. So a new leo is in her future (last season we bought one another girl had grown out of)
They did some changes and made a new "pre-team" persay. Of kiddos that are considered L2 to L4, that they are training to compete L5 if and when they are old enough and have the skills. (they will do a couple in house meets). This is the "new team". Now they still have the "old team" which is L3 to L10. (last year it included L2).
This is something they are trying to insert so when they change the name of the levels in 2013 none of the girls will feel as if they were moved back or held back. The two L2s that they moved to L3 (old team) for this coming winter/spring season are ones they "think" will clear L3 and move onto L4 (which will then be called L3). They explained it to me as..Kadee did L2 this past season, will do L3 this coming season..but if she had to repeat L3 then the second year of it would be called L2 (because what is now known as L3 will become known as L2 in 2013. Making her do a year of L2, a year of L3 then a year of L2 (of course just by name not by skill).
I think they are just trying to avoid the drama. They feel Kadee can make it through L3 in one season and wanted her to remain on the old team, and didnt want to put her on the new team. Im glad that they see so much in her..but I worry too. She is 5 (will be 6 next month). She goes to gym 2 days a week for 4 hrs a day. She loves it. She will tell anyone who asks where she is most happiest and she will tell them..one of my happiest places is in the gym. (the doctor, when they were drawing blood for an allergy test, told her to go to her happy place..and asked her where that was..and she said the gym. He told her to stay off the bars in her daydream cause they still needed to be able to reach her arm..lol).
Its a very positive place..so by no means would they put pressure on her on purpose. But they are also very open with them and explained the difference in the teams to them. Kadee and the other little L2 that they moved to L3..asked why the other little one that had been with them in L2 wasnt with them now in L3..and they told them how it was. Why they created the new team. Asked both of them if they wanted to go to the new team or stay with the old team and they both wanted to stay where they were. So they went into it knowing what it was about..but I dont want her to feel as if she let them down if she doesnt do well. You know they have all this faith that she is going to clear it this coming season. What if she doesnt? Im fine with it if she doesnt, her coaches will be fine..but she might feel like she let everyone down that believed in her. You know? I sound crazy dont I? My Momma always said "dont invite trouble"..but I always think of the worst case.
Sorry to dump on all of you..but just needed to throw it out there a little.
They did some changes and made a new "pre-team" persay. Of kiddos that are considered L2 to L4, that they are training to compete L5 if and when they are old enough and have the skills. (they will do a couple in house meets). This is the "new team". Now they still have the "old team" which is L3 to L10. (last year it included L2).
This is something they are trying to insert so when they change the name of the levels in 2013 none of the girls will feel as if they were moved back or held back. The two L2s that they moved to L3 (old team) for this coming winter/spring season are ones they "think" will clear L3 and move onto L4 (which will then be called L3). They explained it to me as..Kadee did L2 this past season, will do L3 this coming season..but if she had to repeat L3 then the second year of it would be called L2 (because what is now known as L3 will become known as L2 in 2013. Making her do a year of L2, a year of L3 then a year of L2 (of course just by name not by skill).
I think they are just trying to avoid the drama. They feel Kadee can make it through L3 in one season and wanted her to remain on the old team, and didnt want to put her on the new team. Im glad that they see so much in her..but I worry too. She is 5 (will be 6 next month). She goes to gym 2 days a week for 4 hrs a day. She loves it. She will tell anyone who asks where she is most happiest and she will tell them..one of my happiest places is in the gym. (the doctor, when they were drawing blood for an allergy test, told her to go to her happy place..and asked her where that was..and she said the gym. He told her to stay off the bars in her daydream cause they still needed to be able to reach her arm..lol).
Its a very positive place..so by no means would they put pressure on her on purpose. But they are also very open with them and explained the difference in the teams to them. Kadee and the other little L2 that they moved to L3..asked why the other little one that had been with them in L2 wasnt with them now in L3..and they told them how it was. Why they created the new team. Asked both of them if they wanted to go to the new team or stay with the old team and they both wanted to stay where they were. So they went into it knowing what it was about..but I dont want her to feel as if she let them down if she doesnt do well. You know they have all this faith that she is going to clear it this coming season. What if she doesnt? Im fine with it if she doesnt, her coaches will be fine..but she might feel like she let everyone down that believed in her. You know? I sound crazy dont I? My Momma always said "dont invite trouble"..but I always think of the worst case.
Sorry to dump on all of you..but just needed to throw it out there a little.