- Mar 13, 2025
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Hi,
I know this has been discussed over and over again but I would really appreciate any feedback or thought because I really want to make the right decision for my daughter.
My daughter is 10 years old and is finishing up her competition season for xcel gold right now. She has recently expressed interest in wanting to do NCAA gymnastics. We are currently at a gym that offers only xcel for their girls program. She started there as a bronze did one year at each level so far.
We are a military family and we are forecasted to move next summer, leaving us one more competition season at our current location. I was planning on leaving her in xcel until our next location, and finding a compulsory gym for her wherever we end up, BUT.... Both of her main coaches are leaving our gym after regionals. The gym has hired replacements that apparently have 20+ years of coaching mainly in compulsory programs. But with change comes some disruption (in my opinion) and so far the gym's roll out of this change hasn't been stellar, causing my husband and I to lose some confidence in them. With all this going on, I am wondering if I should just make the switch now, being that it will be change no matter if she stays or goes.
These are her current skills:
Vault: competing FHS, she has been training a yurchenko into the pit it's not quite ready yet
Floor: currently competing, RO BHS BT, Front tuck, she hits her leaps, and a wolf jump. She can also do a front lay out. She can do a front handspring front tuck, and a front tuck to front tuck.
Beam: currently competing handstand to back walkover connection, a full turn. 120 leap, I think its called a switch jump, back tuck dismount.
Bars: currently competing straddle mount, kip, double back hip circle, cast to horizontal, squat on, tap swing, dismount with 180 turn. She can also do a pike on, a long hang kip, and a fly away, she has done clear hips in the past but its been a while.
Looking at the level 4 and level 5 compulsory routines, its looking like she mostly has what she needs for 5. I was worried that maybe being in xcel she would have some set backs making the switch but looking at the skills list I'm a bit more reassured. I guess I could also leave her where she is and let her do platinum there, have her focus on the skills she will be lacking (mainly bars and beam it looks like). She doesn't want to leave that gym, she has spent the last 3 year working with the same group of girls and those are her best friends. I don't blame her. I am worried that she won't be on track if I wait to move her. What do you all think?
Thanks
I know this has been discussed over and over again but I would really appreciate any feedback or thought because I really want to make the right decision for my daughter.
My daughter is 10 years old and is finishing up her competition season for xcel gold right now. She has recently expressed interest in wanting to do NCAA gymnastics. We are currently at a gym that offers only xcel for their girls program. She started there as a bronze did one year at each level so far.
We are a military family and we are forecasted to move next summer, leaving us one more competition season at our current location. I was planning on leaving her in xcel until our next location, and finding a compulsory gym for her wherever we end up, BUT.... Both of her main coaches are leaving our gym after regionals. The gym has hired replacements that apparently have 20+ years of coaching mainly in compulsory programs. But with change comes some disruption (in my opinion) and so far the gym's roll out of this change hasn't been stellar, causing my husband and I to lose some confidence in them. With all this going on, I am wondering if I should just make the switch now, being that it will be change no matter if she stays or goes.
These are her current skills:
Vault: competing FHS, she has been training a yurchenko into the pit it's not quite ready yet
Floor: currently competing, RO BHS BT, Front tuck, she hits her leaps, and a wolf jump. She can also do a front lay out. She can do a front handspring front tuck, and a front tuck to front tuck.
Beam: currently competing handstand to back walkover connection, a full turn. 120 leap, I think its called a switch jump, back tuck dismount.
Bars: currently competing straddle mount, kip, double back hip circle, cast to horizontal, squat on, tap swing, dismount with 180 turn. She can also do a pike on, a long hang kip, and a fly away, she has done clear hips in the past but its been a while.
Looking at the level 4 and level 5 compulsory routines, its looking like she mostly has what she needs for 5. I was worried that maybe being in xcel she would have some set backs making the switch but looking at the skills list I'm a bit more reassured. I guess I could also leave her where she is and let her do platinum there, have her focus on the skills she will be lacking (mainly bars and beam it looks like). She doesn't want to leave that gym, she has spent the last 3 year working with the same group of girls and those are her best friends. I don't blame her. I am worried that she won't be on track if I wait to move her. What do you all think?
Thanks