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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she loved gymnastics and only gymnastics then I would say join the team. But since she has a love for other things like theater—I vote staying rec. I’m overall kind of sick of the push for youth sports to go from reasonable to “this is your life now,” which seems to happen with so many of them. [/quote] 9 hours a week isn't "this is your life now", although I do wonder how long the commute to the gym is, because that part could be a dealbreaker. As a former competitive gymnast who absolutely wanted to compete and would have been devastated if my parents said no, I think the first step is to ask her. If she wants to compete, try it out. This isn't some path that will have to take over her, and your, entire life. FYI, I worked out about 25 hours a week at my most competitive, and I still had time to do orchestra outside of school. I also had plenty of friends at school, and I saw them outside of school as well.[/quote]
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