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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  I just can't help but wonder, what's the point?  If a kid loves the activity, wouldn't they still love just taking a few recreational classes a week?  There must be other things the kids would enjoy doing as well.  Why choose this type of lifestyle for your family?[/quote]

Recreational classes and team gymnastics are worlds apart when it comes to what the kids do and can learn to do.  Mine wouldn't be satisfied with recreational classes.  I would say there are benefits that carry over to other areas of life.  Two in particular that come to mind are the ability to handle lots of responsibility and manage time from a young age and the ability to keep at something until you get it rather than giving up because it's hard.  As far as what's the point, if your child is successful in it, it's nice to be able to give it to your child.  [/quote]

A number of gyms offer team opportunities that don't require quite as much of a time commitment but it's still a lot more than recreational (and presumably the child gets many of the benefits of competitive gymnastics that they wouldn't get from recreational.  That's another option, but not available for all sports of course.  I also agree with the pp that the child benefits tremendously from seeing progress from hard work.  [/quote]

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