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[quote=Anonymous]As far as I can tell, the main difference between USAG and MDL at the lower levels is in MDL there is no compulsory round.  Our gym has the girls do MDL until they get to USAG level 7, then they switch to USAG.

My daughter is in the middle of her MDL years and practices 3 times per week at 3.5 hours a pop.  My other competitive athlete, who is younger, also pratices three times a week, but those practices right now are 1.5 hours each.  At the moment, gymnastics is a much bigger commitment time-wise, the meets are farther away, and it is more expensive than my younger child's sport.  But the gymnastics kid loves gymnastics and the younger kid loves his sport, so I would never try to steer one towards the other.  Our kids picked their sports themselves.

If your kid wants to do it, then you do it if you can.  But be aware, too, the more hard core gyms also carry risks.  One of our cousins had to bench her daughter for the season with many tears all around.  She was competing at the USAG 5 level and, because of the rigorous practice schedule at that gym, was at serious risk for a stress fracture of the spine.[/quote]

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