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[quote=Anonymous]This is definitely not swimming. No team would have a nine-year-old practicing for three hours at a time. It’s gymnastics. OP, I think you’re better off asking people whose kids have done gymnastics or have done gymnastics themselves. Sports like gymnastics and ice-skating seem unique in that they require long hours of practice to master the skills. They are also sports in which girls tend to peak at a young age. I don’t think anyone here can tell you whether your daughter is likely to be the one who ends up with a long and successful, competitive gymnastics career, or one who gets injured, and or burns out  in a few years. You probably don’t know that either.   I don’t think there’s a right or wrong answer here but I do think you should take your daughter’s goals and preferences into account. I did a different sport and remember arguing with my parents about the time commitment. They felt it was too much. I would’ve been devastated if they had made me quit. That being said, the sport was not one that has such a high injury potential.  [/quote]

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