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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with not specializing.

My daughter is a HS senior. She considered running college track, and had a bunch of D3 offers, but then decided she doesn't want to compete in college.

Most of her friends also made it through senior year, still avidly playing their sports.

My daughter was a gymnast when she was little. She was never on the top track, so she would squeeze in other sports when she could. She liked rec-level volleyball and softball. She was often asked to try out for travel softball, but that was her least favorite sport, so she said no.

Tried track in junior high.

Hit a growth spurt and gymnastics became incredibly challenging, so she quit in 9th grade. Decided to give track another try and did really well (she was a hurdler and a sprinter). Some of her former gymnastics teammates transitioned into diving.

A lot of her track teammates also play soccer, and brought a lot of speed to the table from that. Just from chatting with her friends, it seemed like a lot of them did summer swim, too. So, I would say they are a bunch of good overall athletes who never jumped on the travel bus. [/quote]

Gymnastics is a great foundation for other sports.  So many people are quick to point out that gymnasts quit around puberty, which is true, but many/most go on to other sports, like track, for your daughter - so many sprinters, pole vaulters, high jumpers, etc. have a gymnastics background.  The best kid on our lacrosse team was a gymnast.  They are just solid athletes with excellent movement patterns who learn how to train well at a young age. [/quote]

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