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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean [b]the reason you’re probably sad about saying no is an annoying truth about the state of kids sports these days - it’s kind of now-ish or never-ish[/b] (give or take maybe a couple of years) and 5 is really too young to have to make that decision but that’s the state of a lot of sports these days, though gymnastics is one of the worst in that regard.

In general I don’t think there is too much harm in trying if DD is interested with the understanding that she can stop if it’s not working out.

I see a lot of parents who are kind of delusion IMO about their kids sports abilities and I wonder about how good some kids are that are being invited to competitive teams / whether it’s really worth the time, etc. I think a lot of gyms, pools, dance studios, travel teams, etc. have made this a really big business and they’re taking some kids who are not all that great to make money. I personally try to keep an eye on that wrt my own kids. Right now none are so good that’s it’s an issue  :lol:

And it’s not to say sports time is “wasted” if they don’t go far. I have one kid who really likes baseball and while I don’t think he is the world’s greatest baseball player, our LL has a great youth umpire program and I actually do think he would make a great ump.

And, I do for sure think skills learned in one sport are translatable to other sports.

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OP here, and I think you hit the nail on the head.

Thank you to everyone for your feedback. I'm going to decline due to the fact that it's just not going to work for my family. Way too much time in the car and having to schedule vacations and not participate in school activities because of gymnastics commitments...I don't think that's for us. My daughter will be disappointed; I'll either enroll her in a different activity or else up her to 2 recreation gymnastics classes a week. [/quote]

[b]OP, you're looking very far ahead here and I'm not sure it's reasonable. Scheduling vacations around gymnastics? Not participating in school activities because of gymnastics? Sure, there may come a time for this. But it's not going to be until your daughter is very high level (which will take years if ever) and you'll have these problems with other sports too.[/b]

Imo she has been identified as having talent, she enjoys it, it's another day per week (right?). If the logistics don't work NOW, that's one thing. But these anxieties and what ifs about the future are kind of unfounded at this point.

Gymnastics provides a great base for other sports and TBH life in general. If it's doable NOW, I'd really encourage you to let your daughter try advancing, especially if you're willing to up her rec classes by one at this point anyway. The rec track only goes so far and your daughter will get bored quickly. [/quote]

Actually I have to sign a contract agreeing to the scheduling of vacations, school activities NOW, not in a few years. And 2 one hour rec classes a week, one of which is on the weekend are different than 2 two hour practice sessions on weeknights. I will reevaluate in a year, when both kids are in school. I work (and would have to adjust my work schedule to make the competitive track doable) plus have another kid in daycare. [/quote]

Wow re the contract. That's...not normal (although I'm new to the DMV I've been involved in gymnastics for decades all over the country). Reevaluating in a year is a great idea and sounds like the most workable solution but I'd also encourage you either to talk to team/preteam parents at your gym about whether the contract is enforced and that's really the culture of the gym or not. And if it is, I'd probably find a new gym! [/quote]

OP, I see that you made your decision, but I agree that this contract is more intense than the norm, especially for pre-team.

I was going to advise you to put her on pre-team then reevaluate in one year. Since you're keeping her in rec, there's a chance they could offer her pre-team one more time, but gymnastics coaches can be a little capricious. [/quote]

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