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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter did gymnastics from about 7 to 11 and at that age she elected soccer over again stepping up the gymnastics level.  She simply could not do both as the practice time committments precluded doing both.

Now -- as a parent I would start by asking ourselves -- how realistic is it that my kid can compete at a relatively high level in the future?   The reality is the answer to that question depends on a great many factors, but first it depends greatly on where she is going to end up size wise by the time she is 15-18.  Forget for the moment her strength, competitiveness, etc. . . if your daughter is likely headed to be 5'6" or taller then she is going to be too big for high level competitive gymnastics.  That does not mean that she can't do gymnastics now, but it does mean that you can help her be good with where she is and where she will end up.

Girls who are 5'5" are on the very tall side in high level gymnastics.  On the other hand, if you have an athletic kid who is going to also be quite small -- 5'0 to 5'2" -- then gymnastics can be a very good sport for them.  Being small  will be a disadvantage in many other sports.  Now, for an athletic girl, being 5'2" or less is not going to be the end of lots of sports, but it certainly is not the advantage that it is with gymnastics so do take that into account.

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