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I'm trying to gauge how conservative my daughter's gym is.

She's 8 years old and they required her to do 3 years of gymnastics in beginner and pre-team programs before starting on 'team' this year at Level 1 (at age 8.5). When I asked her coach what the process for moving up looks like, I was told she would need to be consistently winning meets at Level 1, and that the earliest they would evaluate her for advancement would be mid-season.

She's already spending hours in our yard working on round-off back handsprings, and I'm worried she's going to get bored if progression in competitive levels is that slow. Does this seem unusually conservative?

I understand there's much more to gymnastics than tumbling, and I know strong fundamentals matter. But it seems like there should be a balance between mastering Level 1 and continuing to learn and develop new skills.

She really wants to stay at this gym because her friends are there, so I'm mostly wondering how much I should push the coach on this issue. Thoughts?

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Thanks!!

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