u/LoneWolf15000

Fishing kayak for use in a river. Not rapids, just a small winding river near our house.

Does that seem feasible? How "purpose built" is a fishing kayak?

I know I'm coming off fairly ignorant here. I don't want to buy two kayaks. But I do want to go down the river AND go fishing in a local inland lake.

I haven't even gotten to "budget" yet, but I have seen some nice looking kayaks setup for fishing at the local sporting goods store and don't have a problem with the price.

Not looking for hate, but actual advice. Help her "sell me" on the idea of sticking with the sport.

And I'm not hating on any of the other athletes, parents, gyms, etc. Maybe this is unique to our gym/region/situation.

If I say "no", it will break her heart.

Our kids have played competitive sports their entire lives. Road trips, competitions/tournaments, private clinics, summer camps...they love sports and we love providing them that opportunity (money, support, etc)

Our daughter just finished her first year in cheer (Level 5) and she really enjoyed it, but I don't like how it has changed her. The attitude, snobby behavior, vanity, etc. It's just not who she normally is. She will be her "normal" self until she is at cheer and then it's another personality. Then the next day at her other sports, school, or just hanging out with friends, it's back to the normal personality. So this isn't just her becoming a teenager, or a "kid thing", it's the sport. It's the conversations the girls have, the posts they make, their entire outlook on other sports, and other kids.

The girls don't even seem to be that close, at least not compared to the other sports she is in. And I'm not just talking about how well she gets along with the others, the other girls don't seem to click well with each other either. After an event, they all go their separate ways. We are used to informal gatherings on the road, unstructured team meals with a few players or even the whole team end up at the same restaurant, playing in the pool after the competition/games are over. The "fun" stuff outside of the sport.

Her team did well - so this isn't about losing

She is one of the more talented athletes on the team (based on our observation and the coaches comments), so this isn't about her "not being in the spotlight" or getting the role she wanted. She nailed that part.

Background:

-If our daughter didn't do cheer, she would be playing other sports at an equally competitive level, so "being in sports" isn't valid argument because it would just be replaced with another competitive sport

- Her other sports cost just as much and require just as much travel so that cost/vacation time/time commitment isn't a selling point one way or the other

I just can't find anything positive to say about the experience so far. Show me the light! Tell me how this gets better.