Cheer or gymnastics classes?!

I would say your experience is the exception not the norm though.

Although to be honest, it does depend what level you're looking for your child to do gymnastics at . You could go weekly to a rec class for 8 years and compete, and get pudgy, and no one would care and it's all great and happy.

If they're national level or compulsory, trust me, they're getting abused (verbally, emotionally, mentally) and most have eating disorders thanks to having their break boxes analysed.

Read The Whyte Review. I didn't even complain and I wasn't shocked in the slightest reading it (which actually shows how bad the abuse is - even the parents are groomed) .

My daughter had been competing for 8 years now and still loves it and certainly never been bullied by coaches nor criticised when she got voluptuous over lockdown.

@stillsleeptraining I guess you don't realise Allstar Cheer is nothing about supporting other sand all about the team demonstrating their athletic abilities??

I would choose Cheer of gymnastics every time. It's a team sport, working together and a great community. Lots of emphasis on good sportsmanship when the compete. I think it's cheaper too?

If you have a good gymnast on your hands then they will want your life down at the gym 5/6/7 days per week wrecking their bodies and demanding they are stick thin.

Wow @stillsleeptraining you have no idea what cheerleading involves do you. They have nothing to do with ‘frilly support acts’, they have their own competitions and can go all over the world to compete.

My daughter has been doing cheerleading for nearly a year now and absolutely loves it. She started doing gymnastics but in my opinion the clubs aren’t that interested unless you are competition good, and the market is absolutely saturated, so you have to excel.
Cheer has given her great team building and strength with loads of gymnastics moves in the routines. She’s had a couple of competitions and absolutely loved them.

If you want your child in an abusive environment being bullied by nasty coaches, highly recommend gymnastics!

Not my experience of one gym either. Four in total from my area. Daughter finally had enough (I was 'done' a long long time before)

Still emotionally damaged 2 years later.

Bloody awful culture. Avoid at all costs!

God don’t do bloody cheerleading. Urgh! What values exactly do you want your (presumably) daughter to learn? That her role is a frilly smiling support act or that she’s worthy to be seen for her own skills and talent.

Yuck, just yuck.