DD is 6, LOVES gymnastics. She is super flexible and I think reasonably good - won gold at club ‘fun’ competition. But she obviously not quite good enough as she is 6 and hasn’t been asked to do anything more than the recreational classes, which is fine.
However the recreational classes are just a hour a week and from what I can see fairly basic. They do split by ability, DD is in the top set but they are still doing cartwheels nothing more advanced and she is the only one told to try one handed ones.
I am not bothered for her joining the advanced (or whatever it is called) team but it seems as though there is nothing in the middle for those that are pretty good but not quite good enough. She wants to do more than cartwheels etc but I don’t really know where to start? Is there something else she can do where she could learn to do more advanced moves?
It just seems so cut throat. From probably over 100 6 year olds in the recreational class they must just pick 3 who can progress?
DD is completely unaware there are advanced girls and is brimming with confidence so thinks she is amazing (and will be a gymnast when she grows up 😬) and I don’t have the heart to tell her.