Any mamas with gymnastics teams experience? My daughter has been doing gymnastics this last year and then there was a try out for their teams next year, so I thought why not try out? and sure enough she made a team. Only problem is the team requires two 2 hour practices per week and my daughter is only 6 and enjoys also doing soccer, dance and swimming throughout the year. Not to mention it’s a lot more expensive too. So, is it really worth it to be on a gymnastics team? My daughter seems like she has a lot of potential in gymnastics but she also loves her other activities so I’m not sure she is ready to focus so much on one sport right now. Any thoughts from anyone who has any experience with this?
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My daughter competed for 7 years. It is a big time commitment. But I don’t regret any of it. She has recently quit at 17. She was in the gym starting out 6 hrs a week all the way up to 16 hours a week.
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My daughter has been a competitive gymnast for a very long time… Only commit if she is ready to get serious about it… It is a lot of money, especially if it is travel and a lot of time as well… She also has a team depending on her, so it’s not fair to go back and forth if she’s not ready to commit
Mine competes with gymnastics - 3 days a week 3 hours a day. She’s 9
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My daughter is 9 and she is going into her 3rd year competing. This past competition season she was 8 for 90% of the season and practiced 12hrs a week. Starting in 2 weeks she will go 16hrs a week. Once she started team she quit all other sports because of the time and dedication it takes to be a gymnast. They train year round there is no off season. My daughter loves it but its pretty expensive.
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At 6 I would keep the options open and not dive into any one time or financial commitment. In time she’ll likely develop a love for one over the others, and then perhaps you’ll feel more comfortable dedicating the time and $.
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My daughter made the team when she was 5 and, honestly it was a lot. The following year when they wanted to move her up to 3 hour practices she decided it wasn’t for her. I think she just got burnt out with it being so intense at such a young age. If she wants to keep up with her other activities, I would say wait a year and see how she feels about it then. I do see girls who thrive and love it, but they are really committed to gymnastics. My daughter now does ninja warrior instead and LOVES it.
We do Competive Cheer and we practice 6+ hours a week and have to drive 45 minutes each way. She also does dance. Ask her what she wants…
We don’t regret it. She has gained soo many things. The friendships are amazing.
6 is the ideal age to start them. Let her do one year and see if it’s something she wants to commit to. We have competed for 2 seasons and are going on our 3rd. It’s extremely expensive and a huge commitment but if it’s something they love then it’s worth it in the end.
Give her the freedom to choose for herself, but set a limit to the number of activities/hours you will commit to. Make sure to let her know that whatever decision she makes, she must stick out for the season, but she can always change her mind next year. Commitment is important to teach, and this is a good age to just set the expectation that once she makes a decision, she follows through to the end.
If she’s doing the other things no. If she drops them yes.
My 6 year old does competitive cheer. They only practice 1 hour a week at her age. But then she does tumbling for an hour a week on a different night. Most weeks she wants to do other classes and such so we are there for more than 2 hours. Our average is 5 hours a week.
I would say take her lead-if she wants to go for it-If it doesn’t make a difference than maybe in a year ask again
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If she has the talent and commits to it it’s worth it but you said the age 6 honestly that is so young to be committed to one thing this is a learning time for them. If she chooses one thing though that is amazing
My daughter is 8 and attends 4 sessions a week totalling 8 hours, this will increase to 16 hours as she gets slightly older now she’s on the team squad.
She has been going to gymnastics for 5 years, but doesn’t do any other extracurriculars, my husband and I both work full time, so unable to facilitate anything else for her.
There’s lots travelling with it too
I was on a competition dance team and my daughter is on a cheer team. It’s worth it no regrets here
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Stop signing her up for everything. Let her pick one or two sports.
Let her pick for herself
Instead of you deciding what she wants to do
Pay for 6 months if she doesn’t like it after that time pull her out
Set a limit to her activities,let her pick which ones she wants to join
My kids joined a dance team at 6.