My Z loved her coach and the feeling was mutual. He was always on her side, gave lots of praise and encouragement. He told us that she has a lot of potential and seemed almost devastated when we told him that she was going to cut back to continue playing soccer and running cross country. But he was there for her and thrilled when she came back to gymnastics full time.
And then he wasn't.
One day, he was just gone.
No notice and no goodbyes.
Z was more than a bit upset.
So now the question became, did we stay at the gym, accept the new coaching staff, or move across town to the other gym?
The other gym is where my older daughter briefly took lessons. Other girls had come to our gym from there and said the coach was "mean." But we called and were told that Z would need to try out. So we scheduled a try out. And although she was nervous and didn't know anyone, she did well. Unfortunately, the head coach and owner couldn't be there and asked us to meet with her a few days later,
We went to the gym and meet with the coach. She explained her coaching philosophy and that she expects the girls to be there and work, not goof off. Then she asked Z to do another practice session so that she could watch. After it was over, we were told that they would accept her to the team.
Now we had a decision to make.
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