Our little gymnast had only known one gym, one coach and had made lots of friends. She had gone to watch her friends compete and was going to compete with them. But now her coach was gone, some of the girls had left and we weren't sure she should stay.
She is very determined and sees herself becoming a great gymnast. To us, that means we need to put her where she will grow the most and it didn't seem like her current gym was still that place.
We had heard the coach at the new gym was tough, but I think that is what she needs. She needs someone who is going to push her and not make it easy. In our mind, we needed to move. I felt thankful that we even had the option since we are in a fairly small town.
I know she was nervous, but on her first try out, a couple of girls made her feel welcome. The coach had a serious talk with her and so did we. She seemed ready to move, but still didn't want to leave her friends.
Then there was a meeting at her old gym, and we just didn't see that the gym still had a vision for the older girls. They were dedicated to Level 2s, despite never having a Level 2 team in the past. And the coach really had no clue as to our daughter's abilities. She wanted her to compete down a level from where she had been training. Right there, we made the decision. It was time to move.
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