cupieqt
Person everyone wants to meet this season
- Jan 24, 2011
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We do it for several reasons, one being that we are in the business of teaching gymnastics and we put kids on our team with the expectation that they'll train only with us.
We would definitely give a pass on long distances and elite camps so there are always exceptions. We try to be flexible so even if a kid that lived close to us wanted to tumble but couldn't find an open class time that they needed (highly unlikely bc private lessons are available if none of our numerous classes are) we would allow for it then too.
Another reason we want them to train with us only is progression. I think consistency is key to progression. I see a distinct difference in technique too when kids come to us from other gyms (rampant fast tracking going on around here) and it can take a long time to re-train.
We would definitely give a pass on long distances and elite camps so there are always exceptions. We try to be flexible so even if a kid that lived close to us wanted to tumble but couldn't find an open class time that they needed (highly unlikely bc private lessons are available if none of our numerous classes are) we would allow for it then too.
Another reason we want them to train with us only is progression. I think consistency is key to progression. I see a distinct difference in technique too when kids come to us from other gyms (rampant fast tracking going on around here) and it can take a long time to re-train.