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Well....she was also on a 4.2 ;-)The unfortunate part is, we all know at any given time there are a lot of blocking kids in a gym. This isn't a judgement issue on you or your child, you don't choose her placement. However, we all know it doesn't take a person that has been in AS very long to figure out and witness this strategy. Because of gyms doing this, coaches will continue to have to bump kids down in levels to compete in level 1 & 2, and eventually it will end up hurting the higher level teams because there will be very few places available on entry level teams to compete in. IMO, 4.2 was designed for blocking or tumbling stagnant kids, but we all know it is harder to hit those level 4 stunts.
This is a video thread so, I'll leave it at that.
Edited to add: I trust the coaches to do what's best for the children THEY are coaching. I am not a coach. If I have a concern or question about my CP's training, I have NO issue with bringing that up to the coaches. If you've had issues with coaches at your gym doing this, I'm sorry. That's probably the best indication it's time to find a new gym.