- Mar 10, 2017
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Hey everybody,
I will explain the situation I have at my gym now. Last year we had two senior team level 6 & 5 (in germany you can only compete in these levels as as senior). I was on level 5, at our last competion we've been told that the level 6 coaches will stop coaching and that we're gonna be one team. We all were feared that we will lose our spots because we were too many girls. But our coaches said that we don't have to be scared and that we will stay the same. After the competion and a few practices together we became a checklist on who will make the team. Key points were attendance and moivation. I was always there ready to do my best and to motiviate others as well. Then a new rule came out, that seniors now can start in level 4 as well. And suddenly we were "all so motivated" (some were definitly not) and our coache said that we will have tow competive teams in level 4&5. I was placed in Level 4 with 14 other people, our new coaches never coached before and we barely have anyone with tumbling skills. Not even stunting wise, our pyramid doesn't have Level 4 skills yet. While level 5 has my old coaches, all of the old Level 6 girls, 25 people and all the tumblers. I know I'm not the best skill wise, but I also feel like I don't have progressed in three years. And now I'm going backwards. There are people in level 5 who have less skills like me.
I don't have a problem with level 4.
My problems are:
-unprofessionell Coaches
-just once a week practice
- a lot of team mates don't put effort in it and don't show up
- it feels like our old coaches lied to us
Now I also went to a try out at a other gym which is an 1h 30 drive. I was placed in a S5 Team, I got positiv feedback and I felt very great.
Other positive aspects:
-Own gym with spring floor and tumbling track
-open gym 3 times a week
-big name gym
-has been to worlds a few times
-great coaches that are well known
I honestly really wanna go there, but I don't want to backstab my teammates who feel like me. A lot of people told me that if I quit they are also gonna quit, but don't want to switch.
What should I do???
I will explain the situation I have at my gym now. Last year we had two senior team level 6 & 5 (in germany you can only compete in these levels as as senior). I was on level 5, at our last competion we've been told that the level 6 coaches will stop coaching and that we're gonna be one team. We all were feared that we will lose our spots because we were too many girls. But our coaches said that we don't have to be scared and that we will stay the same. After the competion and a few practices together we became a checklist on who will make the team. Key points were attendance and moivation. I was always there ready to do my best and to motiviate others as well. Then a new rule came out, that seniors now can start in level 4 as well. And suddenly we were "all so motivated" (some were definitly not) and our coache said that we will have tow competive teams in level 4&5. I was placed in Level 4 with 14 other people, our new coaches never coached before and we barely have anyone with tumbling skills. Not even stunting wise, our pyramid doesn't have Level 4 skills yet. While level 5 has my old coaches, all of the old Level 6 girls, 25 people and all the tumblers. I know I'm not the best skill wise, but I also feel like I don't have progressed in three years. And now I'm going backwards. There are people in level 5 who have less skills like me.
I don't have a problem with level 4.
My problems are:
-unprofessionell Coaches
-just once a week practice
- a lot of team mates don't put effort in it and don't show up
- it feels like our old coaches lied to us
Now I also went to a try out at a other gym which is an 1h 30 drive. I was placed in a S5 Team, I got positiv feedback and I felt very great.
Other positive aspects:
-Own gym with spring floor and tumbling track
-open gym 3 times a week
-big name gym
-has been to worlds a few times
-great coaches that are well known
I honestly really wanna go there, but I don't want to backstab my teammates who feel like me. A lot of people told me that if I quit they are also gonna quit, but don't want to switch.
What should I do???
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