Do you feel like you still bond with the team being that far away. Do you tumble or do open gym at another gym, or just not do extra tumbling and practices. My thoughf was she could be on a more successful team If we drive 2 hours, but would she bond well with the other tesm members able to do things together outside of practices?
If you are willing to make some extra trips here and there it can work. Not sure how old your cp is but maybe even weekend trips there for sleepovers work.
You'd be surprise how welcoming the bigger gyms can be.
Sadly I don't get to go to the open gyms or to tumble at the gym because it is do far away and I also have a part time job.. But every now and they I do come up Fridays and spend the weekend with some of my team members and sleep over with them and things like that until practice on Sundays and then I head back home. But I don't think I have any problems bonding with anyone on the team if that helps any :)
Yes, I cheer at Platinum Athletics in St. Louis
Thank you haha.. Yeah it gets crazy sometimes.. My job HATESSSSS that I need so many days off to be at cheer and I'm driving from Cape Girardeau two hours south of St. Louis
The downside that I've found so far is the friendships the kids do make are hard to maintain outside of the gym. It's difficult to get kids together for sleepovers or playdates on the weekends. We already live about an hour away and then if your friend happens to live 30 or 45 minutes away from the gym in the other direction you are looking at a lengthy drive just for a birthday party or whatnot. My cp is too young still to spend more then one night away so it's hard for me to justify a 4 hour round trip drive for a slumber party.
