Level 2 Tumbling Class But Allowing Level 1 Girls To Take It?

[Allstarmom2002]

Quick Question. My daughter is in a level 2 tumbling class at her current gym. It has always been a great class because allof the girls that were taking it had solid level two skills (the class is a level 2 class). Well this past week, three new girls joined who were older, so more my daughter's age however their skills were a level 1 at best. They had difficulty doing cartwheels, handstands and forward rolls. The instructor spent the majority of the class (30-40 minutes) working with these girls and the others with the higher skill set just stood by and watched.

My question is, do I say something to the gym about this? I am a little upset because my daughter had to have solid skills before they'd bump her up to the next level class and here we have three girls that have clearly been placed in the wrong class based on their skill set. If the the instructor is going to spend the majority of his time working on cartwheels and handstands then this will be a waste for my daughter but on the other hand...I don't want to cause waves either.

What would you do?

 

[cupieqt]

Quick Question. My daughter is in a level 2 tumbling class at her current gym. It has always been a great class because allof the girls that were taking it had solid level two skills (the class is a level 2 class). Well this past week, three new girls joined who were older, so more my daughter's age however their skills were a level 1 at best. They had difficulty doing cartwheels, handstands and forward rolls. The instructor spent the majority of the class (30-40 minutes) working with these girls and the others with the higher skill set just stood by and watched.

My question is, do I say something to the gym about this? I am a little upset because my daughter had to have solid skills before they'd bump her up to the next level class and here we have three girls that have clearly been placed in the wrong class based on their skill set. If the the instructor is going to spend the majority of his time working on cartwheels and handstands then this will be a waste for my daughter but on the other hand...I don't want to cause waves either.

What would you do?

are you paying for it? You should get what you pay for if so. Talk to the teacher about it. Those girls need to go work on stations if there's no other class for them. Everyone should get attention but unqualified athletes shouldn't hijack all the attention of the teacher.

 

[Allstarmom2002]

are you paying for it? You should get what you pay for if so. Talk to the teacher about it. Those girls need to go work on stations if there's no other class for them. Everyone should get attention but unqualified athletes shouldn't hijack all the attention of the teacher.

I am paying for it :( although at a discount since she is a team member

 

[Mamarazzi]

Agreed with cupieqt . If there are three of them, surely that could at least be the beginning of a level 1 class, if one doesn't exist to accomodate them already. I would talk to the coach. Not in a "get these other kids outta my kids class"-type way, but in more of a "can you explain to me why the level 2 class mainly focused on level 1 skills last time and is this going to happen every time and if so, can we find another class which could better suit my cp's needs" - type way.

 

[cupieqt]

I am paying for it :( although at a discount since she is a team member

Discount doesn't matter. If you pay 1 penny you're entitled to get what you pay for.

 

[CoachMandiCF]

Quick Question. My daughter is in a level 2 tumbling class at her current gym. It has always been a great class because allof the girls that were taking it had solid level two skills (the class is a level 2 class). Well this past week, three new girls joined who were older, so more my daughter's age however their skills were a level 1 at best. They had difficulty doing cartwheels, handstands and forward rolls. The instructor spent the majority of the class (30-40 minutes) working with these girls and the others with the higher skill set just stood by and watched.

My question is, do I say something to the gym about this? I am a little upset because my daughter had to have solid skills before they'd bump her up to the next level class and here we have three girls that have clearly been placed in the wrong class based on their skill set. If the the instructor is going to spend the majority of his time working on cartwheels and handstands then this will be a waste for my daughter but on the other hand...I don't want to cause waves either.

What would you do?

I would definitely talk to the instructor/gym about it. It may be that the girls told the gym/instructor they had higher skills than they actually did and were placed in that class based on misinformation. That happens quite a bit.