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On the coaching side of this, I find that this conversation comes into play once puberty hits
Go wherever you want means if your family wants to stay then stay or if your family wants to try a different gym with the opportunity to continue to fly then go for it. To me, as long as you kept your commitment and finished the season it is a personal family decision. You shouldn't feel guilty about doing what you feel is in your families best interest at the time.
Yes. I would be hesitant to switch to a gym that promised anything. Position, team, level, etc.Okay. If you finished your season and you want to go to XYZ because they may have flyer opportunities, go for it.
Big but:
I would caution any kid or parent re: any owner or coach saying "Come on over, you can fly." Or really anything that says they're guaranteeing you anything.
It's easy for someone to say, but they can't promise it, typically.
Gyms (and schools too) generally have more flyer talent than they need. For example, in 8 seasons at my school, I have never been hurting for flyers.
They never really know what could happen with teams/levels. Kids get burned that way at times.
Example: Suzy is placed on J3 as a base at Example Elite. Not happy. They go tour Not Real Athletics. Owner says there is a flyer opportunity. They switch. She is initially told she'll be flying on J2. Four practices in, the team adds some new kids via late private tryouts and she becomes base. Or they start her out flying and after summer practices, the coaches decide she is better as a base.
They switched because they thought she'd be flying? Now what?