Mom Kris Ann Valdez explains why they did not continue our sport with their talented daughter.
Gymnastics is her favorite sport (so far), and I believe she has what it takes to be on the competition team, but why spend the next 10 or so years investing in this sport at significant financial and, to her, likely, physical and emotional costs?
Most competition teams practically live at the gym; their families must sacrifice weekends for tournaments and performances.
And more money. The class fees are just the beginning. There are also costumes, travel and competition fees.
Ask any gymnastics parent what they’ve invested in the sport, and they’ll shake their head or stutter through an answer. It ain’t cheap.
Then ask the parent if it was worth it. They often say yes. One mother told me she even took a second job to help pay for the $800+ monthly expenses …
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