I have a 12yo dd who is a Level 10 competitive gymnast. She trains about 24 hours a week right now, but in the fall it is going to ramp up as she gets ready to go Elite. She is the youngest child, and I am in the process of trying to figure out how we are going to do this. This level of participation in something non-academic is new territory for me. She is definitely not as academically inclined as her siblings, which is how I am bent, so cutting anything out of her school day (which we will have to do, at least to some degree next year) is giving me a lot of angst. She is a gifted gymnast, though. I feel like I have to let her see how far this talent will take her.
Up until now, she has done school from 7:00-12:00, gone to gym, and then finished up schoolwork after dinner. I have never had to remind her and beg her to do her schoolwork. She has an incredible work ethic. I am going to give her our regular 7th grade work next year, but if it is just too much, I am aware I may have to cut something. As long as she keeps up in math and science, can write well, and reads a lot she will be fine. That's what I'm telling myself, anyway. :001_smile: