Olympic Aspirations
Posted by TulipGirl | Under Family Journal Saturday Aug 23, 2008My boys woke at 4 am this morning (yes, four!) to start their training for men’s gymnastics. Now, they haven’t actually seen men’s gymnastics, but the neighbor kids’ enthusiasm is infectious. I told them they MUST go back to sleep (they already had the mattresses off the beds, ready to tumble!) and train when they woke at a more sane hour.
Edited to add: The boys really DID train hard today — and ended up worn out and took a two hour nap this afternoon!
Wow, that is early! My son does team gymnastics. He practices from 5:30 to 8:30 pm 5 days a week. Glad that time is at night instead of morning.
~Amy
That’s great that he practices and is enjoying it! Hubby has forbidden the boys from certain moves (like flips) until they have some real training. For now, it’s just all play.
My girls have done gymnastics since they were three. The oldest was on team for the past year and had to practice 1.5 hours twice a week. At the next level it would have been 2 hours 3 times a week. A big commitment for an 8yo who started it just for fun. She decided on her own to take a break which I think is for the best.
But wait, this post was about your guys, right?