Gymnastics

...on the other hand, Rachel is getting very frustrated that she's at Level 1 in gymnastics, where she has been for years and years and years. Yes, she was on crutches for part of last year, and at one point Drew didn't get her signed up in time, but she really should be progressing by now.

Her frustration spilled over last night, and she told Drew she was working hard. He replied with an incredibly valuable insight: Yes, sweetie, you may be working hard at what you can do (the rings), but you also need to work hard at the stuff you CAN'T do (a cartwheel, for instance) before you can move up.

He also suggested that they talk to her coach next time about the things she needs to work on. I told Drew that if she quits, she must choose another sport -- I want her in at least one sport, preferably one individual sport and one team sport. He said we shouldn't talk about that until they talk to her coach. I'm also thinking that maybe it's time to try to get her into tap lessons or force her into ballet, even though she says she doesn't want to do ballet because she has stage fright. I just want her to be active and do other things besides academics.