re: Why is Haleigh Bryant not on the U.S. Olympic team?

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My daughter was training level 8 following the end of 7th grade and trained an average of 25 hours per week. She retired before entering 8th grade. The time commitment for gym, exclusive of a home school program, does not allow enough time to perform at a high level in both gym and school. Home school kids train approximately 30 hours per week on average, and spend about 12-15 hours per week in class. Typically longer training hours during meet season.

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100% to all of this. My daughter also trained 25 hours per week and was training L8 when she quit at 13. She ended up diving through HS and college. Our girls were way behind the curve as many are already Jr elites at that age and were Level 10s at 11-12.

It is a demanding sport on bodies, time, and families. But if put my money on those kids to be successful in their lives. The lessons of time management, delayed gratification, and work ethic are with them forever.