Ouch

My little Al came back from gymnastics practice tonight, after their break week, and hurts everywhere–her elbow, her ankle, her back–ouch! I wonder often if this beautiful, but dangerous sport she loves is damaging her body for the rest of her life. Gymnastics is lovely to watch, but pounds on every joint and part of the body.According to what I’ve been told, the coaches are anticipating that she will start training Level 9 some time this season which involves even more practice time and scarier moves. She has already broken her hand in May and pulled her hamstring in July. She adores the sport and her teammates, but I am starting to think that soccer would have been a better choice…