Hi, this is my first post here and I'm a mom to a 7yo who has been skating for a year (6 months just learning how to skate and 6 months with a coach). Our rink has been doing ISI curriculum and competitions and I see now a push towards USFSA. Daughter's coach is also pushing her to start USFSA and is prepping her for Pre-preliminary MIF this October, and Freeskate 4 this winter. As a background, she did 2 ISI competitions so far, Delta and FS1 in June.
I guess my question is, is my daughter moving too fast? For the two competitions she did so far we were nervous wrecks because she was doing moves she just learned and didn't have time to perfect them (and was skating against girls who have been doing the same level/routine for several competitions). She did well (first place both times) but we told ourselves that we won't do that again and will have her do the next level when she's absolutely comfortable doing every move. Now coach says she'll be ready for Freeskate 4 come fall/winter. She's been doing her single jumps over the past 2 months (all except Axel), but has to really work at perfecting them. Should I hold her back some? How long do kids usually train between levels? Is there a rule of thumb for this?
Thanks everyone