MacMadame
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Possible doesn't mean they all will. We know from experience that success as a Junior doesn't necessarily translate to success as a Senior and that the body changes girls go through as they grow can throw off jumps even when you have good technique.Well, Trusova has shown that it is possible to keep it.
I remember when Mirai beat Caroline for the Junior title at Nationals. People were saying that Mirai had good technique and would be successful as a Senior while Caroline would have issues. But it didn't work out that way. There are more issues at play than jump height and technique.
I would say that at least 1/3 of those kids will not be competitive in a few years.
How? Please explain.I think it would encourage more eating disorders and use of drugs.
It might give kids more time to adjust to changing body out of the spotlight.Devil's advocate again maybe, but what is raising the senior age going to do?
I have mixed feelings about raising the age limit. People make the same arguments that you did as to why it won't work but it does seem to have worked in gymnastics so I think it can work. It all depends on how it's implemented, I guess.