My daughter is L7, repeating this year since she's had a mental block of backwards skills on high beam for a year and a half. Last time she did BHS successfully was L6 Regionals in April 2018. Since being back in the gym from Covid, she will do it on a lower stacked beam but terrified when coaches tell her to just do it on the high beam. With competition season starting in 3 1/2 months, I dread another season of only 3 events! We have tried hypnotherapy, which was basically mental visualization but didn't break through the fear. I know I can't do anything but so hard watching her struggle when this fear is holding her back.
Can anyone recommend anything that may have helped your gymnast move past this?
Can anyone recommend anything that may have helped your gymnast move past this?