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  1. trampolinemom

    Parents growing over fear ??

    So I know probably none of you has a chrystal ball to predict the future for my DS but what are your stories of your gymnasts who have encountered fear and blocks do they get over them once they are past growth spurts? Where do they end up after years? Do they quit or continue? DS is my 12...
  2. L

    WAG How To Deal With Series Fear

    My coach has been trying many new techniques to get my teammates and I to go for our beam series, since most of us have beam series fears. She has started to do conditioning as punishment if we don't go. However, she said if we can come up with ideas that we think would help us, we can try...
  3. G

    Parents BWO on beam fear

    my 10 yo daughter is in her 2nd year as a 4 and is so so fearful of the BWO on beam. She cannot even begin to think of doing it on the high beam by herself and her coaches do not spot beam. I have downloaded some doc Ali's meditations on fear but she doesn't seem to like them so much. I don't...
  4. M

    Parents help, fear - any input welcome

    So, kind of at my wits end here. DD is 14 - did level 8 twice hoping for 9 this year. Has always struggled with fear when learning new skills or sometimes will become fearful of a skill she's competed for a year (happened with giants and fly away - usually always with flight on beam.) She's...
  5. F

    Parents Finally got past her fear/mental block!!

    So, so proud of my DD! She has been working on her blind change for about 6 months now and was convinced that she was never going to get it. A few weeks ago she got close and about face planted into the bar (one her her hands slipped) and that pushed her back, she was afraid to even try it. I...
  6. G

    Parents Back handspring fear

    My daughter just started on level 2 team. She hasn't competed yet but she has done very well in her traning. With very little coaching, she started doing back handsprings. I was imprssesed and did not really expect her to do these this year. Then all of a sudden she stopped doing them and...
  7. bridget

    Fear of backwalkovers on beam

    Ok this fear is driving me insane!! I had a backwalkover on beam last summer but I didn't work on them during practice so I lost the skill. Now I'm too scared to go backwards. I'm not scared of putting my hands on the beam just of the actual going backwards part. I can do it fine with a spot...
  8. K

    Fear of tumbling on the air track

    Hi, at my gym we don't have a foam pit or a spring floor, but we have a long inflatable air track for our tumbling. I can do a solid round off back tuck and layout on the floor (regular ground with matting, not spring floor) but when I bring it on the air track, it becomes terrible because I'm...
  9. CLgym

    Parents BWO on beam fear

    So I have noticed DD looking very "lazy" lately at practice on beam (skipping stations, long bathroom breaks, etc.) -- and finally mentioned it last night before bed. Boy was that a mistake! The water works started, and DD (age 8) announced she wants to quit gymnastics because she is afraid to...
  10. K

    WAG How do I get over the fear of doing backwalkovers on high beam?

    Ok so I've been doing backwalkers on beam for about 2 weeks. I have it down on the low beam. But once I get to the high beam I completely freak out. My friends and I stack up 3 8 inchers on the lowest high beam. I can do it with all three of them on but once we start taking them off I get all...
  11. G

    Coaches Back walkover fear

    Wellllll, I think I have read everything about fears and vestibular issues and how to get over them. I think this is the hardest part in coaching gymnastics, trying to stay calm and act like it's not a big deal and it's going to get fixed and it's not the end of the world. It's just so hard to...
  12. L

    Parents Bars dismount fear

    My L7 was injured much of last year and I had hoped she would repeat L6 but the gym pushed her forward. As a result it feels like she's never quite prepared for meets. She has consistently had problems with her bars dismount. The first meet she released too late and over rotated and missed her...
  13. J

    WAG Looking for fear experiences/outcomes

    I've read through several old threads related to fears and quitting so I know there is lots of info out there. But, I'm not quite sure I've seen one related to this particular question. I have a 9 year old daughter who's competeing level 5. She began suffering with fears on back tuck over the...
  14. E

    WAG Fear on beam

    Hi this is my first post so bear with me. My dd is 5 years old and on a pre development team. She has beautiful lines, good form and good strength and flexibility. She has always been a very determined little girl but is quite shy around others. However, she can be quite fearful especially on...
  15. S

    Parents Moving up and leaving old teammates, adjustment fear/ sadness

    DD just got moved up from her L3 group to train with L5. (There is no L4). They are 1-3 years older and obviously further along. DD has done very well and none of her teammates moved with her. We are only 1 week in but the new girls (who she is familiar/ friendly with) have been very welcoming...
  16. A

    WAG Flyaway Fear

    ODD is having a rough time with bars lately. At the beginning of the summer, HC told me that they were planning on ODD scoring out of L5 and going straight to 7. They said that she was working harder than ever in the gym and she had the capability to go there. We were all ecstatic. ODD was...
  17. M

    WAG Fear (and hate) of beam

    My now 10 yo DD competed level 4 last year and was going to compete level 6 this year (no 5 at her gym). Beam was always her weakest event. However, this year, she is totally unable to move her skills forward on beam and is even going backwards. She now has her CHS and just got her giant on...
  18. G

    WAG Fear Of Rolls--Please Help!

    I'm fourteen (late for starting, I know, but I've found that I just really enjoy the sport), and very much a gymnastics beginner. I've been making a lot of progress in my first few classes, and I'm very excited about all the new skills I'm learning; however, I've started to find some mental...
  19. ButterflyGymnast

    WAG Fear of Giants

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on my giant. I've been struggling with it all summer, and I really need it to go level 7. I learned giants first on straps (like many kids do) because I'm so tall for a gymnast I started with bent legs. That was fine. I even transitioned to...
  20. L

    WAG Giants Fear

    Anyone have any advice for getting over fears of giants?

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