We survived our 1st level 8 meet yesterday. DD is a 1st year 11 year old level 8. It was an in-house practice meet, and the judges gave critiques to each girl after her routine. Very informative!
9.050 on floor. Was told to not hesitate so long before & after tumbling passes (?) and to point her toes. (I tell her this all the time, but hearing it from a judge made it a revelation to her somehow.)
8.500 on beam. Almost fell on full turn, and no connection given between BHS-BHS series.
8.225 vault. Competed front handspring vault. Has been practicing tuck-tsuk, but coach isn't ready to let her "throw" it just yet. Maybe by the 2nd meet of the season...that's the plan as of now; however, it changes weekly.
8.45 bars. I was beyond proud! It was the first "complete" routine I've seen, as she really struggles with the 1/2 pirouette. I think she was so relieved to get the pirouette over with, she kind of relaxed the rest of the routine, and her form wasn't the greatest. Lots of room to improve, but we will definitely take it.
34.225 AA. Much better than we anticipated! Can't wait until the 1st real meet! She was literally chomping at the bit to get to the gym to work on her routines and make the corrections the judges suggested.
Here we go!!!!
9.050 on floor. Was told to not hesitate so long before & after tumbling passes (?) and to point her toes. (I tell her this all the time, but hearing it from a judge made it a revelation to her somehow.)
8.500 on beam. Almost fell on full turn, and no connection given between BHS-BHS series.
8.225 vault. Competed front handspring vault. Has been practicing tuck-tsuk, but coach isn't ready to let her "throw" it just yet. Maybe by the 2nd meet of the season...that's the plan as of now; however, it changes weekly.
8.45 bars. I was beyond proud! It was the first "complete" routine I've seen, as she really struggles with the 1/2 pirouette. I think she was so relieved to get the pirouette over with, she kind of relaxed the rest of the routine, and her form wasn't the greatest. Lots of room to improve, but we will definitely take it.
34.225 AA. Much better than we anticipated! Can't wait until the 1st real meet! She was literally chomping at the bit to get to the gym to work on her routines and make the corrections the judges suggested.
Here we go!!!!