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[kaloss]

My dd is 6, competing level 3. She had a bit of a rough season, fractured her foot then had mono and was out of the gym for 6 weeks. She's back and looking good, but still a little nervous for her meet this weekend. She hasn't qualified for state and is the last one on her team. She competes tomorrow at 8am, and has been busting her tail in the hopes of a) qualifying for state and b) scoring a 9 on any single event. I'm nervous for her, and know she'll be devastated if she doesn't qualify for State. Wish us luck!

 

[gymmomtoo]

Good luck to her!

 

[GymMomXcel]

Good luck!!! Forget the pressure! Have fun, do your best and show the judges what you can do!

 

[Ali'sMom]

Good luck!!!!

 

[onebusymama]

Good luck to her! Let us know how she does

 

[UnoMas]

Hoping for a great day for her!

 

[gymmomof1]

Hope she has a terrific time and enjoys the day

 

[kaloss]

Well, she started on bars and fell twice. Beam and floor and got her highest scores for the whole season and vault was about average. She didn't qualify for state. She was really upset at awards but managed to pull herself together after a pep talk. So, for now her season is over. I'm proud of my munchkin!

 

[Frase]

Well done her - even just to come back from a fractured foot and compete again in the same season is a huge achievement.

 

[profmom]

Give her a big hug! And trust me -- the sting will fade quickly. Help her to focus on beam and floor -- that's terrific.

 

[kaloss]

It was so hard, she was sobbing, so we just sat and snuggled for a few minutes. Her coach had to run to the next session that had already started so she didn't get to talk to her. Initially, she said "I don't want to try again, I want to go home and I want to quit!" I talked to her and a few other moms from our group talked to her. Luckily, one of dd's closest friends on team was competing her second year at level 3, and she was consistently a top scorer...so we had a good reference to talk to her about trying again next year. Thanks for all of the encouragement! Life lessons are hard

 

[kitkat]

My heart goes out to her. So hard on them. Thinking of you guys.

 

[GymMomXcel]

Awww!! I was rooting for her. Sorry that she didn't qualify. I do hope the sting fades quickly and I bet she'll rock Level 3 next year!

 

[onebusymama]

Awww! So sorry she didn't make it to States. She is still so young. She'll have a great season next yr. Now the pressure is off & she can go back in the gym & train on some new fun skills

 

[htimcj]

So hard but she did a great job to come back from illness and injury.

 

[kaloss]

Here's her floor routine

And beam



Vault



And bars (her nemesis)



I'm still proud of my little monkey

 

[Frase]

So cute! It's interesting to see the difference between UK and usa routines - particularly bars. I've never seen the little ones here do any of those forward moves.

 

[kaloss]

I hate all of those forward bars skills! They take forever for the girls to get (for the most part) and even after you think they've got them down....they trip them up!

 

[GymMomXcel]

Such an adorable little gymnast! She has great lines and energy. Tell her to keep up the great work!

 

[JMACAZ]

So sorry she had a tough meet. I also hate the L3 bars. Great for her for coming back after an injury!