Recent content by bayleesmom

Just got a text from her coach to let me know that she did it again tonight! I am cautiously optimistic she may be past this! I can't wait for her to get home so I can hug the heck out of her!!!

She did it tonight! She was with the precompetitive girls, but she made the most of it! I stayed away from the gym completely, and we had a chat on the way about how proud I am of her, no matter what. She is so happy, she practically floated out of the gym. We aren't sure what they have...

I totally agree and appreciate your insight. In my conversations with him, he has said that he helps to identify the sources of anxiety and help give her the tools to undo their influence and to set up her up to deal with the same sort of thing in the future with ease. It's not necessarily to...

It's not falling on deaf ears here! When I contacted the sports psychologist he said that he was 100% positive it was PTSD. He recommended a great book that has really helped me to understand PTSD especially in relation to gymnastics. Despite all of the "back off" talk, we'll still be seeing...

THANK YOU! This really puts things into perspective for me! My defense was always that I would move heaven and earth to help her, but I can see now how that could make it worse. I want to be as supportive to her as I possibly can be, and if that means backing off maybe it would be best...

I agree completely with this! I am hesitant to tell anyone to back off because I know these coaches don't take criticism well. I'm hoping to come up with a careful way to say it without making things worse for my daughter. I feel like the gym should be a more constructive place. It used to...

They do teach the girls about falling. When she was precompetitive they would drop them from the high bar to a portapit (our gym has no foam pits) so they could learn what to do with their body to be safe.

Hi there! First time post, so bear with me! My daughter is P1 Argo (Canadian) at the very beginning of her competitive "career". She watched a teammate break her elbow badly a month ago after jumping from low to high and landing badly after she swung off the high bar. Since then, my DD has...