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    Dealing with Front Handspring Mental Block

    Okay, so I used to have my front handspring 20% of the time on any floor about 5 years ago... The 80% of the time I didn't land it, I ended up flat on my back in dear pain. Thanks to that, I am now PETRIFIED to do a front handspring without spot. It's so bad that if my coach asks me to do one...
  2. M

    ASAP Mental block! Leving for Nationals tuesday!

    So tuesday I am leaving for high school gymnastics nationals in Florida. This wednesday, I had developed a mental block. I was working on punch fulls (round off style entrance) off a trampoline. After I was done working on them I tried doing front tucks and I couldnt go forward anymore, I wanted...
  3. S

    Stupid Back Tumbling Mind Blocks

    Mind blocks are the death of any gymnast, and it seems to happen to the best. Last year, one of our gymnasts won Level 5 AA at state, so it would seem smart to move her up to 6: strong gymnast, good basics. Then over summer, she just decided to give up on back tumbling: WILL NOT do Round off...
  4. S

    Parents Mental blocks

    We have had and I think made it through our first mental block. I was told by our coachs to not worry about it. "Everybody goes through it", "she's going to be fine". Honestly it was tough to watch. Sam has progressed very well through the years. Never really having trouble with much at...
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    mental block on backhandsprings

    i've just started learning backhandsprings in a covered pit and iv'e got a really bad mental block of them. i'll get ready and instead of jumping back and looking for the floor, i end up falling backwards or landing on my head. i don't know how to get over it! HELP!
  6. ellzgym

    Mental Block with Back walkovers

    Hi, at the moment I am learning front walkovers on the beam, I really want to learn back walkovers too though. I used to be able to do back walkover on the high beam but then they started to get really dangerous, I was twisting as I was going back and had to bail out of every one. And the...
  7. Pogo

    About.com -- Beating Mental Blocks

    Another good article from About.com: Gymnastics Mental Blocks -- How Can I Get Rid of a Gymnastics Mental Block?
  8. Gymgrl111

    Mental Blocks???

    I am pretty sure I am having a mental block with my back tumbling!!! I have always been iffy-iffy with it, but now its competition season and i can't afford to have it.....so I was wondering if any of you{gymnasts} have overcomed a mental block....{or you have kids that have etc..} and what you...
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    Blocks

    does anyone know where you can buy the blocks that contortionists and acro people use?
  10. gymgurl

    Trampoline mental block type thing

    Before i started gym i was doing front layouts, front saults, back tuck, back layout, back layout half twist and a whole lot more easily on my home trampoline but now after starting gym i am having issues with backwards flipping on tramp (apart from layouts. This is rather odd as i am quite...
  11. floorlover14

    HELP! Mental block right before first meet!

    I really have no idea what to do right now. I guess I am just kinda freaking out. My first USAG level 4 meet is this week Saturday and I am having a mental block with the ROBHS. I have had this skill for a year and I was just starting to add another BHS to it. Then one day at the end of practice...
  12. ChristianGymnast

    I have a serious vault mental block.

    HI. :) I'm trying to go into level 8 by next year, and I thought I had all my skills. I used to be able to do yurchenko tucks with spot and now I can't even do a handspring. Every time I go up to the vault I somehow stop myself and crash. Does anyone have any tips to help me to just go??
  13. T

    vault mental block type thing

    ok so i'v been having this mental block type thing on vault. its with my steps. they were fine before i left for thanksgiving break. but now my steps are all messed up. its so bad that by the time i get to the vault table im pretty much walking. its really annoying becuase im trying to perfect...
  14. G

    Severe Mental Block!!

    I am a highschool gymnast and have been involved with gymnastics off and on since I was preschool age. At 9 years of age I gained the skill of an illusive backhandspring and at 10 I was doing roundoff backhandsprings. For the next 4 years I did gymnastics off and on. I came offically back to...
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    Mental Block Help needed

    My DD was doing beautiful multiple back-handsprings all summer until she landed wrong (on her neck-scared her and me!). Now she can't seem to do them in her routine unless a coach is spotting her. She is level 5 and must do this skill or she scratches the floor. She leaves practice in tears...
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    Mental Block

    I am having a mental block on my BHS on beam and backflip and floor. On beam I will do my backhandspring on the floor beam with a sting mat but I can't do it on the floor beam without the sting mat even with a spot! I used to be able to do it on the big beam that had a mat on it all the time by...
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    mental block on bhs?

    hey. im working my backhandsprings on beam. i need to get it on high beam for level 7. it is fairly good, with a few things that need a little work(straight legs, stiff arms...) however it is square and i stick almost every one. i have unstacked to one 8-incher. however as soon as i take that...
  18. J

    First Mental Block?

    Hello, I have a question for anyone that has any advice. My daughter is a 7 yo level 5. She has had all of her skills for a while and is now learning her routines for the upcoming season. Two weeks ago, she began balking on the squat on, jump to high bar. The frustrating part is that she has...
  19. G

    mental block

    someone help! i can do a backhandspring on the beam, and an areil! buuuut i cant do a backwalkover. i freak! someone help me, without the advice " just tell urself u can do it..." because that doesnt work.
  20. T

    Mental Block

    Hey every body. I have this stupid mental block on my wana be front tumbling pass. I am practicing it on tumble track while my hand is hurt. The pass is gna be front handspring front layout front tuck. But becuase of my hand I'm just doing front layout front tuck and doing the front tuck onto...

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