fear

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I'm 16 and I've been doing roundoff back handsprings since the year I started gymnastics when I was about 10. It's a physically easy skill for me and I'm also capable of doing multiple back handsprings and back tucks and layouts. About 6 months ago I fell on my head during my BHS and after that...

I know everyone says they would never let their child quit over fear....but what about when the fear is paralyzing and affecting every area of their life and has been doing on for months? My poor kid wants to quit but loves gymnastics more than anything in the world. She wishes more than...

Hey guys During the summer, I fell and straddled the beam while doing a cartwheel. I hit my head and may have gotten a minor concussion. Every since, I have been terrified to do cartwheels. Do you guys have any tips for me? Please help, it is so frustrating!

DD is lvl5 and has been struggling with a fear issue on her Fly Away since mid-summer. One of the girls broke her nose w/her knee on an attempt gone wrong. Since that time DD cannot make herself go for it. She has done them in the past and I am told she does them well in the harness. She...

Does anyone have any tips that have helped gymnasts get over a fear of letting go of the bar for flyaways? Other than just making them do it of course. Letting go from a tap swing or a super slowed down giant isn't scary, but as soon as I swing faster I can't make myself let go. This is...

I have a problem with my niece, who currently lives with is because her dad works abroad and her mom is currently in hospital due to a slipped disk surgery. So she will stay with us for at least 2 months. My niece Annie is already 14 years old. She has been a dancer and a swimmer from age 5-10...

I have this fear of doing a bhs on beam, I always want someone to stand there because I am scared I will miss my hands or do something crazy like I have done before. How do I get over this fear?

My DD is having trouble with her ROBHBLO. She will do it on the tumble track, onto the resi (same height as floor, and really soft and squishy), but not on the floor. She can do ROBH, ROBT, and standing back tucks. Is it dealt with differently if it is a fear vs. a block? Also, her...

I suddenly have a fear of doing round offs on beam (not dismount). I have been doing them on the floor beam, but can't find any motivation/bravery to do them on a low beam. I used to be able to do this skill on the low beam but I all of a sudden got a mental block. I believe that my round-off is...

I've just recently developed the strangest fear I've ever even heard off. I'm absolutely HORRIFIED of tumbling into back fulls, I'm perfectly fine with halves, but fulls are TERRIFYING. The setup of our tumble track doesn't help my fear either. It's positioned right next to a brick wall and...

Is there anything you can do as a parent for a gymnast with fear issues? DD seemed to be making slower progress than was originally speculated and we had a meeting with coaches who dropped the bombshell that she's being badly held back by fear issues. She's 11 and looking at potentially doing...

The boys have now reached the stage where they're working on skills that many of them (rather than just one or two) find scary. I'm remembering when DD got to this point with beam and bars a few years ago, and wondered what you've heard or your kids have reported their coaches telling them about...

My DD isn't feeling the greatest today. Very stuffy and tired. Here's the thing...if I keep her home from practice she will "pay" for it tomorrow and in the future. She is afraid to miss practice because they aren't real keen on that. You should be there no matter what. But if I send her feeling...

I have a massive fear of going backwards, I'm fine with forwards. My coach who is HC isn't sure how to help me. I can't move up until I can get my backwalkovers! Any advice? Thanks

I have a 13 year old gymnast who was off gymnastics for 1,5 years and returned last October. The reason she quit when she was 11 was that she got so scared of cartwheel on beam. She was moved up too was back then and she didn't have time to get comfortable with that cartwheel before competing...

DD(9 yo) has had a mental block regarding jumping to the high bar for several months now. I assume this is a mental block because she can squat on and jump off the single rail with no issues. She can squat on and balance herself on the low bar and single rail all day. She doesn't seem to have...

Hi. I am training to do back handsprings. I can do them with a spot. But once I try by myself, I am scared that my hands won't hold me up and I'll fall. Any tips?

A level 4 gymnast scared of back tumbling for the past two practices. The first day yesterday she had one turn left and didn't go for RO 2 BHS. I spotted it. Today I spotted one and she did all but a couple but from only a step hurdle. Just want to make sure I approach it the right way since it...

HELP!! i have had my flyways for three years and out of nowhere i got scared i have a meet today~!!