fear

My DD (LV6) is currently "stuck" on the tuck flyaway, a skill which she was doing last summer (2013) but then a flyaway fall during a meet in October had her in this downward spiral so bad to the point where she wouldn't even do the tap swings(!!!). After not really getting any consistent...

Hey guys so I am having some major fear issues and honestly I don't know if it is fear anymore. The problem started about 3 years ago when I was going into my first year of level 9. I started having really bad fear when doing bails and I started balking constantly to the point where I didn't...

I've competed 4 times since I started competing in October. The first time, I was nervous, but I wasn't really bothered about the result. I didn't expect to win anything, and I was just concerning myself with competing and landing my routines. I took 1st place and was super surprised and happy...

Hi guys, first post ever. But I seriously need help. I'm an Xcel gold gymnast. So last month was our first meet of the season. It went great! I got first in all events except floor (which I got silver) my A.A was a 35.5. (Excuse my bragging moment) anyways, unfortunately on beam I messed up...

Hi, I have a 12yr old second year level 8 gymnast. Yesterday she confessed that the skills are getting scary for her. Now that the level 8's are allowed C skills she is up a killing much more. She said that she is so afraid to get hurt. That she thinks while trying a skill she will panic and...

So first of all I coach a group of xcel gymnasts. One of my girls is 11 years old, really strong, about 4ft. 11in. tall, and she is extremely afraid of standing back tucks. I try doing them into the pit off a block, but she won't through it because she thinks she will hit her head. She used to...

My dd is about to start her trial at a higher level gymnastics class starting this week, for now the class is once a week for 2 1/2 hours with a possibility of extra hours in the future. The class dd is trying out is for older girls (9-10 year olds) and the coach who takes the class had to check...

Does any one have any tips for cast handstands? I am afraid of leaning over the bar because I feel like I will just fall right over the bar. Any drill/tips/conditioning that I could do? It's one of my goals for the end of November so all advise is appreciated. Thanks in advance! :)

You might remember that I posted a few months ago about a girl I'm doing private lessons with. She is a cheerleader and wants to get her roundoff backhandspring. We fixed her roundoff which was crooked, we got her jumping and now she does a beautiful roundoff backhandspring...when I spot her...

I'm having a major fear of tap half turns (the old level 5 dismount only higher) right now at gymnastics. Up until about a month ago I had a tap half to handstand, but after one turn in which my body didn't turn for the blind they've been progressively getting worse and I'm at the the point now...

This is going to sound weird, but I'm scared of the TumblTrak. I can do a front tuck on the trampoline, but not off the TumblTrak. I can do a round off back handspring on the spring floor with a light spot, but I won't even connect it on the TumblTrak. Is anyone in a similar situation? Any...

Kind of a hijack of the punishment for fear thread in the parents forum. How do you as a coach deal with gymnasts fears? Or how does your coach deal with your fears as a gymnast? It got me thinking because one of my coaches make me run obscene amounts of laps. One night I probably ran 500 over...

I've been told that fear was coming and we're finally there. The skill? BWO on beam. She's finally going by herself after a ton of start-stops. SHE GOT IT! (Sorry for the running commentary.)

A couple of months ago I was doing my FHs on beam and fell and sprain my ankle the pain was so Bad thought ( and my coach thought) that I had broken it in half. Well now my ankle is all healed and I'm terrified to donut on the high beam again. Today we were told that if we had to compete in one...

My daughter just turned 10 and is training for the new level 6. She competed level 6 this year. She had a hard year. She had fear issues for months, broke the same bone twice and came back. Now it's time to switch up to the optional program (summer training hours) and she's getting cold...

I know there are a lot of questions about dealing with fear on hear but this one is a little different. As a coach, what do you do with the kids that have a big fear of not doing any skill back wards (back handspring, back walkover on beam, back tuck, flyaway, etc.) when they are completely...

About 2.5 months ago I decided I wanted to get my front handspring front tuck on floor. I trained them for a little while on rod floor with varying degrees of success about a year ago. Also, I understand the mechanics of the skills much better now and have a significantly better block from my...

My dd is having trouble with her cartwheel on beam. She has it but split the beam about a year ago and is scared to try again. Any thoughts on getting past the fear?

I have recently developed a fear on beam with backwalkovers! I used to be able to do these fine but then my mind freaked out and now I can't get my self to go backwards even on low beam! Any suggestions on how to get myself to go backwards? Thanks!

You know how it's common to have a fear of going backwards? Well, I'm scared of sideways skills... I used to have a side aerial on the competition height beam and a side summi. I slowly started to get scared because I would have those "that was close" moments when my feet would barely get on or...