mental block

I posted a while back about my DD's block over doing her ROBH and I am starting a new thread because it seems to be part of a bigger issue. She is ten years old and a Level 3. We are having a problem with her putting in "just enough" effort in things. It's always been a bit of a problem for DH...

I've been lurking on here for a while now but could never figure out how to make my own thread and finally figured it out. also i'm sorry in advance if this post if long.also if this isn't in the right place feel free to move it. My oldest dd is 16, we'll call her L . Over the past three...

A few days ago I was working just plain simple Arabians on the tumble track. I went to do it but I twisted the Arabian before I even landed my handspring. I went to go try again but I balked...ON THE HANDSPRING! I tried for hours just to do a round off handspring but I couldn't do it! My mind...

Hi! My daughter is a competitive level three with just three meets under her belt so far. She is on a team of 8, and the only one to not do her roundoff back handspring and her beam dismount. :( The thing is, she CAN, and when she does, it's really good! But she's got a mental block and is...

D has reached his first official mental block. Pirouette on high bar. He has successfully done it before, has never fallen or been injured on it. But at practice Thursday, he just decided he couldn't do it. Now we are thinking that is why he fell at his last meet....avoiding his pirouette...

I know that almost every gymnast goes through this at least once; ergo, almost every parent goes through this at least once. I don't think knowing that helps with the frustration felt by both. My daughter (newly 9 yo and L3) has developed a fear of jumping to the high bar. She can squat on...

So my DD is new level 3 and is 7 is struggling w/ her front hip circle. We have video of her making the front hip - just a tap on the leg from the coach. But, she flat out gives up doing it in her routine when someone isn't standing next to her. She is the last one on her team - we have had...

What do you do to address mental blocks? Please add to this thread any suggestion you have regarding mental blocks. I plan to use the suggestions to assist my L9 USA Gymnastics competitor who is balking and cannot do back giants. She is a 2 event state champion, placed at recent Regional meet...

Hello everyone! So last year I competed the old level 6/ xcel gold and I competed a flyaway in my routine. I never had trouble with them, they were always easy. And now this season I'm gonna compete the new level 6/7 but I need a flyaway.... More accurately a cast flyaway. Here's my problem now...

I know many gymnasts get mental blocks on flyaways. And they get over them eventually. But I've been terrified to do a flyaway (into the pit even) for months. My coaches are sick of it. I know how to do it. When to let go, when to flip, to see your toes. But does anyone have any advice on just...

I know mental blocks are really common in gymnastics and there have been so many posts made but right now I'm so lost and frustrated that I really just need some help. I'm 15 years old and I've been doing gymnastics for about a year and 3 months. I'd really like to be an Xcel Platinum next...

My dd has a mental block that's been going on for months. She won't do her bhs bhs series on the beam. There is no good reason for the block, she didn't fall or anything. Is this common? Is there a way to move past it? Her coaches (former gymnasts) have no patience for it at all. They have no...

Okay, so I need help. I love gymnastics. I really really, do. However, I have a meet in 1 week, and I have a serious block on my backhand spring on beam. It's like when I get up there, my body forgets how to do the skill. Also, I seriously have a mental block on my tsukahara, although this...

Hi everyone! This is my first post so I hope I'm doing this right. Anyway, I used to compete level 8, then I quit for 5 years, and now I do competitive school gymnastics. I've lost most of my skills. I haven't lost my front handspring vault, but today, I had a huge block. I physically know I can...

So, a couple weeks ago I finally got my RO-BHS-halftwist. We had spring break for a whole week, AND the gym was closed for a week. :mad: But i still conditioned at home and all. But when we came back too the gym we went floor right after bars, and we warmed up on the tramp and I said "coach can...

Haven't been around - as usual this is the only place I can think of that I might get some help. About a month ago DD balked on her back layout in a competition. Just didn't go for it and landed on her tush. Since then, she has been unable to let go of the bar in her flyway. Additionally she...

I know there are a lot of threads on here about mental blocks and fears but I haven't seen anything similiar. Feel free to give me a link if you know there is one. So basically I have been fine with giants and flyaways so quite some time, but then all of a sudden on Friday night I casted to go...

im competing level 5 this year so i dont need it just yet but my coach wants us to have it by the end of season to get to backhand springs! all the other girls have it on low beam! the thing is i terrified of them i can do it easily with spot on low beam my coach just puts her hand on my back to...

Hey fellow Chalkbucketers! (: I haven't been on in a while, but I'm glad to be back! I am having a great season so far, except for my flyaway. This year I'm an IO which is an AAU prep-op. As of right now on bars I'm competing the level 6 bar routine.. Well I was. I ended up getting a huge mental...

I have trouble with mental blocks. Currently, I have a mental block on connected BW BHS on beam. I can do it on the low beam and medium height beam, but when I step up on the high beam I get scared and can't do it! I need it by January! How do I get over this mental block?