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  1. skschlag

    MAG Mental Block

    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...
  2. Becauseisaid

    Parents A Parent's Part in a Mental Block

    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...
  3. jen0423

    WAG Mental Block?

    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...
  4. S

    Coaches Mental Block: Back Giant

    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...
  5. Gymfinn7

    WAG Flyaway Mental Blocks

    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...
  6. elliisssee

    WAG Flyaway Mental Block

    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...
  7. RisingGymnast

    Mental Block and Frustration

    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...
  8. GymMomK

    WAG Mental block??

    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...
  9. G

    Mental blocks??

    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...
  10. S

    Front hand spring vault, mental blocks

    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...
    • Sophie
    • Thread
    • block hand handspring mental mental block vault
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Gymnast Forum
  11. 20gymnast13

    WAG mental block on floor

    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...
  12. J

    Parents Mental Block!

    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...
  13. N

    T&T How to help a gymnast get through the mental aspects of performing and competing??

    My daughter is a T&T gymnast and this is her first year to compete. She has some natural talent, and she loves gymnastics and really wants to excell, but she's very negative. If she has a bad day, it sets her back big time. If someone does better than her, it sets her back. If her coach is...
  14. hawaii_gymnast

    WAG Sudden Mental Block

    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...
  15. B

    WAG troubled back walkover on beam / Mental block?

    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...
  16. G

    WAG Huge Flyaway Mental Block

    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...
  17. T

    Mental Blocks?!

    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?
    • TheLittleGymnast
    • Thread
    • block mental mental block
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Gymnast Forum
  18. G

    Vault mental block?

    Hey, so last competition season I was a level 5 and I was one of the strongest vaulters on my team. After I got moved up, we were only working pit vault with a mini tramp. Two coaches also made me change my run because my coach said my step-step-power hurdle and then starting to run was "wasting...
  19. P

    Mental Blocks..

    I've been working on my back tuck and front hand spring vault. I've had my back tuck for a year now, but I get terrified to do it. I guess I'm just afraid of landing wrong or something. As for vault, I run very slowly (to others' perspectives), but I have a very good vault. They're inconsistent...
  20. LiveLoveTumble

    Cartwheel on beam - Mental block

    I have a bad mental block on my cartwheel on beam. When I was about 9 or 10, I had a decent, but not too consistent, cartwheel on the high beam. There were about 3 times when I got my front foot back down on the beam, but it slipped, and I flew backwards off the beam. (These happened a few...

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