Sk8ermaiden
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- May 6, 2013
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Scores are so wildly variable. Some days a worse routine will get a better score or vice versa, all because of which judge is on what event. There's one judge in the area, that if we see her, whatever your score normally is, adjust it down by .5. As I have learned here, some judges hate flexed feet and some hate bent knees and some are super harsh on turns, etc. And all of these deductions are "up tos" you can deduct up to .2 each time or whatever. So one judge takes .05 each time and one takes .1 each time and it can make a dramatic difference on score.
I tell my DD that she can't control her scores, placements, or who her competitors are. She can't even totally control if she just has a bad day and her tricks go wrong. The only thing she can control is her level of effort, and if she did her best then she should be proud. It helps so much if the gymnasts don't pay attention to the scores. We always make non-score goals on each event on the way to the meet.
I tell my DD that she can't control her scores, placements, or who her competitors are. She can't even totally control if she just has a bad day and her tricks go wrong. The only thing she can control is her level of effort, and if she did her best then she should be proud. It helps so much if the gymnasts don't pay attention to the scores. We always make non-score goals on each event on the way to the meet.