my4buffaloes
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- Apr 14, 2010
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I posted in my introduction how my daughter's gym wanted her to compete a level 5 meet with less than 2 weeks to learn the routines. Everyone advised against it and I appreciate all the advice, but we went ahead and let her compete. It was at her gym and the coaches were willing to teach her the routines, something they had previously not been willing to do. I felt like we needed to take advantage of that. She really, really wanted to do it. We had a long talk about how her season 4 was great and that it was over and that this meet was just bonus and she could do it for 2 reasons. 1 to get experience competing and 2 to have fun.
The meet was yesterday and she surprised us all. She did amazing. There were 5 girls competing level 5 and they didn't break it out by age at all. The other girls all looked older than Emma but it is hard to tell, she is so small. Here is the breakdown.
Vault 7.45 5th place (I am so happy she made it over!)
Bars 8.5 1st place
Beam 8.8 1st place (only one from her gym that didn't fall off)
Floor 8.6 4th place
2nd place all around
She has never placed first on bars or beam before and to do that at her first level 5 meet was great. I feel like now we are just 1 step ahead for next season whatever that brings. I just wanted to share, we are all so excited for her.
The meet was yesterday and she surprised us all. She did amazing. There were 5 girls competing level 5 and they didn't break it out by age at all. The other girls all looked older than Emma but it is hard to tell, she is so small. Here is the breakdown.
Vault 7.45 5th place (I am so happy she made it over!)
Bars 8.5 1st place
Beam 8.8 1st place (only one from her gym that didn't fall off)
Floor 8.6 4th place
2nd place all around
She has never placed first on bars or beam before and to do that at her first level 5 meet was great. I feel like now we are just 1 step ahead for next season whatever that brings. I just wanted to share, we are all so excited for her.