Parents Dear beam cartwheel

[twinmomma]

i hate you.

Seriously. My poor DD is so frustrated we have had tears now every beam night for a week.

Private tomorrow to hopefully figure out the issue. I think there's some confidence involved. But dammit I'm over that skill.

 

[AgingHippie]

Sorry she is having a hard time but she will get it.

 

[JMACAZ]

Tomorrow is a new day. I hope the private works. Good luck.
At our house it is Dear Full Turn on beam.....

 

[Kcanflip]

The thing that helped my DD was making sure her arms were glued by her ears as she came up from the cartwheel. If they weren't next to her ears she was likely to fall. And she can't try to.slow it down or control it. Best of luck!!!

 

[Committed]

Tomorrow is a new day. I hope the private works. Good luck.
At our house it is Dear Full Turn on beam.....

I'm in the full turn camp

 

[gymmomtotwo]

Dear Kipping out of clear hip on bars. She may lose a whole year of gymnastics over this one skill. Grrrr

 

[Sasha]

I'm in the full turn camp

Also joining this camp. S'mores anyone?

 

[needcoffee]

My level 6 dd has never been able to cartwheel on beam, ever. She can BWO, FWO, and the BHS is coming along nicely, and she is even starting to put Ariels on the beam, but she couldn't cartwheel even if there was lava under it. Her coach always jokes she looks about 96 years old when she attempts it.

 

[duyetanh]

It's funny that this thread is entitled this way, because tonight at practice, I was thinking in general terms: Dear Gym Gods.....
(They were listening tonight, woo hoo!)

Hang in there!! Good thoughts coming for that private.

 

[duyetanh]

Btw I asked my dd just to see what her tip would be (because I am not the one to ask, like I can even do one on flat ground)...she said she looks into her armpit. Wth?!?!.....but that's what she told me. And she was quite emphatic about it working.

 

[Flyaway]

Btw I asked my dd just to see what her tip would be (because I am not the one to ask, like I can even do one on flat ground)...she said she looks into her armpit. Wth?!?!.....but that's what she told me. And she was quite emphatic about it working.

I can vouch for this. The armpit trick works for dd too.

 

[Rockygym]

Good luck to your DD. For us last year it was the d*** mill circle

 

[Mrs. Puma]

I'm sorry! We're in this camp too...(not as bad as kip camp of course....arrrr). Puma Jr was never taught beam CW before, so it's been a real treat! Her beam BWO is a million times better...I wish that could be done in L4 instead...keep us posted and good luck! You're not alone!!!

 

[Ali'sMom]

I wrote your post this time last year!!!
After the 3rd meet, I was texting DD's favorite coach her scores. Let her know she fell off beam AGAIN. I finally said "I just asked DD if anyone teaches them just how to fight to stay on beam and she said no". One private later, and DD stays on the beam. When I sent the video of the next one to the coach, she said "OMG, she listened! She did everything I told her to do!!".
Wish I could tell you what that was... because I know nothing.

But I will share that I'm in the Dear BWO camp

 

[Mrs. Puma]

I'm sorry! We're in this camp too...(not as bad as kip camp of course....arrrr). Puma Jr was never taught beam CW before, so it's been a real treat! Her beam BWO is a million times better...I wish that could be done in L4 instead...keep us posted and good luck! You're not alone!!!

 

[Mrs. Puma]

I'm sorry! We're in this camp too...(not as bad as kip camp of course....arrrr). Puma Jr was never taught beam CW before, so it's been a real treat! Her beam BWO is a million times better...I wish that could be done in L4 instead...keep us posted and good luck! You're not alone!!!

Sorry I don't know why this posted twice....

 

[Deleted member 18037]

Its more like Dear whatever gymnastic skill is the bane of my existence now.

Could be

Mill Circle
Cartwheel
Kip
BWO
HS
Giant
and on and on.

Its gymnastics.

 

[Gymmommy71]

My DD struggled w/ that skill too. She could walkover long before she mastered the carthwheel. Years later she can do them in her sleep like its second nature, so hang in there. Tell her to keep working and have patience - she will get it.

Knowing how to cartwheel is important because most kids use it as the lead up to their salto dismount in optionals - yeah, you can substitute other things, but for most kids it's an important progression. I appreciate that it's in the compulsory routines even though at the time I wished mine could do a walkover instead too.

 

[twinmomma]

The thing is she had it. Now all of a sudden it's inconsistent. Apparently when they tried telling her to look at her armpit she's lost as to how exactly to do that. She's super literal and is one of those kids that needs someone to PUT her in the position they want her in to make it happen sometimes. Maybe we need a thread of "Dear [insert skill here] I hate you" LOL

 

[AgingHippie]

Right now we hate the BWO (had it and lost it) and the flyaway. I don't think the Vault is being too friendly right now either (jerk). I am sure in a few weeks they will all be nice again and it will be the back tuck's turn.