Hi,
I have a 12yr old second year level 8 gymnast. Yesterday she confessed that the skills are getting scary for her. Now that the level 8's are allowed C skills she is up a killing much more. She said that she is so afraid to get hurt. That she thinks while trying a skill she will panic and hurt herself.
How do you help them get over this or can you? Is it time for her to quit knowing the skills just get harder and scarier? She loves it so much and doesn't wanna quit but we need to be realistic if she is scared of it?
Advice and or past experience please? She is losing confidence and is feeling like she is falling behind from her peers because they are willing to try skills and she takes much much longer to get the guts to try something.
Thanks!
I have a 12yr old second year level 8 gymnast. Yesterday she confessed that the skills are getting scary for her. Now that the level 8's are allowed C skills she is up a killing much more. She said that she is so afraid to get hurt. That she thinks while trying a skill she will panic and hurt herself.
How do you help them get over this or can you? Is it time for her to quit knowing the skills just get harder and scarier? She loves it so much and doesn't wanna quit but we need to be realistic if she is scared of it?
Advice and or past experience please? She is losing confidence and is feeling like she is falling behind from her peers because they are willing to try skills and she takes much much longer to get the guts to try something.
Thanks!