Anon Fears and Gymnastic stories from D1 gymnasts?

[Anonymous (1ab3)]

I'd love to hear some inspiring stories from D1 gymnasts or parents of D1 college gymnasts, who may have had fears at a young age.. 10-11-12.. that proved their coaches and doubters wrong and overcame those fears and became successful D1 college gymnasts.

Or were most college D1 gymnasts fearless and not have many setbacks and that's why they became D1 college gymnasts?

 

[Anonymous (0998)]

I'd love to hear some inspiring stories from D1 gymnasts or parents of D1 college gymnasts, who may have had fears at a young age.. 10-11-12.. that proved their coaches and doubters wrong and overcame those fears and became successful D1 college gymnasts.

Or were most college D1 gymnasts fearless and not have many setbacks and that's why they became D1 college gymnasts?

I wrote about that in my fiction book "Leap Year" (available on Amazon)

. It's for readers 12 years-adult.
"It is so scary doing something new for the first time without a spot. By the time we get to competition our fear is invisible and known only to ourselves. If only our parents knew- but how could they? For me the fear has always been worth the fun."

 

[Anonymous (1ab3)]

My talented level 9 recently quit… her constant battle with fears became anxiety…. And sucked the fun out of the sport. So yeah, if your kid isn’t a thrill seeker…. Operating in a state of fear, dread and anxiety is going to kill the fun of the sport. Which will eventually lead to them quitting.

 

[Anonymous (f804)]

PerformHappy has a series on podcasts and some top gymnasts have shared there stories. Not all were those ages, but it might be interesting to listen still.

 

[Lobster]

I can offer you hope! My daughter is a D1 gymnast who dealt with mental blocks. PM me!

 

[Anonymous (6f14)]

I'd love to hear some inspiring stories from D1 gymnasts or parents of D1 college gymnasts, who may have had fears at a young age.. 10-11-12.. that proved their coaches and doubters wrong and overcame those fears and became successful D1 college gymnasts.

Or were most college D1 gymnasts fearless and not have many setbacks and that's why they became D1 college gymnasts?

I don’t have a D1 gymnasts but I do have a 13 year old who is thriving after a couple of years in intense mental blocks / fear. It was as if all of a sudden she realized what she was doing was scary. We tried everything, books, mental coaching, journaling, but what helped the most was time and a coach who was patient with her

 

[Anonymous (ea3e)]

I swear I remember Kyla Ross talking about blocks on beam at some point. And how it was never not terrifying for her.

My daughter is a level 10 who is the biggest scaredy cat ever in life. She went through a mental block on back tumbling on floor when she was a level 4, it was awful. I honestly thought it was the end, but she figured it out and tumbles backwards no problem now. Beam was also a crazy ride, getting and losing skills and series over the years due to fear. But she’s competing a flick+lay now and worked through it.

 

[Dahlialover]

I just heard a podcast where Olympian Samantha Peszek talked about her battles with mental blocks.