First L7 meet - could have gone worse

[Mack_the_Ripper]

Well, it was sort of a practice meet and sort of not.
Vault - 8.65; I need to work more on the handspring for competition instead of tsuks and fulls
Bars - (3rd place) 8.35; very exciting since I messed up the high bar section; I did a really good cast on the low bar, though
Beam (3rd place) - 7.3ish; fell twice and really let the nerves get the better of me; I did connect my acro though; I medaled because there were only three girls competing beam in my age group
Floor - 8.55; pretty good routine although not a great front pass; much better than in level six when I busted my butt and couldn't get over 8.2

Overall, very encouraging. I need to get it into gear, especially on vault and beam, but it's the very beginning of the season and coach says we're ahead of where we were last year.

 

[gymmomntc2e6]

sounds like a good start to me. i think beam is always wonky first meet with the jitters full force. Sounds like you & your coach have a good plan for improvement.

 

[MaryA]

Great start! Many congrats!

 

[gymmomof1]

Wonderful start to the season! I like how you have an idea of what to improve on . Looking forward to hearing about next meet.

 

[gymnastgets10]

Great job! Much better than my first level 7 meet.

 

[flippin out]

sounds like a great start to the season! Congrats and good luck this season

 

[profmom]

Congratulations! If it makes you feel any better, about 1/3 of our level 8s casted over in their bars routines. And I couldn't believe how many of the girls from all the gyms were having big wobbles on their full turns on beam at levels 8-10. This is a really terrific start, and the floor is particularly encouraging.

 

[sportyfam5]

I love how you are really honest with yourself and took a good look at how things went and how you will improve. You have a very mature outlook. This should really help you in your future. Good luck and always have fun with it.