- Sep 16, 2009
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I am afraid of doing a flyaway. It's a pretty common fear, but it just keeps haunting me. When we started learning flyaways, I couldn't let go of the bar. I think I was afraid of hitting my feet on the bar. Even when my coach spotted me, she held me up in the front swing, and had to scream, LET GO! I finally got it into the pit, after months of fear. I was so happy, and kept doing them over and over. I did it to a mat in the pit, and then I did it on the regular bars! My timing was a little off, but I was doing them. I got very nervous before doing them, but would try to ignore it. The whole time, I was just afraid of my feet hitting the bar. But they never did.
Then one day, I hit my feet on the bar, 3 times. I didn't do one good flyaway. The fear came back, but it was stronger, because now the reason I was afraid of them seemed more real, since it happened to me.
In level 6, I scratched bars in every meet, until our last sectional, where I did my flyaway. I qualified to states, and then lost my flyaway. I didn't do a dismount at all on bars, and got an 8.0.
In level 7, I got it back, and I was so happy. However, I sprained my back, and then had to stop serious gymnastics training for 1 month. When I came back, I was afraid. My coach changed my bars dismount to a sole circle full, but that wasn't working for me either. I went through level 7 with my giants, and an underswing dismount.
Since I had all my other skills, I went to level 8, which is where I am now.
This is the worst mental block I've ever had, and I just can't seem to get it into my mind that I can do it.
Does anyone have any advice on how to get over it? It's just hanging over my head every time I go to practice. Help!
Then one day, I hit my feet on the bar, 3 times. I didn't do one good flyaway. The fear came back, but it was stronger, because now the reason I was afraid of them seemed more real, since it happened to me.
In level 6, I scratched bars in every meet, until our last sectional, where I did my flyaway. I qualified to states, and then lost my flyaway. I didn't do a dismount at all on bars, and got an 8.0.
In level 7, I got it back, and I was so happy. However, I sprained my back, and then had to stop serious gymnastics training for 1 month. When I came back, I was afraid. My coach changed my bars dismount to a sole circle full, but that wasn't working for me either. I went through level 7 with my giants, and an underswing dismount.
Since I had all my other skills, I went to level 8, which is where I am now.
This is the worst mental block I've ever had, and I just can't seem to get it into my mind that I can do it.
Does anyone have any advice on how to get over it? It's just hanging over my head every time I go to practice. Help!