- Aug 17, 2015
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So, kind of at my wits end here. DD is 14 - did level 8 twice hoping for 9 this year. Has always struggled with fear when learning new skills or sometimes will become fearful of a skill she's competed for a year (happened with giants and fly away - usually always with flight on beam.)
She's fearful of hand/lay on beam and overshoot, swing half on bars. She's at the point that she wants to quit (because she's stressed and is constantly thinking of gym while at school, etc. - freshmen in HS this year.) But she loves gymnastics and I know she would miss it terribly. I feel like once she overcomes this fear she will feel better but she's always pushed through it and this is the first time she's actually said she wanted to quit (more than just in passing on a bad day.) At her age (and since she's done 8 twice) I just don't see doing 8 again as a good option for her, and not sure she'd want to do that either since she'd be the only one on her team not to move up to 9. I just don't feel like quitting is the right thing for her to do either.
Per her coach her she can do her swing half with him "spotting" (i.e. standing right there) and it's "beautiful" but when he walks way, she can't do it. Same with beam - her hand/lay is "beautiful" with mats stacked - but take a mat down and she "can't" go.
We tried some hypnosis tapes (John Howard - gymnasticszone) but she doesn't feel that it's making a difference. Have an appointment with Doc Ali set up for next week to see how that goes. Need some advice.
She's fearful of hand/lay on beam and overshoot, swing half on bars. She's at the point that she wants to quit (because she's stressed and is constantly thinking of gym while at school, etc. - freshmen in HS this year.) But she loves gymnastics and I know she would miss it terribly. I feel like once she overcomes this fear she will feel better but she's always pushed through it and this is the first time she's actually said she wanted to quit (more than just in passing on a bad day.) At her age (and since she's done 8 twice) I just don't see doing 8 again as a good option for her, and not sure she'd want to do that either since she'd be the only one on her team not to move up to 9. I just don't feel like quitting is the right thing for her to do either.
Per her coach her she can do her swing half with him "spotting" (i.e. standing right there) and it's "beautiful" but when he walks way, she can't do it. Same with beam - her hand/lay is "beautiful" with mats stacked - but take a mat down and she "can't" go.
We tried some hypnosis tapes (John Howard - gymnasticszone) but she doesn't feel that it's making a difference. Have an appointment with Doc Ali set up for next week to see how that goes. Need some advice.