gymgirl0514
Proud Parent
ok so I have posted here before and received some good encouragement lol but right now I feel like a Crazy Gym Mom. My dd is a lvl 4 this year, she had a rough lvl 3 season really enjoyed competing last year never really paid attention to the scores she only made her bhs in two of the meets without a spot and only got her dismount on beam at the last meet but she messed up her floor routine and was the only one to not make it to states which she didn't even realize and I had to tell her because I think she just assumed she had made it, needless to say she cried all the way home it was tough but she got through it her coaches were very supportive. Over the summer her hours increased and she started preparing for lvl 4 she finally got her kip about a month before the first meet although not pretty she did it! Although she was failing to make it over the vault! So I talked with her coach and she felt she was ok to go with 4 and possibly take a 0 on the vault as long as she was ok and not crying at the meets or she could choose to compete lvl 3 again with the hopes of making states this year. Well she didn't like the idea of not competeing with her team as they have been together for so long but she also understood that she would have a better chance at states and getting better scores doing lvl 3. So she decides lvl 3 but just happens to get over the vault table in practice a week before the meet so the coach felt she should continue with 4.... but then she doesn't do well with vault for the rest of that week we get to the first meet and she surprisingly gets over the vault everyone cheered as if it was the best vault ever.... lol... she ended up getting the lowest score on the team but we were thrilled that she did it! She completed all the skills and had her best beam ever with an 8.35 believe it or not that was her best score on beam! So all in all we were super proud her next meet although she completed everything her form and lack of flexibility has killed her score wise. She also struggles with her bigger skills although she can do the double rbhs it is still so sloppy with bent legs and she has no rebound on her fhs she barely stays of the ground in her landing. Despite all this she has made huge progress and we are so proud of that. I have to admit though as a parent it's so hard to watch your child be the lowest aa scorer on the team consistently the only one who hasn't ever got a medal. She still comes out with a smile on her face but sometimes she will say I suck at this or that! I think she is starting to realize that her scores aren't up to par with the rest of the team. I really want her to stick with it but I worry she won't progress past these lower levels I guess I am just looking for stories of others in my shoes, she does love this sport and we have invested so much in it already, I sometimes often wonder why she was selected for the team, I was told by her coach that she is extremely strong and is such a hard worker! Does it just take some little ones more time to mature and make the corrections? She is 8 almost 9, I feel like I get so emotionally worn out after these meets lol