I know many similar questions have been posted, but here goes. DD is 8 yrs and is level 4 working upskills for level 6/7. Great little tumbler, doing ok on vault and bars. Working on fulls on floor etc. Has good speed and uses lots of momentum for tumbling, vaulting, etc. Beam has always presented difficulty. In my opinion this is because slower, controlled movement is a lot harder for her. She had an oculomotor issue and did lots of vision therapy which helped tremendously.
The issue is that the coaches have an expectation that because she tumbles so well on floor she should "certainly" be able to do back walkovers and back handsprings on the high beam. She is not at all comfortable with this. Her back walkover is crooked on low/medium beam. She is actually better with the back handspring (maybe because it's quicker??) but she is in no way comfortable or feels ready doing this on high beam yet. And is getting berated because "it should be easy for her." I just keep telling her she will get it and don't worry. Is this vestibular even though floor tumbling is progressing so quickly? An eye issue? Fear? I really feel like if they would leave her alone, she will hopefully continue to mature with the body control and will eventually get it.
The issue is that the coaches have an expectation that because she tumbles so well on floor she should "certainly" be able to do back walkovers and back handsprings on the high beam. She is not at all comfortable with this. Her back walkover is crooked on low/medium beam. She is actually better with the back handspring (maybe because it's quicker??) but she is in no way comfortable or feels ready doing this on high beam yet. And is getting berated because "it should be easy for her." I just keep telling her she will get it and don't worry. Is this vestibular even though floor tumbling is progressing so quickly? An eye issue? Fear? I really feel like if they would leave her alone, she will hopefully continue to mature with the body control and will eventually get it.