Its back!!!!!!

[gymgurl]

Ok some of you may remember that about 9 months ago i was having serious issues with the front sault dismount and was dead terrified and would stand on the beam for half and hour before 1) stepping down 2) doing a straight jump or 3) on the rare occasion a front sault after much coaxing from my coach which would lead to another 30 mins of standing on the beam preparing for dismount. Anyway we stopped working them because i didn't need to compete it.

So yesterday i started working front sault dismounts again, sure enough i found myself standing there thinking, over thinking, freaking out but i finally go and front sault after which i think my coach gave me the best advice i have ever got in the sport

"Don't stand there thinking, just do it!"

 

[MamaofEnS]

Hurray for you! Were you able to do more than one?

MamaofEnS

 

[gymgurl]

yep did about 10 or more consecutively i think its back for good (well i hope so anyway)

 

[henrik541]

Yay you! I remember your story (at least I guess so ). Congratulations. I'm working on the same thing but on floor.

 

[gymnastgets10]

Great job!!! I remember when I first learned that lesson - my gym team went to a pool with platform diving boards and almost everyone jumped off at least the lowest one (5 meters). I got up there and started thinking "wow, this is REALLY high, should I be doing this?" but then I thought "just go" and walked off the end. Now that helps me with gymnastics too.