Blackie6
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- Mar 1, 2007
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Our season offically ended as a level 4 at the Star Struck Invitational in Atlantic City,NJ
We had an early start since DD had a 10:40am report time and it was about 2-2 1/2 hrs from our house. We also had some running around to do before we left town since DS (10) had a wrestling match too. We dropped him off where he needed to be and grandparents were on their way to watch him so we could go. Because of V-Day and a cheer comp also at the covention center we were not sure what the traffic would be like so we tried to get on the road quickly. We had her ready to go by 8am but we are NOT morning people...the early start times or early travel times do not work well for us. We got there in plenty of time though and it was a beautiful convention center! No offense to the cheer girls on this board but the comp cheerleaders did scre us a little bit. We tried to hit the bathrooms first and were overcome by hair spray fumes, and glitter clouds. These girls had glitter all over their eyeslids even! How the heck are you supposed to cheer with glitter in your eye???
OK, so the place was so big there were like 2 or 3 meets going on at the same time! AMAZING! It was a really well run meet and the only hold up was for awards which seemed to take as long as the meet did! DD did not have her best day, but it was OK, she was told this was just for FUN, no pressure and no expectations. She just got cleared for her foot about 2 weeks ago so we tried not to stress over scores.
Beam was first...OK, hate beam so let's just do this and be done with it. She did well, no falls, beautiful held handstand got some "oh's" from the crowd because she can hold a handstand on the beam in practice for about 25 seconds, LOL, however she had some wobbles. On that one skill where you are on one leg with your arms out like an airplane...she sort of forgot to do it right and it looked just awkward, but she got an 8.775. Vault up next which made me nervous. She has been doing some vaults these past 2 weekend but mostly off the vault table as a L5. She still hesitates a little in the run but got an 9.125 and happy to be back in the 9's here. Floor! Not sure what went off here but she was just loose and not tight at all. Looked really bouncy and even her ROBHS looked funky. She's been in the 9's and even placed at states with her floor. Here she got a 8.825. The bars....ACK! She LOVES BARS and pretty much has her L5 bar routine already! Coach just helps her jump to the high bar but she does the squat on and kip herself in practice. She really hasn't been in L4 bar mode, so she over rotated that mill circle and had to hoist herself up and finish the routine for a 8.650 and came off CRYING! She was so upset and it was the last event (thankfully) because she wanted to do better and knows she could have done better there. Coach said "who cares anyway, you have your L5 routine, this was for fun" so we all started laughing and she stopped crying. However, as a team we got 5th place and our team girls had a GREAT day and scored in the 36's. It was fun to watch a teamate get all 9's she's been working so hard all season you love to enjoy watching a sucess story!
So here is the breakdown! DD just had her 8th B-Day so she is in a new & higher age bracket (missed the younger age group by one week!) now so comp was a little tougher than usual, LOL
Vault 9.125 (6th place)
Bars 8.650 (no place)
Beam 8.775 (12th place)
Floor 8.825 (13th)
AA 35.375 (14th place out of 26 girls)
Plus if you stayed on the beam you got an extra medal for being a beam queen!
Nice meet and well run, girls got sweatshirts that you could get airbrushed for $10.00 so DD was happy with that. Long day though and since we were the only ones without a hotel roon (2 boys waitting at home with gramdma and grandpa)we headed home and hit McD's on the way...traditional after meet food...ick!
We are totally in L5 now, want to kiss L4 goodbye forever (especially the bars routine) and move onto some bigger and better things...DD loves learning the L5 stuff and I think this is where her head is now. Hasta la vista LEVEL 4
We had an early start since DD had a 10:40am report time and it was about 2-2 1/2 hrs from our house. We also had some running around to do before we left town since DS (10) had a wrestling match too. We dropped him off where he needed to be and grandparents were on their way to watch him so we could go. Because of V-Day and a cheer comp also at the covention center we were not sure what the traffic would be like so we tried to get on the road quickly. We had her ready to go by 8am but we are NOT morning people...the early start times or early travel times do not work well for us. We got there in plenty of time though and it was a beautiful convention center! No offense to the cheer girls on this board but the comp cheerleaders did scre us a little bit. We tried to hit the bathrooms first and were overcome by hair spray fumes, and glitter clouds. These girls had glitter all over their eyeslids even! How the heck are you supposed to cheer with glitter in your eye???
OK, so the place was so big there were like 2 or 3 meets going on at the same time! AMAZING! It was a really well run meet and the only hold up was for awards which seemed to take as long as the meet did! DD did not have her best day, but it was OK, she was told this was just for FUN, no pressure and no expectations. She just got cleared for her foot about 2 weeks ago so we tried not to stress over scores.
Beam was first...OK, hate beam so let's just do this and be done with it. She did well, no falls, beautiful held handstand got some "oh's" from the crowd because she can hold a handstand on the beam in practice for about 25 seconds, LOL, however she had some wobbles. On that one skill where you are on one leg with your arms out like an airplane...she sort of forgot to do it right and it looked just awkward, but she got an 8.775. Vault up next which made me nervous. She has been doing some vaults these past 2 weekend but mostly off the vault table as a L5. She still hesitates a little in the run but got an 9.125 and happy to be back in the 9's here. Floor! Not sure what went off here but she was just loose and not tight at all. Looked really bouncy and even her ROBHS looked funky. She's been in the 9's and even placed at states with her floor. Here she got a 8.825. The bars....ACK! She LOVES BARS and pretty much has her L5 bar routine already! Coach just helps her jump to the high bar but she does the squat on and kip herself in practice. She really hasn't been in L4 bar mode, so she over rotated that mill circle and had to hoist herself up and finish the routine for a 8.650 and came off CRYING! She was so upset and it was the last event (thankfully) because she wanted to do better and knows she could have done better there. Coach said "who cares anyway, you have your L5 routine, this was for fun" so we all started laughing and she stopped crying. However, as a team we got 5th place and our team girls had a GREAT day and scored in the 36's. It was fun to watch a teamate get all 9's she's been working so hard all season you love to enjoy watching a sucess story!
So here is the breakdown! DD just had her 8th B-Day so she is in a new & higher age bracket (missed the younger age group by one week!) now so comp was a little tougher than usual, LOL
Vault 9.125 (6th place)
Bars 8.650 (no place)
Beam 8.775 (12th place)
Floor 8.825 (13th)
AA 35.375 (14th place out of 26 girls)
Plus if you stayed on the beam you got an extra medal for being a beam queen!
Nice meet and well run, girls got sweatshirts that you could get airbrushed for $10.00 so DD was happy with that. Long day though and since we were the only ones without a hotel roon (2 boys waitting at home with gramdma and grandpa)we headed home and hit McD's on the way...traditional after meet food...ick!
We are totally in L5 now, want to kiss L4 goodbye forever (especially the bars routine) and move onto some bigger and better things...DD loves learning the L5 stuff and I think this is where her head is now. Hasta la vista LEVEL 4
