- Jan 22, 2008
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We have just completed our 3rd meet of the season. DD is doing very well for her first year comepting. We just need to find a way to keep her on the beam. She has one fall each meet on her beam routine. It is killing the entire team. I just hope she is saving that one beam routine that she doesn't fall on for states. Mind you she NEVER falls in practice. I swear she is such a mental case.
But here are her meet updates
First meet ages 6-7 year old
Vault 2nd 9.3
Bars 4th 8.825
Beam 3rd 8.4
Floor 3rd 9.1
AA 2nd 35.625 (2 out of 28)
Second meet ages 6-8 year olds
Vault 3rd 9.2
Bars 1st 8.950(highest bars score of all level 4 age groups)
Beam 2nd 8.850 with a fall on the scale
Floor 1st 9.4 (highest floor score of all level 4 age groups)
AA 2nd 36.400 (2nd out of 25)
First place was a 2nd year 8 year. The 1st place was 36.450. We were very proud since she was going up against girls that were 2 years older than her. Also her AA score was the second of the entire level 4 meet all ages. That brightened her spirits. She also had team high score on all 4 events and AA high score. So she was on cloud nine.
Third meet ages 6-7 year olds
Vault 5th place 9.3 The top 14 girls had nothing below a 9.0
Bars 1st 9.3
Beam 7th 8.7 with a fall and 2 bobbles. We saw in warmup it wasn't going to be great. She was shakey and it was the last event for her.
Floor 1st 9.375
AA. 1st 36.675 (1st out of 49)
We didn't even see that coming, since her beam was so low. DH said to me and others we would be lucky to place in top 3. I had calculated her AA just so we knew where she landed based on her AA. When they announced her AA score I had a bunch of "I told you so" from our team mates. DH and I were shocked that DD had finally got her AA 1st. DD was so very proud of herself. She was all grins. She received her first trophy and was on cloud nine. She was even excited that they said her name correctly.
Now to just get that beam score to come up. We have two more weeks till our next meet and it is going to be a HUGE one. I am praying that she and her coaches can tweek the routines a bit help her gain a few more tenths. We have a couple of privates to help "perfect" everything. Her level 5 coach is taking the lead to help get her over the 9.3 she is stuck on for the vault. Her coaches exact words were we are not going to win with a 9.3. So I know that they are going to push her harder on that event and work her going over the vault table more to get the pop she is lacking. She has been working so hard this year and has had such success I am just praying it continues. We still have 4 more meets before states.
DD was reading her team hand book and saw that they have to consistently have a 36.0 to go to the next level along with having all of their skills for Level 5. She looks at me and says Mommy I didn't get a 36 on that first meet does that mean they won't let me move up? She then says well if I start to get 37's or 38's they will forget all about that 35 from the first meet. I had to laugh at her way of looking at it. Of course she isn't seeing she is the only level 4 that is training level 5 weekly and has all of the skills for the next level.
Thank you for letting me share how very proud we are of our little gym monkey.
But here are her meet updates
First meet ages 6-7 year old
Vault 2nd 9.3
Bars 4th 8.825
Beam 3rd 8.4
Floor 3rd 9.1
AA 2nd 35.625 (2 out of 28)
Second meet ages 6-8 year olds
Vault 3rd 9.2
Bars 1st 8.950(highest bars score of all level 4 age groups)
Beam 2nd 8.850 with a fall on the scale
Floor 1st 9.4 (highest floor score of all level 4 age groups)
AA 2nd 36.400 (2nd out of 25)
First place was a 2nd year 8 year. The 1st place was 36.450. We were very proud since she was going up against girls that were 2 years older than her. Also her AA score was the second of the entire level 4 meet all ages. That brightened her spirits. She also had team high score on all 4 events and AA high score. So she was on cloud nine.
Third meet ages 6-7 year olds
Vault 5th place 9.3 The top 14 girls had nothing below a 9.0
Bars 1st 9.3
Beam 7th 8.7 with a fall and 2 bobbles. We saw in warmup it wasn't going to be great. She was shakey and it was the last event for her.
Floor 1st 9.375
AA. 1st 36.675 (1st out of 49)
We didn't even see that coming, since her beam was so low. DH said to me and others we would be lucky to place in top 3. I had calculated her AA just so we knew where she landed based on her AA. When they announced her AA score I had a bunch of "I told you so" from our team mates. DH and I were shocked that DD had finally got her AA 1st. DD was so very proud of herself. She was all grins. She received her first trophy and was on cloud nine. She was even excited that they said her name correctly.
Now to just get that beam score to come up. We have two more weeks till our next meet and it is going to be a HUGE one. I am praying that she and her coaches can tweek the routines a bit help her gain a few more tenths. We have a couple of privates to help "perfect" everything. Her level 5 coach is taking the lead to help get her over the 9.3 she is stuck on for the vault. Her coaches exact words were we are not going to win with a 9.3. So I know that they are going to push her harder on that event and work her going over the vault table more to get the pop she is lacking. She has been working so hard this year and has had such success I am just praying it continues. We still have 4 more meets before states.
DD was reading her team hand book and saw that they have to consistently have a 36.0 to go to the next level along with having all of their skills for Level 5. She looks at me and says Mommy I didn't get a 36 on that first meet does that mean they won't let me move up? She then says well if I start to get 37's or 38's they will forget all about that 35 from the first meet. I had to laugh at her way of looking at it. Of course she isn't seeing she is the only level 4 that is training level 5 weekly and has all of the skills for the next level.
Thank you for letting me share how very proud we are of our little gym monkey.