IreneKa
Proud Parent
Hi,
DD is in XCel Bronze. We had a great meet this past weekend. She'd finally gotten through her bars routine without falling. Although, I know she can do even better, but she got a solid score of 9.1 and 4th place. Her vault was also pretty good - 9.05 and 3rd place. She did her floor routine beautifully and got 9.35 and 1st place (Yay! Her first first place ever!). Beam... well beam wasn't very good as usual, only 8.4. But overall we are very happy with her performance. She got AA score of 35.9 (her previous best was 34.95), and 4th place AA, also her best so far! States are coming up this Saturday, hoping she would do even better!
Now on to my question. As I said, beam is DD's weakest event. She is just scared of it. Everything is very slow and shaky, and she falls down a lot. We are thinking of buying her a home beam, so she could practice at home. Does anyone have those? Does it help having one? And, which one would you recommend? I've been looking at these two:
Amazon.com: The Beam Store Pink Suede 8-Feet Gymnastics Balance Beam: Sports & Outdoors
Amazon.com: Balance Beam - BB8-12 - Padded Suede 8 Foot Balance Beam (Tan) with 12" Riser Legs: Sports & Outdoors
I like the one with higher legs, but not sure if it's steady enough.
Also, any other suggestions on how to help DD overcome her fears? She is not afraid of heights in general, it's just the beam... I guess she fell off of it a few time in the past and had gotten hurt, so now she is afraid.
DD is in XCel Bronze. We had a great meet this past weekend. She'd finally gotten through her bars routine without falling. Although, I know she can do even better, but she got a solid score of 9.1 and 4th place. Her vault was also pretty good - 9.05 and 3rd place. She did her floor routine beautifully and got 9.35 and 1st place (Yay! Her first first place ever!). Beam... well beam wasn't very good as usual, only 8.4. But overall we are very happy with her performance. She got AA score of 35.9 (her previous best was 34.95), and 4th place AA, also her best so far! States are coming up this Saturday, hoping she would do even better!
Now on to my question. As I said, beam is DD's weakest event. She is just scared of it. Everything is very slow and shaky, and she falls down a lot. We are thinking of buying her a home beam, so she could practice at home. Does anyone have those? Does it help having one? And, which one would you recommend? I've been looking at these two:
Amazon.com: The Beam Store Pink Suede 8-Feet Gymnastics Balance Beam: Sports & Outdoors
Amazon.com: Balance Beam - BB8-12 - Padded Suede 8 Foot Balance Beam (Tan) with 12" Riser Legs: Sports & Outdoors
I like the one with higher legs, but not sure if it's steady enough.
Also, any other suggestions on how to help DD overcome her fears? She is not afraid of heights in general, it's just the beam... I guess she fell off of it a few time in the past and had gotten hurt, so now she is afraid.