I know mental blocks are really common in gymnastics and there have been so many posts made but right now I'm so lost and frustrated that I really just need some help.
I'm 15 years old and I've been doing gymnastics for about a year and 3 months. I'd really like to be an Xcel Platinum next year but first I need my kip, back handspring, back tuck, a series on beam. The tumbling is where I know I struggle the most. Previously, I did gymnastics at other gyms and I've worked on my back handspring for a while now.
I've done a bhs on trampoline without a spot before, but after that practice, I would go back to needing a spot. Yesterday I worked on roundoff,stop, bhs with my coach and we were really getting somewhere. I was so excited to come back today and possibly get it connected. The problem is, she wasn't coaching floor today. A new coach was. Now, I've had problems with trust before. This time, I don't think it was trust. I really like her. She's been teaching me new things and she's really supportive. At first, I was throwing them with her spotting me (we were on Tumble Track) but it would take me a while to do so. I would put my arms up, put them back down, shake my hands, do everything to try to focus and just do it. Then, the last two that I did were horrific. I started twisting more and more until I got really scared. After, I would get up to go again, and stand there for at least 3 minutes. I could not get myself to go backwards. She had to call my coach over to double spot me. My other coach would count 1,2,3 like always, and I threw it perfectly. Now, I still don't know if this is about trust. I think its about having one spot. I always turn to the side of my spot. When I had to spots for front tucks off beam, I would throw my arms out to catch them instead of my legs. I had to tell them not to spot me because I would tuck my arms instead of grabbing them. It worked. So, I have a feeling that I was afraid I was going to turn to her instead of going backwards.
I just don't know how to get out of my head and its really getting me upset. I've basically had this mental block since I've started gymnastics. I need to learn how to let go and throw things because I only have 3 more years left. I know its something only I can fix, but at the same time I don't know how to fix it.
So my questions would be:
Is it normal to be afraid of having a spot? (I don't know how to word that any other way)
How in the world do I get out of my head?
Is this something that comes with time? (Because I don't have much of it...)
Thank you to anyone who gives some sort of input on this. I really appreciate it.
I'm 15 years old and I've been doing gymnastics for about a year and 3 months. I'd really like to be an Xcel Platinum next year but first I need my kip, back handspring, back tuck, a series on beam. The tumbling is where I know I struggle the most. Previously, I did gymnastics at other gyms and I've worked on my back handspring for a while now.
I've done a bhs on trampoline without a spot before, but after that practice, I would go back to needing a spot. Yesterday I worked on roundoff,stop, bhs with my coach and we were really getting somewhere. I was so excited to come back today and possibly get it connected. The problem is, she wasn't coaching floor today. A new coach was. Now, I've had problems with trust before. This time, I don't think it was trust. I really like her. She's been teaching me new things and she's really supportive. At first, I was throwing them with her spotting me (we were on Tumble Track) but it would take me a while to do so. I would put my arms up, put them back down, shake my hands, do everything to try to focus and just do it. Then, the last two that I did were horrific. I started twisting more and more until I got really scared. After, I would get up to go again, and stand there for at least 3 minutes. I could not get myself to go backwards. She had to call my coach over to double spot me. My other coach would count 1,2,3 like always, and I threw it perfectly. Now, I still don't know if this is about trust. I think its about having one spot. I always turn to the side of my spot. When I had to spots for front tucks off beam, I would throw my arms out to catch them instead of my legs. I had to tell them not to spot me because I would tuck my arms instead of grabbing them. It worked. So, I have a feeling that I was afraid I was going to turn to her instead of going backwards.
I just don't know how to get out of my head and its really getting me upset. I've basically had this mental block since I've started gymnastics. I need to learn how to let go and throw things because I only have 3 more years left. I know its something only I can fix, but at the same time I don't know how to fix it.
So my questions would be:
Is it normal to be afraid of having a spot? (I don't know how to word that any other way)
How in the world do I get out of my head?
Is this something that comes with time? (Because I don't have much of it...)
Thank you to anyone who gives some sort of input on this. I really appreciate it.
