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My newly turned 6 yr old son is in an intermediate gymnastics class, but his coach invited him to participate as a level 4 in a in-house meet a couple of weeks ago. My son did well on everything (13.0-14.6), except pommel/mushroom (8.2). His coach has not really worked much with him on those as my son is tiny, and I think his decision to have my son compete was impulsive. Apparently he did well enough that the coach has invited him to compete at level 4 state, but he wants him to learn the mushroom in the two weeks till the meet. We have a mushroom at home, and my son willingly has been practicing really hard, but he's just not getting it. I refuse to pressure him, and I encourage him to keep trying, but I can see he's getting frustrated. I'm not sure how to help him. Are there any suggestions? He can do his first body turn, but the second one, his feet end up on the ground before he can turn body down again. I notice he does virtually the same thing every time, so I don't see any improvement. I tell him, lead with your belly, fast hand, butt down. I hate to see him so frustrated... any suggestions appreciate.