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Proud Parent
My little 7 year old is in a low level competitive program at 2x/week for 4 hrs each. She has a really hard time with getting her arms into full overhead flexion (ie, up and back, the "ta-da" position). When she tries they don't go back all the way so she compensates by arching her lower back. This lack of mobility has hindered her with her backbend and backwalkover. The rest of her is loose and flexible like a wet noodle. My question is, do you coaches have any experience/advice with kids like this? Do parents have a kid like this, and did it hinder their gymnastics or did it eventually get resolved? It's not a problem with shoulder flexibility in general, because when they do that arms behind you snd try to lay down stretch, she is almost all the way to the floor with fingers touching. It's the opposite direction that is the problem. And it's not a new problem, she's always been this way. But I think her current group stretches less than the development group she was in last year.
Incidentally, her knee injury is 95% better after PT and she's back to practice and competitions with a few modifications. Yay!
Incidentally, her knee injury is 95% better after PT and she's back to practice and competitions with a few modifications. Yay!