she got it

[cher062]

Ok she got the giant finally today without help (no low bar to get in the way)

once she got one then she was doing 5 around. dizzy for sure.

She had a grin from ear to ear!!!!

Now to add it into the routine. That shouldn't take long at all she has the rest of the skills but I know she is a little afraid of hitting the low bar with her feet.

she should have a great year this coming fall season.

 

[ZJsMom]

Congratulations! She must be really excited.

 

[Ingwe]

Congrats!!!! A very big accomplishment, she must been thrilled

 

[Bobby]

Major milestone - congrats to her!

 

[NotAMom]

That's a biggy!!! Congrats to her.

 

[GetaGrip]

Congratulations! Giants are a great skill to learn. Kudos to her for making 5 in a row on her first day! I've only ever done 4, and I've been doing giants for a couple months now.

 

[cathiann]

Congrats to her!!!

 

[CreateMagic]

Congratulations! That must take a huge weight off her shoulders.

 

[mariposa]

Congrats to her! Giants are huge! She has lots of time to get them solid and work them into her routine.

 

[gym law mom]

Big high 5s on that one. Now she'll probably tell you giants have become her favorite skill!
Best wishes on putting that bar routine together with giants!

 

[Optionals United]

Congrats!!!!!! Giants are such a huge milestone! I remember the exact day I got my giants and of course it was the day we had a guest coach!

 

[MamaofEnS]

Congrats! Has the coach given her hints on how not to hit the lower bar?

MamaofEnS

 

[cher062]

Congrats! Has the coach given her hints on how not to hit the lower bar?

MamaofEnS

Not yet that is coming up in the next few weeks as she moves from the practice high bar to the uneven bars. That will be a small fear of the lower bar but they have some foam they put on the lower bar for when they start doing these more challenging skills so it won't hurt too badly if she hits.

Her coach is hoping by the end of the summer not only to have the L7 routine with giants but to have L8 skill with I believe handstand turn in a handstand (don't know what that is called) into giant.

Bars has always been a favorite event for DD and once she gets a skill usually has great form. I know she could have done more in a row the other day but the coach only asked her for 5 then she released.

She was just beaming from ear to ear when she did them.

 

[gym law mom]

Our gym sets up a foam strip on the trench bar so the girls can practice giants(especially the tap) and get the feel of where the low bar would be and if they hit the "low bar" all they hit is a piece of foam. My gymmie used it alot when she was working on her tap into double backs.

The skill you're thinking of for L8 is the pirouette. They can usually start working those on the floor then a pirouette bar and so on.