MAG Slow/little progress

[skschlag]

Does your ds seem to stagnate during the season? D seems to get his routines, and just be done for the season. Progress is minimal. He doesn't really add much, or improve something, but just stays about the same.

Any suggestions? He has room for improvement, but just doesn't seem to do much during the season.

 

[magmom]

My son is a level four, and has made some progress during the season, but not a lot lot. The most progress he's made is on pbars, from no handstands to a nice handstand dismount (though he's now less likely to stick). His back handspring has tightened up quite a bit throughout the season. Vault has been crazy inconsistent throughout. Highbar and pommel have been pretty stagnant. Rings I think have actually gotten sloppier - not sure why.

So, some progress, but not a lot. I was actually surprised how much up-training they were doing during the season. Hopefully it was because coach is happy with current routines?

 

[profmom]

Not my son, but really up until this year, this was my daughter to a tee. She would kind of set the standard early in the season and then pretty much be there until the last meet. I've learned to keep reminding myself that the road leads ever up, and the overall improvement is what matters from year to year, not what happens at meets. (Anyway, it sounds like things really are coming together for him on events, so I hope he will rock states and hit everything at the level he is capable of doing!)

 

[gracyomalley]

For all 3 of mine, if they are really "ready" for the level they are competing, they make very little progress during the comp season itself - sure a touch here, a bit there - scores go up a bit overall...but the only times we have seen big changes during the season is when DD was first competing (and went from scratching bars to competing them) and the 4 months total that she trained and competed old L6 (coach was willing to do this fast to get to L7 before the changes...), where she really was still learning everything initially...

For the boys, they have been through a gym change, 3 coach changes including a doozy of a mess going on right now, and that is probably impacting...DS older really is sick of his level and works the next level in most practices, not much more he can do where he's at...and DS the younger's scores vary by up to 5 points based upon his concentration factor by the last 2 events....

Honestly, I HATE comp season....money, long drives, frustrated kids (or happy but the same performance can lead to either depending upon who else is there...), etc....I actually enjoy watching a bit more (other than the panic they might kill themselves part) when they are "new" and still trying to just complete routines....easier for them to feel good about achievements....

Our comp season is only Jan to March for all three and they are traveling at least overnight for all meets - tired, its winter so there is at least one virus that comes through, etc....I don't expect tons of changes until they are consistently uptraining again...

 

[J&A's mom]

The past two years, my son did change during the season......mainly just adding bonuses. This season he has only added floor bonuses during the season, the rest he either had from the start, or isn't working on till the summer. The difference is that he is repeating level 6, I think.

My level 4 son has changed, but its how he competes that has, not his routines. Now, he looks more like practice during competition(thankfully!)

 

[samuel310]

My ds went up 2.5 points for his first 3 meets and now he has leveled off and basically been the same for the last 3...hoping he finds a new groove for states but overall his score is pretty good so he is ok with it

 

[skschlag]

I think that is where d is right now. He has his routines, and while he can eek a few more tenths out here and there in most of them, that is it. Rings and HB have a long way to go,but the odds of huge improvements now are slim (I mean, we did go from a 4.8 to a 8.9 so far this year...so that is something on HB). I think it just gets frustrating to watch him make the same mistakes over and over

 

[OwlGalLiz]

I know what you mean, but in our case it's a tad different. Because they are so young and new they are conditioning a lot and learning solid skills. So it "appears" they may be learning less or processing less, but in actuality they are becoming more solid in their skills. Little guy has improved at each meet (except he always misses the mark on one event- it's never the same at each meet). We looked at this year as a "getting our feet wet" year. He's had solid, decent scores all season.


DS, age 6, level 4: just starting on this wild and crazy ride.