- Feb 26, 2007
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It seems that the kip fairies finally arrived at the gym tonight after being stuck in customs for months. I arrived at the gym, it was evalutaion night, and guess what? Bitty Bog had got her kip!
She of course was elated, it has been the most trying thing for her for months. I of course never made a big deal of it, told her it would come one day etc etc.
The irony is that tonight was the evaluation for which level she would compete this season. The coach of course thought she would repeat last years level as the kip was a new additon to our P2 level this year. This new skill arriving has thrown it for a loop.
Now Bitty has a big decision to make before tomorrow at 8am as tomorrow the names have to be submitted for the season.
She can compete the same level as last year, but she will have to drop one day of training as they have a max of 9 hours at that level (like L4), she has a very good chance of placing well and getting to provincials (like States). Of course if she drops one day of training she will not be able to uptrain very much as there just isn't time.
Or she can go up to P2 and be really challenged and will not have a chance at provincials as only the top 32 out of about 300 get to go. But she will get to uptrain as she still can train 4 days a week.
A very big choice for a 10 year old. The coach is leaning towards going up to P2 as she thinks BB loves a challenge and not working on new skills until next May will be hard on her.
Insight anyone, hard to remove oneself sometimes.
But she got her KIP!!! YAY
She of course was elated, it has been the most trying thing for her for months. I of course never made a big deal of it, told her it would come one day etc etc.
The irony is that tonight was the evaluation for which level she would compete this season. The coach of course thought she would repeat last years level as the kip was a new additon to our P2 level this year. This new skill arriving has thrown it for a loop.
Now Bitty has a big decision to make before tomorrow at 8am as tomorrow the names have to be submitted for the season.
She can compete the same level as last year, but she will have to drop one day of training as they have a max of 9 hours at that level (like L4), she has a very good chance of placing well and getting to provincials (like States). Of course if she drops one day of training she will not be able to uptrain very much as there just isn't time.
Or she can go up to P2 and be really challenged and will not have a chance at provincials as only the top 32 out of about 300 get to go. But she will get to uptrain as she still can train 4 days a week.
A very big choice for a 10 year old. The coach is leaning towards going up to P2 as she thinks BB loves a challenge and not working on new skills until next May will be hard on her.
Insight anyone, hard to remove oneself sometimes.
But she got her KIP!!! YAY