- Nov 19, 2016
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My daughter has state coming up in the next week or so where she will be competing Level 3. She has pretty recently gotten her kip without grips (got it first with grips). I think it's pretty decent but not perfect by any means- and she still misses it completely some of the time. Coach wants her to compete it at states for the experience. I think she/he already has Level 4 in mind and says she/he is not concerned about scores. There is a very good chance she will score lower with the kip and there is a decent chance she will miss it altogether (in which she case, she will score much lower!) She's pretty nervous about it but also wants to please the coach- and I know she would be proud to do it at state. But she DOES care about scores and already feels the pressure of state- she definitely has anxiety before meets. I would prefer she just hold off doing it at state and then focus on it for Level 4. But should I just bite my tongue and let her work it out with the coach? Or help her talk to the coach? Or? I know in the long run, it probably doesn't matter much either way.