Just an update: She had a lot of fun on her birthday and at her first meet! She said she wasn't nervous, but I think a little bit of nerves crept up on her.
Her first event was beam, and she later told me she didn't want to get a "dedution" for going over time so she had to hurry up. Oh boy! Her score was a 7.75. The scores on beam were pretty low for her age group. First place was an 8.125. Floor was next. She has to again slow it down and point those toes, on top of squeeze her 'Tush'. But her score was a respectable, 8.85. Then came bars. Through practice time, she nailed every squat on- but missed it @ competition time. Her score was 7.45. Again, it looked like bar scores were a bit low. But she needs to fix her routine, for sure. She did however kip with straight arms on the low bar. Her teammates did note frustration in her however after the routine on bars. Last was vault, and for a little bitty, she did very well. She runs so fast! Her score was 8.35. All-Around was a 32.40. Not great, but okay! The winning AA for the 7 & 8 yo was 35.10.
She just missed qualifying for state. She has to get a 33.00 to qualify. I'm sure she will be more focused at practice on Tuesday! Her beam coach said she knows DD is a 'competitor' so it will bug DD if she doesn't 'fix' her routines!
I was very proud of my little munchkin! All the other team parents were so supportive of her, and I am so grateful to have them in our corner!! Her team was so proud of DD! The gym hosting the meet had the audience sing "Happy Birthday" to her and for the first time I saw her get 'bashful'! It was all very sweet!
