CuriousCate
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- Jul 12, 2016
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I typed this all and then it disappeared, so sorry if it is a partial duplicate.
First off, my brag. My ODD got her kip last week! With straight arms and everything. It was gorgeous! She has been so worried that she would not make lvl 4 because of it and then BAM. She turned 7 in mid-January and is the youngest on her team and she frequently feels like she is cast aside during practice because "oh, you're so young, you have time....you're young enough to repeat lvl 3....the bigger girls have to get this skill sooner, etc" so this was definitely an in your face type of moment for her! And her teammates' response was the best thing i've ever seen. Cheers and hugs and spinning her around, etc! I love those girls.
Next, the questions. I think what she got is the glide kip (start from standing, pike, extend, the kip up), right? What are the other types of kips she needs for lvl 4? I was reading the long hang kip? What is the difference and how hard is it to get this type of kip as compared to the glide kip?
Also, she is really tiny and said that it is hard to stand on the low bar and jump to high bar. Is the bar distance kept the same at lvl 4 regardless of gymnast size?
Thanks all!!
First off, my brag. My ODD got her kip last week! With straight arms and everything. It was gorgeous! She has been so worried that she would not make lvl 4 because of it and then BAM. She turned 7 in mid-January and is the youngest on her team and she frequently feels like she is cast aside during practice because "oh, you're so young, you have time....you're young enough to repeat lvl 3....the bigger girls have to get this skill sooner, etc" so this was definitely an in your face type of moment for her! And her teammates' response was the best thing i've ever seen. Cheers and hugs and spinning her around, etc! I love those girls.
Next, the questions. I think what she got is the glide kip (start from standing, pike, extend, the kip up), right? What are the other types of kips she needs for lvl 4? I was reading the long hang kip? What is the difference and how hard is it to get this type of kip as compared to the glide kip?
Also, she is really tiny and said that it is hard to stand on the low bar and jump to high bar. Is the bar distance kept the same at lvl 4 regardless of gymnast size?
Thanks all!!