Bean came home from gym yesterday with good news and bad. Good news: she had her beam routine choreographed. Bad news, the skills included are for level 8. So, although no ones come right out and said it, it's a safe bet that level 8 it is!
She loves her routine, but the excitement was slightly clouded by the level. She worked SO hard this summer trying to get her level 9 skills, but there are a few that just haven't come together in time. Possibly they would be here by December, but her coaches want her to have a season of confidence and less stress, since last season she fought for her giant for awhile, and then broke her toe twice, missing about 10 weeks of full training.
So the skills in the routine are, pike press mount (almost like last year, but directly into the hold), BHS, BHS connected, Back Tuck, switch split, split jump connected and RO layout full for the dismount. Plus all the cutsy dance moves and poses, lol. She's disappointed that she can't use her front or side ariels (apparently they're D's, and restricted?) she was so eager to show them off!
The good news for me is, no more stress of wondering which level, and a whole lot less scary to watch I am NOT ready to see that shootover to handstand thingy on bars without a coach beside her, lol!
She loves her routine, but the excitement was slightly clouded by the level. She worked SO hard this summer trying to get her level 9 skills, but there are a few that just haven't come together in time. Possibly they would be here by December, but her coaches want her to have a season of confidence and less stress, since last season she fought for her giant for awhile, and then broke her toe twice, missing about 10 weeks of full training.
So the skills in the routine are, pike press mount (almost like last year, but directly into the hold), BHS, BHS connected, Back Tuck, switch split, split jump connected and RO layout full for the dismount. Plus all the cutsy dance moves and poses, lol. She's disappointed that she can't use her front or side ariels (apparently they're D's, and restricted?) she was so eager to show them off!
The good news for me is, no more stress of wondering which level, and a whole lot less scary to watch I am NOT ready to see that shootover to handstand thingy on bars without a coach beside her, lol!