Fear Of Beam

[KBT]

Go back to the low beam and do your skills over and over. You must be confident in your ability to do the skill. If you're up on high beam thinking about how you're scared you'll fall off and get bruised, you're not able to focus 100% on the skill you're doing.

Quick - don't think about a pink elephant right now!!! ...........Did you just picture a pink elephant? I'm guessing yes. The mind ignores the small qualifying words and focuses on the general theme of what you're thinking about. So when you say "don't fall of the beam", the mind just focuses on and visualizes falling off. So you need to have your confidence up, to be able to think about the hundreds of times you have successfully completed the skill rather than think about all the "what ifs?" that might happen.

[gymnasticsbabie]

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Originally Posted by KBT Quick - don't think about a pink elephant right now!!! ...........Did you just picture a pink elephant? I'm guessing yes. The mind ignores the small qualifying words and focuses on the general theme of what you're thinking about. So when you say "don't fall of the beam", the mind just focuses on and visualizes falling off. So you need to have your confidence up, to be able to think about the hundreds of times you have successfully completed the skill rather than think about all the "what ifs?" that might happen.

whoa i totally just said that lol. great minds think alike!! haha

[gymgirl1999]

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Originally Posted by abercrombiegymnast I cant seeem to stay on the beam. I'm tired of getting nervous of falling, straddling or hitting my head on the beam. I can do the skills such as the back walkover perfectly on the floor but when it comes to the high beam i just cant do it no more. It's getting me frustrated. I'm a level 6 gymnast and ready to go into level 7, but cant move up because i cant hit the beam routine. Does anyone know a way to get rid of these mental blocks? Please Reply. Thanks.

How is your beam routine going? Are you still moving up to level 7?

[gymbum08]

hey! i also HATE beam so im going to give theese sugestions a shot. good luck!

[gymmilly302]

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Originally Posted by abercrombiegymnast I cant seeem to stay on the beam. I'm tired of getting nervous of falling, straddling or hitting my head on the beam. I can do the skills such as the back walkover perfectly on the floor but when it comes to the high beam i just cant do it no more. It's getting me frustrated. I'm a level 6 gymnast and ready to go into level 7, but cant move up because i cant hit the beam routine. Does anyone know a way to get rid of these mental blocks? Please Reply. Thanks.

the beams not going anywhere ive only seen 2 people have bad crassh and thats because they blocked

[gymmilly302]

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Originally Posted by gymnasticsbabie whoa i totally just said that lol. great minds think alike!! haha

great tips thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gymcrazy08]

backwalkovers were the hardest skill for me to learn on beam, but once you get it they seem easy. i am training level 9 skills and have to stick backwalkovers for basics and warm ups. i dont seem to have a hard time anymore, but b4 when i did have a hard time (with walkovers or any other skill) i would just go and eat a little something or just go sit down for a few minutes to just... idk i guess get a new start. then i would go and try again. also, you can make a stack of mats under the beam and take them away as ur skills get better. but no worries, the more you do them the easier they will seem.

[gymgymgymnast08]

haha backwalkovers are soooo hard. i cant do them. my connection is bhs bhs but i like cant do a backwalkover. ha its pretty sweet i used to do backwalkover bhs but then i had to go to bhs bhs cuz i cant like land a backwalkover. i kickover like crooked and i can usually pull my foot around to get it back on the beam then i could usually land my bhs from that. haha but i do bhs bhs now AMEN.

[canadiangymnast_eh]

JUST GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!


i have had a problem like that before and it will just hold you back. the worst thats gona happen is you might fall. these sort of things your afraid about dont happen every time or even often. THINK POSITIVE!! ex im gonna stick it, ill be fine, i can do it!!

[gymgirl_60]

for me it always helps to have someone stand there for some mental support. that is the only reason i can do a cartwheel backtuck off beam- my coach will stand there and it just makes me feel better and gives me mental supportgood luck!