Meet Time

[skschlag]

So, the first meet is done! YAY! I forget how exhausting they can be

D had a solid meet. Stuff to work on, stuff to add to routines, etc.

The scoring was different. I think the highest I saw was like 11.2. I think the judges, coaches, and gymnasts are all feeling out the new routines, new judging. Our coach got tickled because one of our boys only did 1/2 of the elements in the hb routine. His SV shoudl have been around 6. He scored a 7 So, I am sure there are still bugs/ and kinks to work out. One of our boys fell 3 times on floor and got a 3. I truly question those super low scores as beign helpful, but he bounced back nicely.

D managed 8th over all. Didn't hit his giants on HB, did his mushroom routine wrong, and onyl stuck 1 landing. SO....definite room for improvement, but it was so exciting to see how far he has come!!

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[J&A's mom]

Sounds like a great start to the season! Are his routines different, since he is starting the season in 6?

[skschlag]

He is doing the 6 routines with bonuses where he has them. He just did the wrong thing on pommel! LOL!

Oh..here are what the scores looked like:
Floor: 9.8
Pommel: 10.2
rings: 9.1
Vault 8.8
PB: 9.8
HB: 7.9

AA 55.6

SO you can see they are quite a bit different. Last year he was pretty much high 14 -15s with aa around 89. Bit of a shock, but not too bad.

[Azgymmiemom]

I heard Scoring was much different this year. Not out of 15 or 16 w bonus. So...is it out of 12? 13? yes, I see where it gets confusing!!!

[MyBoysFlip]

He did great! I'm guessing the new routines will throw some kids off at the beginning of the season. Last year my son's goal was always double digits. It will be different this year.

[profmom]

I think the max on most events is a 12.2 with all the bonuses, all the virtuosity points, and a stick, so yes, it probably will look really weird at first. I mean, who is thinking to her/himself, "go for the . . . 11.7!!!"? But wow, a 3? That seems kind of ridiculous. (Though I'm remembering the meet last year where one judge was handing out 6s on pommel like he had a candy dish of them.)

That is great, though, that D did so well. Wow, if he was over a 10 with a major mistake on his mushroom routine, he ought to kill it next time! And those giants will come. Having been at a girls' L7 meet yesterday, I can testify to that high anxiety moment when the kid goes up, up, up . . . will s/he make it around?? Your next one isn't for a while, right?

[skschlag]

So, I think it is out of like a 12.5. So kids are shooting for AA like 60-65 I think. But who knows. We have about 2 months before our next meet (and it is a big invitational). Hopefully D will get bonuses, etc in

Oh..the anxiety of the giant is fun! Way more fun than the kip anxiety! LOL!

[skschlag]

I uploaded the video we got yesterday with scores if you guys want to see how it looks.

[AlexsGymmyMom]

His routines looked really good! Looks like the scoring will be confusing at first! Ryan doesn't compete until January (level 5). I will have to look for some of the new routines on youtube. Thanks for sharing!!

[momto2js]

The lowest score we saw at our first meet was a 2.7. My son got a 3 on the p-bars but he is small and I really think that if the bars were closer together he would be able to handle it better. At this point, he dosen't even attempt the dismount. It was an honest score and the best he can do right now. I think some gyms wouldn't compete him on the p-bars but our coach thinks that they should go and do the best they can, better to let him compete with the rest of the kids than have him sit an event out. Eithor way works for us.