First meet for us!

[Cascade]

I LOVE this story! Don't feel too bad... my daughter scored a 5.9 on beam at her very first level 4 meet, and then the following year she scored a 9.3 on her very first level 5 meet.... we kid her that she almost reversed her score!! I think it's absolutely great that she enjoyed herself so much. We have a judge in our area that has nearly fallen off his chair a few times laughing along with the little ones! Too bad yours couldn't see the humor. Congratulations to your daughter... if she had a great time then the day could only considered a total success!!

[Cascade]

Oops...could only *be* considered....

[gymmomntc2e6]

my dd is 7 and competing for the first time in November. She is level 3, so I know it doesn't 'count' but she is VERY excited (wants to know when she can be on TV). I am a wreck because I would be sick if I had to get in front of everyone and do something. I am just happy that she wants to and is looking forward to it. I am nervous because she is a perfectionist and will likely be upset with herself if she falls or things someone else did better. :-)

[midwestgymmom]

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Originally Posted by Blackie6 My daughter had her very first meet this past weekend. I am afraid she didn't do very well score wise, but I was very proud of her anyway. She is only 6 and missed tons of practice due to our late Summer vacation. She actually missed her first team meet because she just wasn't ready. Almost all the girls qualified for sectionals at that 1st meet so my daughter & another L4 went to another local meet together to try to qualify. She had floor first and got a 6.8. She had all the skills but was just sloppy & hadn't practiced enough on the floor to know how to go corner to corner. She did ROBHS by herself though (yeah!) On vault she got 8.6 which was nice. The bars were ugly. The whole family was seated right next to the bars (limited seating and couldn't move if we wanted to)& when she went, she was laughing almost the whole time and needed a boost for the mill circle. Then she messed up something else, a hip circle I think, and repeated it and I guess got more points off for adding a skill? Got a 5.8 on that. The beam was last. She was doing OK but not too sure about the whole routine yet and missed something & then fell off which resulted in a 6.9. So it totaled 28.1. Her teamate did a little better and did qualify, so my daughter is feeling a little left out tonight. I have been telling her all along that you have to start somewhere and that we didn't even think she would be doing any competitions yet this year and that she is the youngest on the team, but she is so sad I am feeling pretty sad too. Anyone have any words of wisdom for the team caboose??? She loved the meet and had a blast, wasn't nervous at all, but this sectional score seems like alot of pressure.

My dd didnt start competing until she was almost 8 and at her first meet she got a 8.9 on vault , 7.35 on floor and opted out of beam and bars so she got 0's those
. I remember how nervous I was for her the camera I used shook like crazy The AA score to qualify here is 28 so it took her a few meets to qualify. last yr was the first time she got a medal. We just emphasize progress in the scores whether we get medals or not. usually the scores go up a little each meet

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Originally Posted by Blackie6 the judge looked soooo mad though, like we disrespected the event or her.

Must have been an uptight judge.