Meets this Weekend? - Page 2

Blackie6 · 11-01-2007, 08:33 PM

OK, another Pumpkin Cup-ee checking in, LOL

OK, our meet didn't go as nice as Granny Smith's daughter's did. Our girls did a very cute little skit though and our coach got an award!!! They were dressed up as clowns and did this thing with a tug-of-war and our coach was peddling around on this lil trike. Anyway, this was my daughter's third meet and after practice and late Halloween party for the team girls the night before she was butt ugly. Plus, she really is not used to these meets yet. You need to get there early (limited seating), warm-up, the meet, the awards, in total we were there about 4 1/2 hrs. She hardly ate any breakfast before, nothing to eat or drink during the meet except for a candy bar (LOL) and boy was she cranky!

So, I thought she did a little better than last meet, but now that I am looking at the scores she did a little worse. Bars were OK, much better than the first time (5.8 remember) she got a 7.8. Beam always looks sloppy, she got a 7.125. Vault which is usually her best & gets well over 8 she only got a 8.45. Floor last week she had a perfect ROBHS, this week she did not extend her arms (I can see it in the pictures posted by the photographer) and nearly landed on her head ....again! Told the coach next meet she's going in a bike helmet if she doesn't get this right soon. She got a 7.05. So, total was 30.425 which wasn't the worst, but I wish she would just show a little move improvement and get 31's or 32's this year. I know it's her first year & I am proud of her, but it's hard to be the "caboose" of the team, LOL

gymnellie · 11-01-2007, 08:44 PM

All of the scores are great! My DD is competing on the 11th, so I hope to post some scores for you all afterwards.

Granny Smith · 11-02-2007, 05:19 AM

Just read about your dd. Maybe not the greatest, but that AA score does qualify her to Sectional.

Were you on Friday @ Rutgers or Sunday @ Bishop Ahr? By your description of lack of room, I am assuming that you were on Sunday @ Bishop Ahr. That's where we were on Saturday evening. I found the gym to be small with limited seating - we sat right on top of the bars.

Is your dd going to Sectional - I think L4 Sectional is next weekend sometime (10th/11th). If so, good luck!

We have our 2nd Sectional this Sunday - report time 4pm (yuck, I hate this time because you can't feed them dinner and you are always starving when you walk out around 8:30/9pm.) I normally throw a granola bar and other lite stuff in her gym bag so that she can eat if she wants, and I also give her a good filling early lunch. I personally would rather go at 8am - I'm an early riser....

gym_mom2one · 11-02-2007, 08:17 AM

My DD has her first meet in 2 weeks! I am nervous. She is only 6.
How do you know what scores you need to qualify for a sectional? This is all new to me.

Granny Smith · 11-02-2007, 08:20 AM


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Originally Posted by gym_mom2one My DD has her first meet in 2 weeks! I am nervous. She is only 6. How do you know what scores you need to qualify for a sectional? This is all new to me.

Every state is different in how they handle Sectionals/Districts and stuff.

Blackie6 and I happen to live in the same state so I know how it works for NJ. there is probably a USAG page for your specific state and on that webpage most likely you will find a State Handbook which will give you all that info.

Good luck - I am assuming your dd is L4 or lower? She will do fine, just stress fun with her.

Eveningdew · 11-02-2007, 11:17 AM

My dd's meet is this weekend in DC. She atteneded a "Moving Up" meet earlier this summer and scored out, but a low score-out. After a week @ IGC, her bars coach who also coaches for one of our local gyms up the road from us, recommended she stay Level 6 for a couple meets, she was having a hard time with a few bar skills, ie: flyaway.

After months of trying to get her to execute her flyaway and no luck, she decided last night was the night! After 6/7's rotated to the vault to practice for the meet, she decided she would go to the pit bar, with her coach's blessing and watchful eye. Level 8/9's were on the floor and watched her closely. They encouraged her, gave her mental conditioning for doing the trick and little by little her rotation increased. I was at the beams with the 5's with another coach and we watched from a distance, our hearts in total limbo. She did 2 complete rotations after 20 attempts...several times landing on her head, popping back up with thumbs up and pit blocks flying, climbed back to the pit bar....what moxie!!! Whatever changed in her, she over came the fear beast that had gripped her for months!

She will NOT be to adding it to her bar routine, simply dismounting out of her 3rd tap swing, so to speak. She's very confident about her other events and now feels on top of the world for her meet on Sunday afternoon...YES! during the football game of the year and my dh will be attending the meet. Our 16 ds will be home communicating with his dad periodically.

I'll post scores next week after the meet.

Granny Smith · 11-02-2007, 11:53 AM

EveningDew - what a great story! She will have it in no time, because it sounds like she really wants it now.

PS - my dh said the same thing about the game of the yr! I say put the ear plug in your ear and listen to the game at the meet. Our report time is 4pm!

Good luck to your dd!

melmonette · 11-02-2007, 12:15 PM

Congrats Blackie on your daughter's meet

I think she did great

Our state qualifying score for level 4s is 28.
I am getting so excited for my daughter's first meet on the 10th.... It feels like forever. She is a repeat Level 4 this year and 8 years old. She has improved so much in her form from last year.

Blackie6 · 11-02-2007, 01:58 PM

Granny Smith,
She did qualify for sectionals at the Acorn meet. So far all of her meets were at Bishop Ahr...it doesn't matter where I sit in that gym, I am always too close to her, LOL

If you want to see her first meet "Ready Set Go"(the not so good one) and the Acorn meet (floor only) go to YouTube and search under "Oobie1998" and you will find it there. I just learned to video (don't laugh my DH usually does it but was at work). My DH put it on there to show our family & friends. He did make a mistake though on the one she qualified for sectionals he wrote "District" on the video because he is used to Jr. baseball play-offs, LOL

We go next weekend to Envision for the sectionals. We are Sat I think around 12. Glad we didn't get the 8am one (they split our group up, coaches request)...I don't do mornings well. Maybe when she gets a little older. I call it the "hope" meet because I "hope" she doesn't land on her head during ROBHS. Coach is working with her tomorrow so we'll see what happens. The worst thing, she's not scared and doesn't care that she lands on it....refuses a spotter!

PS, for those that asked about the score for sectionals. Here in NJ it is 30 to go to sectionals and then a 32 to get to states. I am not thinking we'll get to states this year, but the experience & being able to go to meets has been great!

Blackie6 · 11-02-2007, 02:07 PM

Granny Smith,

My daughter is also on that DSC photography site from the Pumpkin Cup. She is Session 7, Rotation 2 beam page 2 & 3 (purple leo, pink hair ribbons from her costume) and Rotation 3 floor pages 12 & 13 minus hair ribbons finally, LOL

It's weird to see her in pictures, but great to show her the arm problem during the hand spring! I like that she smiles, so many girls on ther team look so serious.