States This Weekend!!!! - Page 2

gym law mom · #11 03-12-2008, 04:50 PM

Glad to hear Cate is feeling better. She really needs to take it easy the rest of the week and that may mean cutting back on a few routines on each event in practice and getting as much rest as possible. Thing is they get over the worst symptons and do feel better, but that virus has strained her system. She may find on Sunday, she is just a little more tired than normal at a meet, but maybe the adrenaline of being at states will carry her through.

This has been a nasty year for the flu and alot of our team girls have been sick and missed a week or so. Mine was really knocked out with it---no fever, but developed and inner ear infection.

catesmom · #12 03-12-2008, 05:13 PM


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Originally Posted by gym law mom Glad to hear Cate is feeling better. She really needs to take it easy the rest of the week and that may mean cutting back on a few routines on each event in practice and getting as much rest as possible.

gym law mom- You are so right, she will definately take it easy this week. I sent a note to her coach to let him know what has been going on, typically he will let them pratice their routines first and then rest till the next event. I told her to call me immediately if she felt it was too much for her, or if there was any problem.

I am hopefull because she asked for dinner, and made a special request for brussell sprouts, one of her fav's, so thats a good sign. I'm making carrots too so I am sure she will be eating well. A nice big salad and a smoothie and I think she will be ready for bed. Luckily she has been able to keep up on her homework.

Thanks so much for the good advice. I love this community, there are alot of big hearts out there!

mariposamama · #13 03-12-2008, 07:11 PM

just to let you know, we always have sambucol around the house. at the first signs of a cold or flu, we start to take it. it works better that way.

i like that it tastes good. i love alternative medicine, but some of the things taste soo icky.

glad she is feeling better.

kristilyn73 · #14 03-13-2008, 07:35 PM

Glad to hear that everyone is feeling better!

We are healthy in our house (knock on wood) but DD is going Skiing for School Tomorrow. She has her final meet on Saturday (Same as gym monkeys mom, we need a 45 to make state). I am worried that she will get hurt! Or be sore/tired on Saturday.

But we have to let them be kids, that is what I am telling myself! She will remember going skiing with her classmates! That is what being a kid is all about right?

Good luck to Everyone competing this weekend, especially those of you at State!

mom2kazkids · #15 03-20-2008, 08:38 PM

How did she do at state?

catesmom · #16 03-21-2008, 05:21 PM

Sorry I posted this on another thread.

Rough State Meet

Well States are over and it wasn't everything that Cate hoped for. It started out great on vault. She did her best vault of the season and scored a 9.375 good for 2nd. Then on bars she made her connection again and scored a 7.950, her second highest score of the season, and only the second time she made her squat on connection.

Then it was on the beam, another major bobble on the full turn, but again she stayed on the beam. Got a 8.975. I thought that she might salvage a pretty good meet, she is always strong on floor, but tonight things just didn't go right. She lost her focus I think and she got way off the beat, this is something that has never happened. She tried to catch up but then I think it made things worse, she ended with a major step-out, and I could see she was devistated. Lowest score of the season at 8.6.

I tried to cheer her up, but it was a losing battle. Many of the girls had a rough night, and her coach who I normally find little fault with picked tonight to let them have it. Most of the girls have already repeated level 6 so they are so looking forward to moving to level 7. He told them tonight that if they don't get their giants and their cast handstands they won't be moving. Now not to mention that they haven't even worked them since November when the season started, but he knows these girls, they are harder on themselves than he could ever be. I just thought it was a low blow, for a group of girls who were already dissapointed with themselves.

In his defense he had just spent 3 solid days of state meet coaching between the level 4's and the 6's but I wish he would have waited till the next practice to start in on this. So the season is over for us, I wish for Cates sake she had had a better finish but it is what it is. I will keep encouraging her in any way I can. Good luck to every one who still has States ahead of them
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catesmom · #17 03-21-2008, 05:24 PM

Things Look Brighter after a Little Sleep

Well after a good night sleep and some taking with friends, Cates attitude is a lot better today. I am so glad that she is feeling better about the meet and the season in general. Cate repeated Level 6 this year and it was good for her. It has been a solid year working on form and artistry and her routines have really shown the work. I was just hoping that a bad end to the meet wouldn't sour the whole experience.

As for the rules about moving up. The rule at our gym has always been 2 35+ AA scores or two years a a level. As parents we always thought it was fair, easy to understand and quantifiable. Then two years ago they changed the rules for 1 girl who moved though level 6 after competing one meet as a 6 and she didn't score a 35 at that meet. This was a talented little 9 year old and she did have that perfect little tumbling/flexible body. So be it, she moved up and the rest of us followed the rules. The level 7's moved up without their giants, and all but one got them before competition. Well after a second year at 7, mostly due to injuries, that one still doesn't have her giants. This may be one of the major reasons hey are saying what they are saying.

I know after two years at 6 Cate is getting bored. She does work ahead at practices, and all her other events are strong. On floor she has her layout, her half, her front hanspring pike, and is perfecting her full. On beam she has her BWO BWO, her cartwheel back, and is working on her baclkwalkover flipflop, and her switch series. Her vault is strong as shown at states, so it's all about the bars. I think we will try working with some other coaches at open gyms to see if there is some help out there. I want her to have her giants prior to competition, I just want things to be a little more predictable. The move up rules I stated are actually printed in the gym handbook.

I love our gym and our coaches. I think it's a great enviornment to learn gymnastics. But just like the good school my kids go to, occasionally a child needs a little extra help in one class. Does that make sense? It's hard where we live because we only have 1 gym. When we were in St. Louis there were 6 or 7 within a half hour of where we lived. Cate will be 13 this year so our goals are definately somewhat lower than some of you with younger kids. She wants to get to level 10 and her dream is to compete in college.If she continues to love the sport and stays healthy I hope she can get there.