lovemygymnast
Proud Parent
What do you think causes irrational fears in gymnasts and is this common? And just curious, are there elite gymnasts who have gone through these fear episodes or are elites the girls who just keep plugging away without having anything like this occur?
My gymmie suddenly developed a fear of jumping to high bar, after competing it for 2 years. Why does this happen? How do we help her? She hasn't had a major fall or seen one. Over the summer, before meet season here, she was the one who had her entire routine & was tweaking while the other girls were still learning to kip on low bar. Now, mid season, she's just refusing the high bar...just stands on low bar staring at it.
My gymmie suddenly developed a fear of jumping to high bar, after competing it for 2 years. Why does this happen? How do we help her? She hasn't had a major fall or seen one. Over the summer, before meet season here, she was the one who had her entire routine & was tweaking while the other girls were still learning to kip on low bar. Now, mid season, she's just refusing the high bar...just stands on low bar staring at it.