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My youngest (7) dd had a minor fall off the beam around a month ago and grazed all her back, she has just started going back on the high beam but has some fear issues, she can walk along the beam fine and do kick walks with no issues, she is ok with cat leaps and straight jumps but still not confident with tuck jumps (she can do them but not very high) and forward rolls, she hesitates for a while before attempting them, she managed 2 tonight without falling off and she got back to her feet. I am very proud of her for doing the forwards rolls especially knowing she has some small fear issues.
Dd's coach came up to me after her session and was talking to me about the gym homework dd had to do, thanking me about the comments that I made where dd was struggling with her dish and arch holds, saying it was a good idea to break them down, the coach went on to talk about dd's beam fears and say that she wants to get dd to work through her fears and slowly push her as they have to compete beam and if dd doesn't compete due to fears (no competition yet) then dd cannot stay in the group as it is a competitive group, I told the coach that I supported her, dd's coach told me she understood dd's fears.
I had a chat with dd and she says that she wants to compete in the future and stay in the group and wants to be braver on the beam.
Has anyone else been through this? Did you get past it or am I fighting a losing battle, I told dd that she didn't have to do competitive gymnastics and I would support her with whatever she decided, she told me she wants to stay in her group. I told dd that the next time she goes on the beam I would ask her coach how she got on and if I got told she was being braver I would get her a treat.
Dd's coach came up to me after her session and was talking to me about the gym homework dd had to do, thanking me about the comments that I made where dd was struggling with her dish and arch holds, saying it was a good idea to break them down, the coach went on to talk about dd's beam fears and say that she wants to get dd to work through her fears and slowly push her as they have to compete beam and if dd doesn't compete due to fears (no competition yet) then dd cannot stay in the group as it is a competitive group, I told the coach that I supported her, dd's coach told me she understood dd's fears.
I had a chat with dd and she says that she wants to compete in the future and stay in the group and wants to be braver on the beam.
Has anyone else been through this? Did you get past it or am I fighting a losing battle, I told dd that she didn't have to do competitive gymnastics and I would support her with whatever she decided, she told me she wants to stay in her group. I told dd that the next time she goes on the beam I would ask her coach how she got on and if I got told she was being braver I would get her a treat.