ollieblueeyes
Proud Parent
So DD1 competed Lvl4 on the development team last year. She has has her kip, cartwheel, back ext roll, ROBHSBHS since the beginning of summer. She is currently working thru a fear issue w/the cartwheel due to splitting the beam. Her coaches had us get grips mid-summer and she has no issues kipping w/them but she avoids using them. As of now she is set to compete lvl4 again but with the competitive team. She has started to complain about being bored at practice. At the beginning of summer she needed a lot of form/polish to her routines. She reports great strides in this area.
She has said that coach is spending a lot of time teaching the rest of the squad kips cartwheels etc and she is not doing much up training. Earlier this week she said she complaining that all she did on bars that day was kips, kips, kips. She has commented that coach is not moving on until all the girls have similar skills. The first meet is the beginning of December.
At this point I am debating talking with the coach about advancement. I am concerned she will lose interest in the sport due to the stalling. I hesitate for a few reasons. 1. The fear issue on beam. 2. Stage Fright. Last year she had an issue w/this and I feel doing lvl 4 at her first real meet will be a confidence builder. 3. I am not a coach and know next to nothing about gymnastics.
Is this an issue I should bring up or shall I tell her to keep plugging away?
She has said that coach is spending a lot of time teaching the rest of the squad kips cartwheels etc and she is not doing much up training. Earlier this week she said she complaining that all she did on bars that day was kips, kips, kips. She has commented that coach is not moving on until all the girls have similar skills. The first meet is the beginning of December.
At this point I am debating talking with the coach about advancement. I am concerned she will lose interest in the sport due to the stalling. I hesitate for a few reasons. 1. The fear issue on beam. 2. Stage Fright. Last year she had an issue w/this and I feel doing lvl 4 at her first real meet will be a confidence builder. 3. I am not a coach and know next to nothing about gymnastics.
Is this an issue I should bring up or shall I tell her to keep plugging away?
Last edited: