So, apparently my brags will have a theme this year - one in which no medals are awarded.
DD had her best meet yet last weekend. She was again lumped in with the 6 year olds. There were 24 5/6 year olds in her session, they awarded 10 out, and she did not receive any medals.
However? If you ask her, it was her favorite meet yet! I asked her why - she said "Because I've been working so hard, and I did my best!" There are times? I can't believe she's only 5. She makes me immensely proud; her work ethic and attitude are everything I've ever dreamed of for any of my kids. I don't know where she gets it, but it makes me more proud than any first place medal ever could.
I will never claim to understand scoring. How a routine that looks basically the same as another (meaning all the little things look equally as strong), but one falls? And the fall gets a higher score? Confuses me to no end. So, while it frustrates me at the time, I acknowledge there isn't anything to do about it
So anyway - she had personal bests on bars (**still** no mill circle!!) and vault, as well as AA. She was 0.2 away from her personal best on beam and floor. And she had a huge smile on her face the entire meet, clearly having a great time.
There were girls who, in the past, have placed (in some cases, fairly high), that did not place at this meet. They were in tears, so upset, refusing to stay for the rest of awards (higher age divisions, session team, and overall team). But my daughter? Happy to stay, cheer for her teammates, still smiling.
After they posted the meet scores, I went in to check her overall placement. She was about middle of pack on everything but floor.
In other news, she had a little bit of a breakthrough on bars - she can now explain what she needs to do differently to make her mill circle. So, which she's not there yet, she **finally** understands what to do differently. Basically, she's gripping the bars too tightly and not holding her back hip against the bar. Now, fixing those two things? We'll see.
So - to all the girls who are consistently placing - congrats! It's a huge accomplishment, and you should be very proud.
To all the girls who are continually improving and still not placing - even bigger congrats to you - because you're sticking with it, working through it, and learning the most important lesson in life - not quitting.
Sometimes, the best award isn't something you can hang around your neck.
DD had her best meet yet last weekend. She was again lumped in with the 6 year olds. There were 24 5/6 year olds in her session, they awarded 10 out, and she did not receive any medals.
However? If you ask her, it was her favorite meet yet! I asked her why - she said "Because I've been working so hard, and I did my best!" There are times? I can't believe she's only 5. She makes me immensely proud; her work ethic and attitude are everything I've ever dreamed of for any of my kids. I don't know where she gets it, but it makes me more proud than any first place medal ever could.
I will never claim to understand scoring. How a routine that looks basically the same as another (meaning all the little things look equally as strong), but one falls? And the fall gets a higher score? Confuses me to no end. So, while it frustrates me at the time, I acknowledge there isn't anything to do about it
So anyway - she had personal bests on bars (**still** no mill circle!!) and vault, as well as AA. She was 0.2 away from her personal best on beam and floor. And she had a huge smile on her face the entire meet, clearly having a great time.
There were girls who, in the past, have placed (in some cases, fairly high), that did not place at this meet. They were in tears, so upset, refusing to stay for the rest of awards (higher age divisions, session team, and overall team). But my daughter? Happy to stay, cheer for her teammates, still smiling.
After they posted the meet scores, I went in to check her overall placement. She was about middle of pack on everything but floor.
In other news, she had a little bit of a breakthrough on bars - she can now explain what she needs to do differently to make her mill circle. So, which she's not there yet, she **finally** understands what to do differently. Basically, she's gripping the bars too tightly and not holding her back hip against the bar. Now, fixing those two things? We'll see.
So - to all the girls who are consistently placing - congrats! It's a huge accomplishment, and you should be very proud.
To all the girls who are continually improving and still not placing - even bigger congrats to you - because you're sticking with it, working through it, and learning the most important lesson in life - not quitting.
Sometimes, the best award isn't something you can hang around your neck.
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