Abby has a big meet tomorrow and she could really really need some HIT those routines luck. It is a HUGE meet at a football stadium, gyms from 30 different states. She is SOOO excited and can't wait. Hair is done and she is in bed. I am just packing up everything and charging the camera batteries (died at the end of her beam where she FINALLY hit her dismount, LOL).
I have to say that her gym has done nothing to prepare them any better. I am soooo frustrated. Her last practice before the meet was supposed to be routines, routines, routines. Well, I stayed to watch and instead of splitting up the 20 something level 4s into competing and not competing, they had ALL those girls with 2 coaches and they ALL sat and watched each other do routines. Even girls that don't know the routines or have their skills and the coaches sat their and taught them it, etc. Both coaches just stood there watching. So in a 3.5 hour practice, my DD did ONE of each routine and sat around the rest of the time. I was so mad I should have just taken her home. The whole week wasn't much better. I don't know WHAT coaches were thinking or should I say they weren't thinking. I had really hoped they were changing things for the best, but they aren't, but that is another thread.
It just makes no sense. "We want the girls to score better at meets." BUT, they take coaches away, don't practice routines and no consistency with coaching. How is THAT supposed to happen?????
Anyway, I am hoping she can just hit everything and not fall on her mill circle, shoot through or beam dismount. I want her to have fun and not be upset with no medals. I am not expecting much improvement because they haven't been working on things very much and when they do she comes home upset because "XX coach said to do it this way, but YY told me to do it like this and ZZ says like this. "
So...lots of every kind of fairy you can find would be wonderful! She could definitely use them. Maybe some lax judges for once, LOL. And some calming vibes for me because I am furious about her gym situation and need to be calm and just enjoy her meet.
I have to say that her gym has done nothing to prepare them any better. I am soooo frustrated. Her last practice before the meet was supposed to be routines, routines, routines. Well, I stayed to watch and instead of splitting up the 20 something level 4s into competing and not competing, they had ALL those girls with 2 coaches and they ALL sat and watched each other do routines. Even girls that don't know the routines or have their skills and the coaches sat their and taught them it, etc. Both coaches just stood there watching. So in a 3.5 hour practice, my DD did ONE of each routine and sat around the rest of the time. I was so mad I should have just taken her home. The whole week wasn't much better. I don't know WHAT coaches were thinking or should I say they weren't thinking. I had really hoped they were changing things for the best, but they aren't, but that is another thread.
It just makes no sense. "We want the girls to score better at meets." BUT, they take coaches away, don't practice routines and no consistency with coaching. How is THAT supposed to happen?????
Anyway, I am hoping she can just hit everything and not fall on her mill circle, shoot through or beam dismount. I want her to have fun and not be upset with no medals. I am not expecting much improvement because they haven't been working on things very much and when they do she comes home upset because "XX coach said to do it this way, but YY told me to do it like this and ZZ says like this. "
So...lots of every kind of fairy you can find would be wonderful! She could definitely use them. Maybe some lax judges for once, LOL. And some calming vibes for me because I am furious about her gym situation and need to be calm and just enjoy her meet.