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myjalark
I am just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a gymnast with confidence issues. My daughter just tenses up at meets on beam but at practice she looks absolutely gorgeous on beam. I have attributed some of it to how fast she has progressed through the levels - she never competed level 6, twice at level 7 and is now competing level 8.
I feel really bad for her when I see her at meets before beam because she just looks terrified. I've tried to explain to her that if she can somehow just do what she does at practice and forget about the judges she will be fine. She keeps saying that she just sees herself falling over and over again before she goes on beam. I'm wondering if there is a way for her to focus in mentally and have more positive thoughts, I guess mental choreography of some sort.
I feel really bad for her when I see her at meets before beam because she just looks terrified. I've tried to explain to her that if she can somehow just do what she does at practice and forget about the judges she will be fine. She keeps saying that she just sees herself falling over and over again before she goes on beam. I'm wondering if there is a way for her to focus in mentally and have more positive thoughts, I guess mental choreography of some sort.