confidence

Okay so I have regionals coming up here soon and have a chance of making it to state if I hit my routines ( It's a reallllly tough tough regionals.) To make it better one of the top teams in the state is with my team in our rotation. To make it even better beam is our first event! Sectionals...

This is my first post here. My just turned 7yo dd is competing level 2 gymnastics. She did a rec class last year, a brief stint on the preteam over the summer , and was advanced to level 2 in July. This is the gym’s first year competing level 2. Her floor & vault are great (scores above 9.0)...

I'll start with an observation. My daughter was doing well last year on beam. Then, in her second to last meet, she fell off of the beam. Beam has been her roughest routine since then. On the other hand, she used to struggle a lot with bars. At state, she had the bar routine of her life (a...

How can I be confident while competing? I get so nervous during floor and beam (my two weaker events- vault and bars aren't usually a problem) and it drives me nuts since they're quite strong in practice. It may be an experience thing- I have only competed one year and I'm just beginning my...

Ive really been having some fear/confidence issues lately.On beam ive always struggled with confidence but it has put me in a rut.I cant seem to flip backwards off of stuff (or forwards for that matter lol) i never let go in flyaways and i have a major fear of tucks off beam(front or back)I can...

I've competed a bhs on beam for a season and a half, and I'm still not confident in it. I don't think it's really a fear; I just really don't like doing them on the high beam. I have hurt myself pretty badly doing them twice (torn ligament in ankle and twisted knee), and it's always the last...

Last regular meet of the season coming up on Sunday. DD is coming off a not so good meet the previous week (even though she had a first place on vault and third AA) She has been a busy girl, having meets every weekend for about 4 weeks now. I know she is tired, but after this she has a couple of...

Hi, I am a 17 year old competing level 8 but working several level 9 skills for next year. I have so many skills and I am solid on most of them. I rarely ever miss. But I have trouble going for some of them once mats are taken away. For example My tsikahara vault. I know i can do it really well...

Hi Parents, I am hoping for some words of advice. My daughter is 9 and is training level 6. She had all her skills before the season started but now she won't even attempt her back walkover on the beam (she says she "lost it"). Her coach and team are very supportive and patient, but she is...

Our kids are in 5th and 7th grade in the same school. In Health and Fitness class, they test the kids fitness level at the beginning of the school year, and then again at the end. Both of our kids are very active in sports (Flipper in gymnastics, her brother in baseball, soccer and track)...

I put this here in hopes that everyone with ideas would share: I coach in a small compulsory/preteam program. The good part of this is my girls know each other (and fortunately, really like each other). The bad part of this is the psychological Thing of going to a meet and being all OHMIGOSH...

Hi, my daughter aspires to compete in the coming season, probably L4, although no levels have yet been assigned, as our group has never competed team yet. My girl is rockin' pretty well on bars, vault, and floor; beam appears to be her Achilles heel at present. She will attemt, with some...

My dd is not an aggressive child. She is never going to be the kid who goes out there and accomplishes a new skill just because she wants to, kwim? And that's okay with me. However, I'd really like to help her find the confidence to trust in herself a little more. She's doing L3 and will be...

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...

Hi there, I'm just wondering has anyone used extra help to boost their child's confidence in this sport? I think my daughter would be able to improve so much more if she just had more confidence in herself. In training she always says she feels like she won't ever learn the harder skills yet...