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My older dd who is 13, just came back to gymnastics after a 4 year break, has only competed level 4 and who is competing level 4 this season, decided to scare the living daylights out of me, TWICE in one night. First she was on bars doing her mill circle; no big deal, she's done thousands over...

So some of you may know that i tore my ACL back in January with surgery in March. Im approaching the 6 month post-op mark on the 14th and I'm freaking out. I had been doing physical therapy at my normal place starting a few weeks after surgery, doing pool and just gaining everything back. I...

please help my gymnasts are scared to do backwalkovers and some can with a spot but the jump onto thier wrist or bend thier elbows. please help

When i do a BWO on beam my hands always seperate and I cant get them together and same for the BHS i do it on a floor beam and it gets me mad that i am scared of the beam! Help any ideas?

My daughter has been doing a back tuck for quite a while now. She has been going through periods of fear. One day she may have no trouble at all. The next day she may freak out after her back handspring and not do her tuck. So, now she is constantly worried about what will happen the next time...

So lately, I will get really nervous/scared for skills... I try to just say, "Im ok, I can do it!" But its not helping, what helps you? :mad:

hello, i am very scared of my back walkovers on the high beam. I had my back walkover in october with no fear on the high beam. Later i got sick and was out for 2 weeks and got very scared. i dont know why im scared or what to do about it, does anyone have some suggestions?

At the start of the yr one of my team mates went on the low bar in the pit she said it was a bit shaky so my coach went on to check, it didn't shake when my coach went on so my coach thought it was fine. I went on it and it wasn't clipped in right on the side and it came undone and one side of...

Recently, Liv has started a fear of RO BHS backtuck. She has had it for a little over 3 months now, and it is one of the skills she has for level 6. When she first got it, she was not scared of it...not even a tiny bit. Now all of a sudden, she is scared of them...a reason even she does not know...

Hi, As some of you may know, my dd has been seriously thinking about quitting gymnastics after doing it non-stop for the last 8 years. Last month, she decided to continue for the month of March, and then decide again if she wanted to continue or quit. I do not want her to quit, but will...

Any suggestions for a Level 3 who is having trouble doing her handstand on the beam? she has beautiful form on the floor, but is scared to pieces up on that beam. she falls EVERY time when doing a full out handstand. The only way she can stick it, is for her to do a teeny tiny "baby"...

Today i was practicing my back layout half twists and i landed on my head. I was recording it at the time and got it on camera, my brother edited it and put it on youtube , He liked it when i got hurt so he kept replaying it at the end. YouTube - Attempting a back layout half twist Anyway now...

Well....My DS just started medication for ADHD....I hope it will do good without any side effects......Does anyone have any experience with Gymnastics and Stimulants and what can be expected???? I want to make sure that if Gymnastics suffers, I can soften the blow.....DS has worked so hard and...

My daughter competed her first meet of the season this past weekend. The judge on the beam was VERY GENEROUS with her score. Beam has never been her thing and finally this weekend she told me she is deathly scared of falling. How can I help my child overcome this???

Hello Fellow Gymnast Parents, I am a new member and have a question. My daughter (age 12) is starting her second season of L7 this weekend. She had a good year competitive last year but decided to stay a L7 to really hone her skills. Her best event has always been Beam. She won the...