The question about the nemisis skill prompted me to put this out there...
My DD nailed her squat-on in every level 5 meet, but she misses it SO often in practice (maybe she hits it 25% of the time... maybe not even that!) and it's keeping her from putting in the time she needs to on her level 6 skills because often the coach gets frustrated after a couple and just sends her to the back of the line.
I'm pretty sure that it is, at least in part, a "focus" thing, because if the coach tells her that she has to do 10 squat-ons in a row, she can generally do it, but then when she does it in combination with other skills, she misses.
What's the deal with the stupid squat-on and is there any "cure" for it? Might it help to schedule a "squat-on only" private lesson? If she puts her just-outgrown grips under her pillow, will the squat-on fairy come in the night and exchange them for the skill? I know, I'm not the coach... I know nothing about gymnastics and am certainly not trying to coach her. I just hate to see this one skill that she clearly CAN do, since she gets it in the meets, be what holds her back!
Thoughts? Suggestions? Help!!!
My DD nailed her squat-on in every level 5 meet, but she misses it SO often in practice (maybe she hits it 25% of the time... maybe not even that!) and it's keeping her from putting in the time she needs to on her level 6 skills because often the coach gets frustrated after a couple and just sends her to the back of the line.
I'm pretty sure that it is, at least in part, a "focus" thing, because if the coach tells her that she has to do 10 squat-ons in a row, she can generally do it, but then when she does it in combination with other skills, she misses.
What's the deal with the stupid squat-on and is there any "cure" for it? Might it help to schedule a "squat-on only" private lesson? If she puts her just-outgrown grips under her pillow, will the squat-on fairy come in the night and exchange them for the skill? I know, I'm not the coach... I know nothing about gymnastics and am certainly not trying to coach her. I just hate to see this one skill that she clearly CAN do, since she gets it in the meets, be what holds her back!
Thoughts? Suggestions? Help!!!