MerriWeather
Proud Parent
Hi! My daughter is a competitive level three with just three meets under her belt so far. She is on a team of 8, and the only one to not do her roundoff back handspring and her beam dismount.
The thing is, she CAN, and when she does, it's really good! But she's got a mental block and is struggling to the point of tears last week. I did find an awesome video from a sports psychologist that seems to have helped her a bit, but I'm not sure what else I can do as a parent other than encourage, remind her that her coach really isn't doing anything (just there, not even with an arm out), etc.
This is the video I had her watch that seemed to help her a bit:
After trying those techniques, she did do her roundoff back handspring on the rod floor, but now she has to do it on the regular floor.
The thing is, she CAN, and when she does, it's really good! But she's got a mental block and is struggling to the point of tears last week. I did find an awesome video from a sports psychologist that seems to have helped her a bit, but I'm not sure what else I can do as a parent other than encourage, remind her that her coach really isn't doing anything (just there, not even with an arm out), etc.
This is the video I had her watch that seemed to help her a bit:
After trying those techniques, she did do her roundoff back handspring on the rod floor, but now she has to do it on the regular floor.