- Jun 5, 2016
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Hello all! I am momma to a cheer girlie who is 8, and this season coming up will be her 4th year of cheer. She started as a Mini 1, then went to a J2 (only because it was a very small cheer gym), and last year went to a new gym where she was Y2 which is a great fit for her. She will be a Y2 again this year as well.
I have a tumbling question regarding back tucks. My daughter's gym will only let her set back tucks if she can do standing 5 BH. So some practices they will let her set if she can do standing 5 that day but if she can't then she is not allowed to set and work on back tucks. My question is standing 5 commonplace in most gyms before working back tucks? Is it normal to be able to do standing 5 at one practice but not the next? She is confused that sometimes she can work them and sometimes not. Oh and I am talking about RO BH BT. She can do a standing back tuck but doesn't always land it perfectly.
To further muddy the waters, she takes one tumbling class at a different (gymnastics) gym where she can work on her back tucks because they don't have a standing 5 requirement. So a couple weeks ago, she threw her RO BH BT on the mat with a spotter for the first time. So I know she can do it and she knows she can do it but her cheer gym won't let her work it. About half her team is getting their back tucks just recently and she feels badly that she is not allowed to work it sometimes.
What does she need to do to consistently nail her standing 5? I think for her it's a fear thing not a strength thing because she can do it sometimes.
Advice? Comments?
I have a tumbling question regarding back tucks. My daughter's gym will only let her set back tucks if she can do standing 5 BH. So some practices they will let her set if she can do standing 5 that day but if she can't then she is not allowed to set and work on back tucks. My question is standing 5 commonplace in most gyms before working back tucks? Is it normal to be able to do standing 5 at one practice but not the next? She is confused that sometimes she can work them and sometimes not. Oh and I am talking about RO BH BT. She can do a standing back tuck but doesn't always land it perfectly.
To further muddy the waters, she takes one tumbling class at a different (gymnastics) gym where she can work on her back tucks because they don't have a standing 5 requirement. So a couple weeks ago, she threw her RO BH BT on the mat with a spotter for the first time. So I know she can do it and she knows she can do it but her cheer gym won't let her work it. About half her team is getting their back tucks just recently and she feels badly that she is not allowed to work it sometimes.
What does she need to do to consistently nail her standing 5? I think for her it's a fear thing not a strength thing because she can do it sometimes.
Advice? Comments?