- Jan 10, 2017
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This might be a little long. But I need to give some background.
DD has been level 2 for a while. This time last year she had her RO/Tuck completely without a spot and it was beautiful. She had her FP but only on a thin mat (wouldn't throw it on the actual floor). It too was beautiful. At the end of her tumble session, they were doing evals. When she went to throw her RO/Tuck, when she opened up, something happened and she landed funny. Not a true face plant but pretty close. It scared her. It's been a battle ever since. Well that was also right as our AS season was winding down and it was getting close to tryouts for the next season. We were doing privates to try and get her back to throwing that skill. Unfortunately, she landed in a dead spot on the floor and fractured the growth plate on her ankle. She was out of the gym for 3 weeks. When she was cleared to come back, it was like she had completely forgotten everything. However she worked hard got back to where she was, minus the RO/Tuck and front punch.
Since then, we have done privates, we've had open gym, she's been spotted by other coaches. She just can't break past that wall. She can throw the skill with a spot. But there are times she just freezes there too. We were doing a private recently and her coach said these privates weren't teaching her anything. She knows it, she just needs to get out of her head. We talked about it that night and she says she knows what to do but when she gets up there to do it, it's like it falls out of her head and she forgets. I can see true fear on her face sometimes.
She started another tumbling session tonight. Since it was the first night, it was really just an acclimation night. There were a few times where she froze (there wasn't any spotting being done).
Any suggestions? She is frustrated. I'm frustrated for her. This time last year she had it and it was beautiful. Now it's like she just.can't.push.past.that.wall!
DD has been level 2 for a while. This time last year she had her RO/Tuck completely without a spot and it was beautiful. She had her FP but only on a thin mat (wouldn't throw it on the actual floor). It too was beautiful. At the end of her tumble session, they were doing evals. When she went to throw her RO/Tuck, when she opened up, something happened and she landed funny. Not a true face plant but pretty close. It scared her. It's been a battle ever since. Well that was also right as our AS season was winding down and it was getting close to tryouts for the next season. We were doing privates to try and get her back to throwing that skill. Unfortunately, she landed in a dead spot on the floor and fractured the growth plate on her ankle. She was out of the gym for 3 weeks. When she was cleared to come back, it was like she had completely forgotten everything. However she worked hard got back to where she was, minus the RO/Tuck and front punch.
Since then, we have done privates, we've had open gym, she's been spotted by other coaches. She just can't break past that wall. She can throw the skill with a spot. But there are times she just freezes there too. We were doing a private recently and her coach said these privates weren't teaching her anything. She knows it, she just needs to get out of her head. We talked about it that night and she says she knows what to do but when she gets up there to do it, it's like it falls out of her head and she forgets. I can see true fear on her face sometimes.
She started another tumbling session tonight. Since it was the first night, it was really just an acclimation night. There were a few times where she froze (there wasn't any spotting being done).
Any suggestions? She is frustrated. I'm frustrated for her. This time last year she had it and it was beautiful. Now it's like she just.can't.push.past.that.wall!