BBinNCsMom
Cheer Parent
- Feb 21, 2014
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My CP 11 has been struggling with mental blocks off and on for over a year.
Background-- She had level three skills at one point (working level 4) and hurt her knees about a year and a half ago and that started her set back. She worked her way back to her level 3 skills (wears her knee braces so it doesn't hurt --she has pateller tendonitis) and then just suddenly stopped throwing them altogether even with a spot in december. Over the past six months, I've watch her level two skills slowly diminish as well. She won't connect her round off back handspring. She is flat terrified. Crazy thing is her technique has improved so much over the past year! Her tumbling is beautiful when she actually throws it.
I've been SM and pushed and I've pulled back and let her lead (I'm pretty much there now. I know that me pushing doesn't help anything) --> This is me not pushing for about six months and she continues to back slide.
Last night my husband took her to tryout practice and he was shocked. He hadn't seen her like this. (He's not much for the cheer world). We sat her down together because he said it didn't look like she was enjoying it anymore. She assures us that she is. I asked her what did she want to do now to try to improve and she states that she wants to do privates. -- We haven't done these consistently due to cost but I'm willing to put for the $$ if she really wants to do it. Hubby is on board too.
My question is... How many privates a week when it's mental -- Not physical skills that need to be obtained? I was thinking 2 a week. She already has one tumble class and when they decide what team she will be on, practice will be once a week through August. Is that too much? Also, should the private be with the same instructor? Our cheer gym is a good drive for us. It would probably be easier to do privates at the gymnastic gym where she takes tumble, but not sure if the cheer tumble coaches would be better for her to work with since part of it is mental/performance anxiety--I think.
Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you!
Background-- She had level three skills at one point (working level 4) and hurt her knees about a year and a half ago and that started her set back. She worked her way back to her level 3 skills (wears her knee braces so it doesn't hurt --she has pateller tendonitis) and then just suddenly stopped throwing them altogether even with a spot in december. Over the past six months, I've watch her level two skills slowly diminish as well. She won't connect her round off back handspring. She is flat terrified. Crazy thing is her technique has improved so much over the past year! Her tumbling is beautiful when she actually throws it.
I've been SM and pushed and I've pulled back and let her lead (I'm pretty much there now. I know that me pushing doesn't help anything) --> This is me not pushing for about six months and she continues to back slide.
Last night my husband took her to tryout practice and he was shocked. He hadn't seen her like this. (He's not much for the cheer world). We sat her down together because he said it didn't look like she was enjoying it anymore. She assures us that she is. I asked her what did she want to do now to try to improve and she states that she wants to do privates. -- We haven't done these consistently due to cost but I'm willing to put for the $$ if she really wants to do it. Hubby is on board too.
My question is... How many privates a week when it's mental -- Not physical skills that need to be obtained? I was thinking 2 a week. She already has one tumble class and when they decide what team she will be on, practice will be once a week through August. Is that too much? Also, should the private be with the same instructor? Our cheer gym is a good drive for us. It would probably be easier to do privates at the gymnastic gym where she takes tumble, but not sure if the cheer tumble coaches would be better for her to work with since part of it is mental/performance anxiety--I think.
Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you!