How many girls age 13 will compete Level
7 in California this season?

I do not know but I know anything about bars, beam, vault and floor you can ask me about;)

Okay well

I was a beginning level 5 acouple of months ago at my gym until I quit because I had a huge fear of going backwards! I started learning my backhandspring a long time ago and once I got close I began twisting a certain way every time I jumped back! I have no idea why I can't do it because there were so many other girls that had gotten there's, but for some reason I never learned how to do it. It really makes me mad because my coach thought I would go really far and that I was a great gymnast its just that I have to get over my fear of going backwards. I'm not really scared that I'm going to hurt myself its and I know that I CAN do it.. so why can't I just jump back? :confused:

I need some real help because I would really like to be in gymnastics again, all my friends think I should too! I mean I would do anything for just a simple backhandspring but I don't know how to get over my fear!

I almost had it twice but I always chicken out right when I'm close to actually getting it!

I'm thinking that maybe this break might have helped and I'm telling myself that I know I can do it.. but I'm just scared that I won't be able to do it and I can't full-fill my dream... can someone please help me ? :(

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Originally Posted by fallenxgymnast

okay well

i was a beginning level 5 acouple of months ago at my gym until i quit because i had a huge fear of going backwards !! i started learning my backhandspring a long time ago and once i got close i began twisting a certain way everytime i jumped back!! i have no idea why i can't do it because there were so many other girls that had gotten theres, but for some reason i never learned how to do it. it really makes me mad because my coach thought i would go really far and that i was a great gymnast its just that i have to get over my fear of going backwards. im not really scared that im going to hurt myself its and i know that i CAN do it .. so why can't i just jump back? :confused:

i need some real help because i would really like to be in gymnastics again, all my friends think i should too! i mean i would do anything for just a simple backhandspring but i dont know how to get over my fear !!

i almost had it twice but i always chicken out right when im close to actually getting it !!

im thinking that maybe this break might have helped and im telling myself that i kno i can do it .. but im just scared that i wont be able to do it and i can't full-fill my dream ..... can someone please help me ? :(

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I am in level 5 and on team for the first time ever. I started gymnastics at this place and was in a edvanced class. We started learning backhandsprinds and I was really scared. I could do it perfect on the trampoline just I woulldn't do it on the floor for anything.so my teacher cept on telling me your not going to get anywhere if you don't do your backhandspring on the gound. Well that night I tried out for team and I made it the russian coach had been watching my do my roundoff back hand spring for a while. So over the summer I took gymnastics 4 days a week and my coach went to russia to see her family and we had another coach who couldn't spot us because she just had surgery. I was on the tumbl trak doing it perfect. And told mee the same thing everyday your not going to get anywhere on that stupid tumbl trak so one day I went on the floor and did but I didn't know the whole gym was watching me so they started yelling good job and stuff like that so now I'm not afraid to do it any more.
So is what I am trying to tell you is your stupid you dropped out. Just keep on practicing and do your best. THen one day you might just have it.

No one is stupid for fear... that is not an encouraging statement... sometimes thing about a response before you press enter.