In less than 10 minutes she went from struggling to put the two skills together to being able to do it on the floor instead of the tumble track! The best part is Ms. Cayln was the coach who got her to do it. She's one of the tougher coaches at the gym who Sis is intimidated by at practice. I've been telling her how much Cayln knows her tumbling and can break down skills and get gymnasts to do things they hadn't done before. I've been trying to get Sis to agree to a private lesson with her, but she's not yet interested. At least at the tumbling clinic she got to work on some advanced skills with some of her teammates while not having to do all the conditioning stuff.
She struggled with her front handspring yesterday but I was so proud of her for going back to her coach to try again even after the clinic was over. She's starting to show signs of maturity and a desire to improve her skills in a way I haven't seen before this month. I think this is her passion, at least for now. Not sure how long it will last, but she's all in! I haven't heard "I want to quit" or "I don't like gymnastics" like I did before her meets. All that anxiety seems to have passed. She is also forming better relationships with the coaches who she's struggled to connect with because of their tough demeanor.
She's starting to see the benefits of all her hard work - and it's hanging on her wall as a reminder every day!
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