Boo hurt her toe/foot at practice yesterday. She was doing a back handspring on the beam, missed one hand and came down hard on the pinky toe / outside of her right foot. They iced it immediately but she still couldn’t walk or even stand on it. I brought her home and she iced it off and on the rest of the day and went to bed last night with the whole foot wrapped in an ace bandage (it hurt too much to tape the toe). This morning she still couldn’t stand on it at all so we took her for x-rays.
Luckily, nothing is broken. The doctor said she probably either jammed the toe hard or she has a slight sprain. Either way, she’s to stay off of it between now and practice tomorrow night (rest, ice, Motrin). If she can stand on it, she can go to practice tomorrow but no running, tumbling, dismounts, etc. The good news is that she should be just fine by Wednesday’s practice. Whew!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Floor Routine!!!
Boo got her very first optional floor routine today! And we both love it! It’s dramatic and showy and suits her perfectly! I’m so excited for her! And she is just beside herself. She can’t wait to practice it some more.
She also worked on her beam routine and thinks that it’s pretty well set, pending coach’s approval. She is just flying along and totally loving level 7. Yay!
She also worked on her beam routine and thinks that it’s pretty well set, pending coach’s approval. She is just flying along and totally loving level 7. Yay!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Back Handspring on Beam, Pt. 2
Boo went to practice tonight saying she was going to get her back handspring on the high beam. True to form and sure enough, she did it! By the end of practice, she was doing them on the high beam with just an 8” mat underneath. Her coach was kind enough to video one of them so I could see it. Thanks, Allye! As to be expected, they aren’t pretty yet, but she’s doing them! Yay!!!!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Back Handspring on Beam
We’re back in Georgia and things are going great! Boo started back at gym last night and it was all good. The girls were happy to see her and she was able to jump right back in without missing a beat.
Today, she worked on kip cast handstands on bars. She is very, very close but is not quite getting vertical. On the plus side, already having her layout flyaway is nice as it’s one less thing she has to learn. And on floor, she started working on converting her back tuck to a back layout. She did a couple with a spot and the coach said they were actually pretty good. Then she worked them by herself on the tumble track and on the resi mat.
But the big news of the day is that Boo got her back handspring on the medium beam! Last night she was doing them on the flat floor beam and trying to get her hand position right. Today when we went to pick her up from practice, she was doing them on the medium beam with a pad. And at the very end of practice, she did them on the medium beam with a big mat and no pad!!!! Woo hoo!!!!
Today, she worked on kip cast handstands on bars. She is very, very close but is not quite getting vertical. On the plus side, already having her layout flyaway is nice as it’s one less thing she has to learn. And on floor, she started working on converting her back tuck to a back layout. She did a couple with a spot and the coach said they were actually pretty good. Then she worked them by herself on the tumble track and on the resi mat.
But the big news of the day is that Boo got her back handspring on the medium beam! Last night she was doing them on the flat floor beam and trying to get her hand position right. Today when we went to pick her up from practice, she was doing them on the medium beam with a pad. And at the very end of practice, she did them on the medium beam with a big mat and no pad!!!! Woo hoo!!!!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Level 6 South State Championships
Boo did a great job! She started on vault. Looked good to me! 8.60. No place but her personal best for the season.
Next was bars. Finally, a clean routine with no real problems! Woo hoo! She scored an 8.70 (another season high) and got 7th place. Yay!
Beam looked nice and clean. A few wobbles but nothing major. 8.85 (second highest score of the season) and 8th place.
Floor was not good. From where I was sitting (and admitted, I couldn’t see very well), I thought she looked great. Hardly any bobbles and only maybe a step on the tumbling passes. I was so excited because I thought she was going to have a great score. And then.... 7.75. I was shocked and, for the first time ever, mad. It really looked to me like she was totally robbed! Afterward, I spoke to her coach and the coach said no, the score was justified. Apparently there were some problems with her front tumbling pass (she lost .8 on that alone) and she straddled her legs during her back handspring. It’s a drag, but I do understand. Needless to say, no place.
But, she ended the meet with a season-high all-around score of 33.90 and earned 12th place. The top ten qualified to State but she was named the 2nd alternate, which was nice. The most important thing is that she is very happy, thoroughly enjoyed herself and is ready to move on. Level 7, here she comes!!!!
Next was bars. Finally, a clean routine with no real problems! Woo hoo! She scored an 8.70 (another season high) and got 7th place. Yay!
Beam looked nice and clean. A few wobbles but nothing major. 8.85 (second highest score of the season) and 8th place.
Floor was not good. From where I was sitting (and admitted, I couldn’t see very well), I thought she looked great. Hardly any bobbles and only maybe a step on the tumbling passes. I was so excited because I thought she was going to have a great score. And then.... 7.75. I was shocked and, for the first time ever, mad. It really looked to me like she was totally robbed! Afterward, I spoke to her coach and the coach said no, the score was justified. Apparently there were some problems with her front tumbling pass (she lost .8 on that alone) and she straddled her legs during her back handspring. It’s a drag, but I do understand. Needless to say, no place.
But, she ended the meet with a season-high all-around score of 33.90 and earned 12th place. The top ten qualified to State but she was named the 2nd alternate, which was nice. The most important thing is that she is very happy, thoroughly enjoyed herself and is ready to move on. Level 7, here she comes!!!!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Last Practice
Tonight was Boo’s last practice before we go back to Georgia. It was so sweet! The girls on her team gave her a going away present (a monkey Webkin- her favorite!) and the moms brought in a giant cookie-cake to stay goodbye. The head coach gave her hugs and his wife hugged her til I thought she wasn’t going to let her go. They both told me goodbye, too, and head coach said we are welcome back any time we want. He said he is very impressed with her improvement just in the short time we’ve been here and he thinks her old gym is going be really surprised when she gets back because she is so much stronger now. Quite a compliment and a very, very nice send off. What a great gym!
Monday, October 26, 2009
The Next Level
I just got an email from Boo’s Georgia head coach. Boo will not be competing prep op in the spring. Instead, she will be focusing on training for level 7 and will begin competing that as soon as she is ready. As the registrations are already due for the first meet in mid-January, it is not likely that she’ll compete in that meet but she should be ready for a few meets later in the season. So exciting!!!
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