Best Moment
My family and I were on our way to one of my gymnastics meet in Saginaw, Michigan. Of course my nerves we going berserk throughout my entire system. Gymnastics isn’t really a team sport. It’s very individual and independent. People aren’t just watching a team. They are watching only you perform. Plus Saginaw is an amazing team. We rarely ever come close to their rediculously high scores. Another part that makes you freak out, is no piece of equipment is the same. When you practice on the same stuff, you get used to the way they feel and work. But in other gyms they might be harder or in good places easier to perform on. It takes enough time to get used to the changes but we only get 5 minute warm ups for each event. We had been practicing twice a week for 2 hours and an hour of conditioning everyday. I was extremely ready to get it all over with and move on.
Alpena’s first event was on the balance beam, which was my worst event of course. I was a total disaster, 4 feet in the air. I couldn’t concentrate for anything. I almost fell off just trying to mount the beam. The beam was so shaky and squeaky. I totally forgot my entire routine. I just tried to make it look good the rest of the way through. Once I dismounted and saluted the judge with a fake smile, I turned around to disappointment. I knew and everyone else knew …show more content…
The uneven bars came first, which usually I do the best on out of my entire team. I did almost everything without mistakes or flaws. But on one trick, which was a front hip circle, I needed my coach to assist me on. I could never do it alone. I completed it without mistakes, but in gymnastics any assistance subtracts points. During warm-up on the vault I almost did an entire flip without trying. I only wanted to drop my hands down first, but this spring board had a ton of spring compared to Alpena’s board. I needed a little less power. My score was still not the way I liked
My family and I were on our way to one of my gymnastics meet in Saginaw, Michigan. Of course my nerves we going berserk throughout my entire system. Gymnastics isn’t really a team sport. It’s very individual and independent. People aren’t just watching a team. They are watching only you perform. Plus Saginaw is an amazing team. We rarely ever come close to their rediculously high scores. Another part that makes you freak out, is no piece of equipment is the same. When you practice on the same stuff, you get used to the way they feel and work. But in other gyms they might be harder or in good places easier to perform on. It takes enough time to get used to the changes but we only get 5 minute warm ups for each event. We had been practicing twice a week for 2 hours and an hour of conditioning everyday. I was extremely ready to get it all over with and move on.
Alpena’s first event was on the balance beam, which was my worst event of course. I was a total disaster, 4 feet in the air. I couldn’t concentrate for anything. I almost fell off just trying to mount the beam. The beam was so shaky and squeaky. I totally forgot my entire routine. I just tried to make it look good the rest of the way through. Once I dismounted and saluted the judge with a fake smile, I turned around to disappointment. I knew and everyone else knew …show more content…
The uneven bars came first, which usually I do the best on out of my entire team. I did almost everything without mistakes or flaws. But on one trick, which was a front hip circle, I needed my coach to assist me on. I could never do it alone. I completed it without mistakes, but in gymnastics any assistance subtracts points. During warm-up on the vault I almost did an entire flip without trying. I only wanted to drop my hands down first, but this spring board had a ton of spring compared to Alpena’s board. I needed a little less power. My score was still not the way I liked