Personal Narrative: Power Tumbling, Trampoline Gymnastics

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Power Tumbling, Trampoline Gymnastics Two years ago I made one of the best decisions of my life I started to do T&T(Tumbling and Trampoline). I came into this sport a lot later than most people do at the age of 15, but I picked it up rather quickly. I joined a competition tumbling team and competed very well in my first season competing. Starting as a level seven on every event I mobilized as far as I could on the event known as double mini, and this is where I ran into some problems.
I mobilized from being a level seven all the way to a level 9 and would be competing that level at the biggest meet of the year the Kalon Ludvigson International competition. I had warmups for this meet and in practicing one of my passes I hit awkwardly making

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