“You can do it, I believe in you,” said all of my teammates and coaches. I was once a competitive gymnast, and there was this small, but not so simple thing that held me back from reaching my fullest potential. I had always been able to throw all my skills without being scared, but one day,out of the blue I had a mental block appear.After that I had been so scared to throw a roundoff backhandspring backtuck, even though I had done it a countless amount of times.
Several weeks had gone by, and I would still not throw this skill. At this point, every time it was my turn on the floor to tumble every person on that floor would cheer me on. So I would step up and start running into my roundoff, but after that I would not connect the rest of my
Several weeks had gone by, and I would still not throw this skill. At this point, every time it was my turn on the floor to tumble every person on that floor would cheer me on. So I would step up and start running into my roundoff, but after that I would not connect the rest of my