Tumbling is so frustrating please help with my problem?!
Question: okay so cheerleading tryouts are in 3 weeks!! i have had my round off back handspring for 2 years and since christmas break i havent been able to do it without someone being there. now my mom is starting to yell at me and say how disappointing it is to her that she is wasting her time with me and my tumbling classes!
for some reason i cant do mind over matter with this situation and i have cried so hard over it. does anyone have any advise on how to force myself to do it without him there!!!!!!please help
Answers: okay so cheerleading tryouts are in 3 weeks!! i have had my round off back handspring for 2 years and since christmas break i havent been able to do it without someone being there. now my mom is starting to yell at me and say how disappointing it is to her that she is wasting her time with me and my tumbling classes!
for some reason i cant do mind over matter with this situation and i have cried so hard over it. does anyone have any advise on how to force myself to do it without him there!!!!!!please help
First of all. Don't let anyone bully you. Not even a parent. That being said...
Try visualization. Basically it involves getting still and quiet and seeing yourself doing the back handspring perfectly all by yourself. Over and over again. Don't let any other thoughts or doubts come in. This is what most successful athletes to whether it's tumbling, diving, football, fencing. It doesn't matter. It works but it takes mental discipline, focus, and concentration.
Believe in yourself. We can all get doubts in our abilities as athletes. It's what you do with those doubts that make you a champion.
Go get 'em! You CAN do it! (and if you don't do it perfectly, at least you tried and didn't chicken out) Just give it your best and keep your head held high! Good luck.
Try this link:
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/sport...
I know you said you can't do that mind over matter thing, but try this. Have it in your mind that "He" is watching you do it. even if "he" isn't .
I'm in gymnastics and i do that kind of stuff all the time. I was the same way with my back tuck!! All the advice I have is you have to just make yourself whip it. Thats what I did and it works. Once you whip it one time, it's a breeze all the time. Just relax and do it!
when i first started tumbling i was very young so i wasnt scared of anything really, but if you have a trampoline it really helps doing it there a lot at first. if you still are going to class ask him to barely spot you. if all else fails just GO FOR IT! once you do it one time, you will want to do it over and over.