- Feb 14, 2010
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Hello. As some of you know, I was on a level 3 team for pretty much all of my cheer career. Watching a certain team on the Worlds VOD, I decided right then that I wanted to super senior on that team to live out my dream of being on a level 5 team and attending Worlds. I stayed local for college, found a way to pay for the year, and commuted to practice to make this all happen. Everything has been pretty good all season. I've progressed more than I ever thought possible. I had just gotten my full and standing tuck a few weeks before tryouts; soon after came my two to full, jumps to tuck, and recently, I have been perfecting my whip through to full.
You may wonder where I'm going with this, but it's because I am FRUSTRATED. I wouldn't normally reach out, but I am sick of leaving practice knowing that I've let my team, my coach, and myself down. It started a week or two ago, I forgot what I was doing mid-whip and flew back onto my tailbone. Since then, I have been having serious issues with blocking. There was a practice where I was falling in round-offs. ROUND-OFFS. I honestly did not know that was possible. There were times I couldn't do a standing tuck on the Tumbl Trak, even though I was doing jumps to tucks on the floor the previous practice. I don't understand what is going on with me. I have never had a mental block that kept me from doing running tumbling that I have done a million times.
As I'm writing this thread, there is a countdown above this box that is making my heart race. I am not going to have made it this far this season and ruin it less than a month before the most important competition. How do I get back to where I am meant to be? There are no words to match how frustrating it is watching myself "forget" how to tumble passes I obviously know how to do. It seems every practice it's getting worse, which is why I'm asking for help. Yes, I have read countless threads about mental blocks and Debbie Love's website, but I am reaching out to all of you as well with the hope at least one of the many tips will make a difference.
You may wonder where I'm going with this, but it's because I am FRUSTRATED. I wouldn't normally reach out, but I am sick of leaving practice knowing that I've let my team, my coach, and myself down. It started a week or two ago, I forgot what I was doing mid-whip and flew back onto my tailbone. Since then, I have been having serious issues with blocking. There was a practice where I was falling in round-offs. ROUND-OFFS. I honestly did not know that was possible. There were times I couldn't do a standing tuck on the Tumbl Trak, even though I was doing jumps to tucks on the floor the previous practice. I don't understand what is going on with me. I have never had a mental block that kept me from doing running tumbling that I have done a million times.
As I'm writing this thread, there is a countdown above this box that is making my heart race. I am not going to have made it this far this season and ruin it less than a month before the most important competition. How do I get back to where I am meant to be? There are no words to match how frustrating it is watching myself "forget" how to tumble passes I obviously know how to do. It seems every practice it's getting worse, which is why I'm asking for help. Yes, I have read countless threads about mental blocks and Debbie Love's website, but I am reaching out to all of you as well with the hope at least one of the many tips will make a difference.