We had another gymnastics meet Saturday night. The team started on high bar, and Calvin did not compete on that event. He really needs to work through whatever issue he is having on it, because he will not be able to qualify for state without a high bar score.
After high bar they rotated to floor, where he got a score of 13.8:
Next was pommel horse, where he got a score of 7.6, one tenth better than last week, plus I think he didn't fall off as much:
After pommel comes rings, with a score of 11.2:
On vault he got a score of 14.2:
The team ended on the parallel bars, where Calvin got a score of 11.9:
His all-around score was 58.7, improving by two tenths from last week. Next meet is in 3 weeks, so he has plenty of time to focus on getting that high bar routine ready for competition!
By the way, this meet was especially fun to watch, as the session was for levels 7 through 10. Some of the skills the 10s do are just breathtaking, and sometimes it was hard to decide which event to watch.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Windy City Invite
Competition season has started again for Calvin. This year he is in Level 7. My understanding is that this is a particularly difficult level, and he has really been struggling lately. His first meet was Sunday. He actually did much better than I was expecting, since earlier in the week the team had run through their events with a judge and all did pretty terrible.
The boys started on rings, and Calvin scored a 13.2:
Next was vault, where he got a score of 14.2:
On the parallel bars he got an 11.1:
He did not compete on high bar (he needs to be able to do giants better)
Next was floor, where he got a score of 12.5 (he shouldn't be landing on his butt for a front tuck, he almost never does that!). I especially like his first tumbling pass, with that beautiful layout:
The boys ended on pommel horse, which was pretty rough for him. Calvin got a score of 7.5:
His all-around score was 58.5. Not enough to qualify for state yet, but now he knows what he really needs to work on, and has a goal to reach for. Next meet is Saturday night!
by the way, the team got new uniforms this year, they look pretty nice, no?
The boys started on rings, and Calvin scored a 13.2:
Next was vault, where he got a score of 14.2:
On the parallel bars he got an 11.1:
He did not compete on high bar (he needs to be able to do giants better)
Next was floor, where he got a score of 12.5 (he shouldn't be landing on his butt for a front tuck, he almost never does that!). I especially like his first tumbling pass, with that beautiful layout:
The boys ended on pommel horse, which was pretty rough for him. Calvin got a score of 7.5:
His all-around score was 58.5. Not enough to qualify for state yet, but now he knows what he really needs to work on, and has a goal to reach for. Next meet is Saturday night!
by the way, the team got new uniforms this year, they look pretty nice, no?
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