Just wondered if anyone had any words of wisdom or advice. This will be my daughter's 4th competition. They have a great team. During practices they look fantastic, they land everything beautifully. But for some reason once they got on the floor something gets the best of them and they have problems with their stunts. They know they can do it, they do it at practice all the time. The coach knows they can do it. It's been frustrating for them, any words of wisdom?
frustrated wrote: Just wondered if anyone had any words of wisdom or advice. This will be my daughter's 4th competition. They have a great team. During practices they look fantastic, they land everything beautifully. But for some reason once they got on the floor something gets the best of them and they have problems with their stunts. They know they can do it, they do it at practice all the time. The coach knows they can do it. It's been frustrating for them, any words of wisdom?
This happens alot in the cheerleading world. Some teams do perfect in practice but when the get out on the floor they think too much and start doing things that they dont usually do. If you have videos of their performances i would take it to practice and have them watch it and talk as a team to figure out what they did wrong and try and fix the mistake so it doesnt happen again. also i dont know if they do alot of full out routines..but if they dont thats would i would have them start doin . if they warm up all of their stunts and tumbling at the beginning the can just throw full out routines the wole rest of practice and they will start to get the hang of sticking ther routines
Sorry, I meant 4th competition this year. Thanks for the advice; they've been doing more full out routines at practice, so maybe that will help. The reason it's frustrating is that since everyone knows they are capable, they don't want to make any changes, and that's perfectly understandable. They have watched video and usually they are mental mistakes. I have confidence they'll have their day, they've worked hard for it. Keeping my fingers crossed.
advice wrote: Sorry, I meant 4th competition this year. Thanks for the advice; they've been doing more full out routines at practice, so maybe that will help. The reason it's frustrating is that since everyone knows they are capable, they don't want to make any changes, and that's perfectly understandable. They have watched video and usually they are mental mistakes. I have confidence they'll have their day, they've worked hard for it. Keeping my fingers crossed.
yes doing full out routines will help so much..good luck with though with your team im sure thell do greay
We have the other end of the spectrum...these little stinkers are dropping everything they know how to do the practice before competition and them hit everything when they compete. As you can imagine the girls pull it off yet the coaches lose a few nights sleep. Is this also common or do we just need to beat them??? (joking, calm down cps)
nerves can be alot of it. The change of scenery can be a shell shock and no matter how many times one gets on the stage to perform, its always very possible to be overwhelmed- even veterans of cheer get this feeling.
As a coach i try my best to let the girls relax before a comp and really gain their confidence, motivate them to try their hardest, and reassure them that regardless the outcome first or last, that it was a job well done, and that I am proud.
pressure to do well can actually be damaging physically, so pushing them too hard is never good, but pushing them enough to know they can is what we all strive for. Its a very thin line, but its exactly what puts out a confident performance: finding that balance between nerves and determination to excel and complete a routine.
personally, i can be found at competitions goofing off and maintaining a light atmosphere between parents, atheletes, and coaches. At the end of the day, all that matters is that the kids enjoyed their experience, not if they came home with a plastic trophy.
in end, motivate them and reassure them that no matter what everything will be just fine. eventually the nerves should subside and they'll come out the best they can.
personally, i can be found at competitions goofing off and maintaining a light atmosphere between parents, atheletes, and coaches. At the end of the day, all that matters is that the kids enjoyed their experience, not if they came home with a plastic trophy.
in end, motivate them and reassure them that no matter what everything will be just fine. eventually the nerves should subside and they'll come out the best they can.
best of luck
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The team my daughter was on last year had this problem also (messing up at competitions). It was very frustrating because practice would be fine but all year long they hit the routine in competition once (and it was a competition where they had no competition).
