okay i have tumbled for like all my life and when i got around age.. 12 i quit because i was doing a back handspring and i fell on my head and sprained my wrist and my mom didn't really want me to do it anymore. then i decided to start doing it again and i still have my back handpsring but i have this huge fear of throwing it and my instructor says i'm going through a stage that everyone does at some point. he says i just need to trust him, and that he will be there and won't let me fall, but i just can't. i know i have it, and i know he's there, but i just can't do it. i need suggestions on how i could maybe get over my fear. has anyone else been through this? btw i'm fifteen now, so it's been a while since i've tumbled.
2006-07-29 11:43:23 · 15 answers · asked by Shelby 3 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
It is all on you. You either trust your instructor or you don't. I am sure he wouldn't let you get hurt without intervening to stop it from happening.
2006-07-29 11:53:43 · answer #1 · answered by emma-#-1 4 · 16⤊ 1⤋
I've been doing gymnastics for like 12 years and I'm just turning 14. The same thing happened to me but on beam. I was doing a walkover handspring and both my hands missed. I fell on my face and got a bloody nose. After that, we didn't have practice for a week and then I hurt my foot so I couldn't do beam. When I started doing them again with a spot, I would think to myself "straight arms." I would squeeze my arms as tight as I could because I knew that if I did, there was no way I could fall on my face again. I can now do a handstand handspring again. Also, whenever I do a new skill, I know that my coaches will be there and will save me if I fall. For a handspring, I would try it on a tumble track or trampoline first with a spot. If you can do that, then try it on floor with a spot. Just remember to keep your arms straight. If you do that there is no way you can land on your head again. Also, you just have to go for the first one. After the first one you can say, "Okay, I did the first one, now I will do the same thing but better." I can't guarantee that the first one will be great because I know how first skills end up looking like. But the second and third ones will be a lot better because you know you can do it because you just did it!
2006-07-29 19:20:13 · answer #2 · answered by julia gymnast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you need to do is take it a little bit at a time. Don't immediatly go the whole way, but figure out a way to break it down into steps. I had a bad fall off my horse a few years back and I couldn't get on one for awhile cause I was just too scared. My teacher helped me break it down. I started out just going in the stable. Then feeding the horse. Then grooming. Saddling. Putting 1 foot in the stirrup. Jumping, but not all the way over. Getting on and just sitting. Getting on and walking. And so on and so on. So just find a way to break it down and you'll be fine. Now I'm back in shows and getting 1st places!
2006-07-29 18:48:53 · answer #3 · answered by heartbroken 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is something u really want u need to go for it, otherwise u may never get a second chance. It 's ok to be scared. I fell of a draft horse and it took me a long time to get back to riding because of fear,but i did and i love it all over again. so girl do what u do best. good luck i have faith in u
2006-07-29 18:48:50 · answer #4 · answered by butterfly_jewel03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should try it. Once you get back into your groove, you will forget about your fall. Everything will be okay. If you start feeling uncomfortable again with yourself after trying it, maybe you can try something else like competitive cheerleading or something. You can do anything you set your mind to. If you have faith in God, he will not let you fall.
2006-07-29 18:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by Jesuslovesyou! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive had something similar i broke my hip paintballing and the first time i went back out to the field i had flashbacks of breaking it again. just close your eyes take a deep breath and try to remember the times before when u landed it just focus on those and let it go from there
2006-07-29 23:26:39 · answer #6 · answered by diablodow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think u can do it you just have to believe in yourself and have that I'm going to go out there and kill this tumble type of attitude ant once u get your swagger back u will be fine so good luck with that and GOD BLESS YOU
2006-07-29 23:22:35 · answer #7 · answered by LadyBoss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should totally go back into it cause if it is what you love follow you dreams!⥠and you should face your fears and trustyourself, stay strong and believe you can do it!â¥hnluver78/mandie⥠( and you are the one that gave me best anwser once and gave me an anwser to how to get more flexible and for gymnastics thnks sssooo much! )⥠but i changed my name it was hnluver78 then hnluver78/mandie* and now it is â¥septembergurlâ¥
2006-07-29 21:26:27 · answer #8 · answered by U.wanna.battle.me?! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you should totally get back into tumbling. in high school, youd wish you stuck to previous goals of being a cheerleader. its really lots of fun!
2006-07-29 18:47:29 · answer #9 · answered by Crissy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lost me half way through.
2006-07-30 01:13:46 · answer #10 · answered by benson300 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋