Level 3

Well Avery practiced day and night in the back yard on her back handspring. She got her standing back handspring on the mat by herself and started doing multiples. Then she decided to try a round off back handspring and did it!  Now she's addicted and does them all over the place. In the yard, at recess, wherever she can find room. 

So she asked her coach to show her and a week went by without them seeing it. Finally Tuesday Avery asked her bar coach if she could show her. So after practice she did and Tracie said "great job" which is huge bc tracie is very critical and hard to please! Avery was so excited. 

Thursday they had Avery practice with the level 3 girls on vault bc the level 2s were learning the routines and she already knew it. Then the coaches called me into the gym and said they want to move Avery up to level 3. They said she's light years ahead of the level 2 girls but a few steps behind the level 3 girls. They wanted her to started practicing with level 3s immediately bc they had already learned routines.  She stayed the whole time and did really well. She didn't get intimidated or upset one time!  They told me she actually asked to practice with them so that showed she really wanted to be there. 

So now she has practice every Tuesday Thursday and Friday from 430-830. They have evaluations at the end of may. Of she can get her front hip circle on bars, handstand on beam and turn on beam then she will make level 3 team. I'm so happy for her.