Today I spent the day in Moss Beach at a compulsory competition hosted by Gymtowne. It was the first meet of the season and all the girls were excited to showcase their hard work. We started off early in the morning with a big group of new level 4's; we got underway on floor and right away the coaches were able to pick out the girls who really enjoyed the spotlight, as well as those who shied away from it at first. We got through the session without any major breaks and it was fun to see the girls soak up the intensity of their first competition. Our other group of 4's came in in the second session and they were really interesting to watch because they were all younger and a little disoriented at first. We had to stand close and remind them to salute the judge, etc., but they were so cute and did really well handling their routines. As a group we ended up third, but we had event champs, all-around champs, and six kids who qualified to state! Overall I would say it was great first experience.
The last session of the day was with the level 5's and 6's, which was crazy because we had 20+ kids; they were split up into two groups and we started on bars and beam. Trying to juggle everything was difficult, but with four coaches we were able to get through it. We had some real standout performances, but also ones that need a lot of work. In the end there were six level 5 state qualifiers and three level 6 ones (out of four) and we won both level 5 and 6 team awards!! That was really exciting for us coaches and we definitely reveled in the spotlight for a little while. The parents and kids all seemed happy and that's what we like to see at the end of the day. There is a lot of work to be put in in the gym but it's early in the year and I think the future is bright for some of these little ones :)
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