Hello, fellow gymnasts 🤸♀️. In today’s post I have a “short” story that may teach you a great lesson. Through this story just remember “Trust the Mat”! Two years ago I was at practice (like I am every day), and I was struggling with my kip. Anyway, I kept trying and trying and trying. Until at last I made it! I had no idea 💡 what to do so next, I turned to my coach, he yelled from the spotting bar, “Jump, catch the high bar.” When I heard catch, I told myself, “Yeah right, I can’t even catch a tennis ball🎾 if my life depended on it.” Well, I stood up on the bar, jumped😮 and missed😱. I didn’t trust the mat under me and tried to catch myself, boy was that a mistake. I ended up breaking and dislocating my elbow. I thought it was the end of the world 🌍. So take my advice “Trust the Mat”, and remember, never put your arms behind you when you’re falling backward.
More to come on this story and my road to recovery. Stay tuned…
