Gymnastics 2023 - Level 7 . . .

 

This picture may seem out of place, but this little hamburger traveled with her to every meet this year.  Her good luck charm which she named 'Hammy GB'

Kiersen started at a new gym in June.  She now attends ASAP Gymnastics.  It's been a very rough year for her.   She had a great summer and learned a bunch of new skills, but in October she developed a mental block which has been very frustrating.  She lost a lot of the skills she's had since she was 5/6 years old and her self confidence suffered for most of the year.  There have been lots of tears (from both her and from me) this year, but there have also been a lot of smiles.  She's made a ton of new friends who have been amazing teammates, and she's even met a boy (here 'gym crush') who has been so supportive of her.  We're not sure what next year will bring - most likely a new sport - but we're excited to see what the future holds.    

ASAP InterSquad Meet 2022 . . .

 Kiersen had her first ASAP Inter Squad Meet on December 10th.  The team got split into two - a blue team (Kiersen's team) and a green team.  The blue team dressed up as sharks and the green team dressed up as Army soldiers.  

Level 7 Qualifier - ASAP Gymnastics 2022 . . .

Kiersen's first competition as an ASAP gymnast was the Level 7 Qualifier in State College.  The scores were very low for this competition in general, which was a bit discouraging to her, but I was extremely proud of her anyway!  She was not only competing for a new team, this was her first meet and all of her old teammates were there competing against her as well.  She handled the pressure like she always does - with a smile on her face!