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Sports- should I quit?
I am a level 8 gymnast and have done gymnastics for a while but i need to know- is it time for me to quit? Ive always been the last one in my group, but this year everyone moved up- BUT ME. Also, i seem to be prone to get mental blocks. I have periodically gotten and lost many skills over the years , and my coaches seem to hate me for it. They call me a coward, a wimp, and that I shouldnt be a gymnasts. Through the years, ive dealt with it but I dont know if i cant stand it! If i talk to my mom she says " just keep your head up!" But how can i if everyone keeps pushing me down?
All the same, im reluctant to quit. Ive done it for so long, and its a big part of my life. Its never been my dream to be an Olympic, but i feel that if i quit ill regret it and/or let everyone down . What do I do?
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i got the right answer for you, you should try martial arts,in dojos schools and stuff people coaches especially senseis will never say such things a good way to build confidence streinght and so on if you are doing gymnastics you can try jiu jitsu or aikido and even karate for discipline, i would suggest going for thai boxing or karate boxing or kung fu styles for striking combats, gymnastics will get you no where in real life, and in martial arts you dont have to be the best to to learn how to defend yourself
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The question you need to ask yourself is, "Why am I doing gymnastics?" I am pretty sure your answer will be, "Because I enjoy it." Otherwise, you are doing it because a parent expects that of you or a best friend is into it and you've always copied her, or for someone other than yourself.
You did say that you are not in it for an end goal or purpose of going to the Olympics, but I am sure there are many other other regional levels and medals to win. So are you into gymastics because your goal is to be competitive. Is it possible to be a gymnast and not be competitive? If you are not into competing, your subconscious mind will place those mental blocks because the competitiveness is robbing you of the joy of doing it simply for love of it.
When you say "if i quit ill regret it and/or let everyone down" I wonder about the letting others down part. Are you part of a team that competes locally with other gymnast teams? Does your skill level or lack of it hold the entire team back? If so, and your end goal isn't the same as theirs, you are letting them down. The coaches if they are speaking those actual negative words to you, are more into winning competitions as a team than into the individual to find ways to use gymnatics as the vehicle through which to discover your own personal greatness. Have you sat down and talked to your coaches? You could always try hypnosis if you feel you have a mental block and you really want to do as well as the others? But another question to ask is, am I fighting myself? Is your awake/conscious mind forcing your subconscious to do something it does not enjoy at all. Like being two different people, but the battle is between the two minds. If your subconscious is not on the same page and asking yourself doesnt bring the obvious answer why, then hypnosis may bring the reason to the forefront so you can then better make a decision whether to continue or not.
Maybe you DO enjoy competing in Gym but the problem lies entirely with personality clash with the coaches, and not liking, respecting or trusting them fully. So the answer might be to look for a different team to be a part of rather than stick with this one and be unhappy or quit in which case you will also be unhappy. I can't tell you whether to quit or not, just what questions to ask yourself so you can come to the conclusion on your own. Hope this helps. Good luck
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