First Meet

Sweet Pea had her first gymnastics meet this weekend! And -- thanks to Coronavirus -- it was a virtual meet. Similar to the kids' swim meets last summer, Sweet Pea and her team competed in their own gym, and were judged via Zoom. It was a raving success! I'm so glad her first meet experience -- however unusual -- was fun for her. 

She placed in every event, and placed 4th overall for her age group. I was so impressed! Sweet Pea was proud of her performance, and reveled in the praise from her coach and teammates.

Direct link to video: https://youtu.be/NbunOiDodjQ

Score breakdown:
    Vault: 9.25 (4th)
    Bars: 9.35 (2nd)
    Beam: 9.225 (5th)
    Floor: 9.5 (3rd)
    Overall: 37.325 (4th)

Spectators were not allowed, although they needed one volunteer to be the video recorder for the judges' feed -- and fortunately that volunteer was me. For the first time in over 10 months, I was able to watch Sweet Pea do gymnastics in the gym! I was beyond excited -- although because I was busy videotaping, I wasn't able to take photographs of her except during warmups and breaks in between events.

Her gym -- although very small compared to other gyms in the meet -- won 3rd overall, thanks in part to Sweet Pea's contributions. What a wonderful initiation into the world of competitive gymnastics!