In reality the gymnastics season went along like a roller coaster and Kay was in the front of the car. The girls are all great kids, and that had a super fun and a very exceptional season, Kay included. They bonded as a team and fought every meet to the bitter end. As Kay always points out "Jimmy you always get 4 downs each time you get the ball, and Billy you have 3 rounds every time you spar, I only get once chance one chance on each event, gymnastics is way hardener than your sports".
Well, there is some truth the her comment but each sport comes with it's own seat of challenges and ups and downs.
Kay experienced a set back this year and had to face her team and explain why she was sitting out for two weeks and two meets. She was embarrassed and upset however she faced her team told them the truth and we all moved on. The team for the first time in over 10 years came in second in the conference and beat arch rivals Edina and Minnetonka, huge accomplishment.
Kay competed this year on beams, bar and vault for varsity and for some reason none, of us including her coaches could not understand why she didn't compete varsity on floor, her best and most fun event to watch her compete. She had great scores and was always in the top 3 or 4 on each event and in each meet.She was asked to compete in the JV sectional on floor to which she begrudgingly did and came away not only first on the floor, her score of 9.25 was the highest recored score of the entire meet!
Then sectionals came around and all of sudden Kay was all in and competed on the floor. She placed 7th in the section overall and placed high enough on the bars to once again go to the State Meet, 3 times in row Kay made it, impressive.Two other girls from Kay's team made State as well, Cibs and Avery and the entire team went to the meet to cheer them on. Kay had a great time said it was awesome to be there however she was a little too amped up and made a mistake on her bar routine, however she finished and had a blast, all is well that ends well.
The season is a short one but intense. It starts the last weekend in October and finishes after state, which is usually late Feb early March. There are meets at least once a week sometimes twice there is a period of time right after Christmas break where there are 7 meets in less than 2 weeks. This is the most stressful time for Kay and I am sure the rest of the girls as well. It takes toughness, determination and a lot of stress on the parents to get through the seasons and we made it again this year. The next event is the team banquet were the next year Captains are announced, Kay has a goal to be one of them, she has to give a speech to the team prior and then the entire team vote...more to come.
Kay - we are so proud of you. You have grit, determination and an amazing natural talent that is a joy to watch. We love you more than you'll ever know. XOXO Mom and Dad
