SNAPSHOTS FROM THE 2006 GYMNASTICS SKILLS MEET -
WHICH WAS HELD AT HUFF 'N PUFF THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006. THE SKILLS MEET BEGAN AT 6:00 WITH THE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PERFORMING FOR THEIR PARENTS AND ALL THE VISITORS. I PERSONALLY WAS AMAZED AT WHAT THESE PRESCHOOLERS COULD DO AND AT THEIR FLEXIBILITY AND COORDINATION. I SAW MANY SPLIT JUMPS ON THE SMALL TRAMPOLINE - THERE WERE MANY CHILDREN WHO COULD DO THEIR CARTWHEELS AND MANY COULD DO MUCH OF THEIR BAR-WORK BY THEMSELVES.
AFTER THEIR PERFORMANCE, THE PRESCHOOLERS RECEIVED THEIR CERTIFICATES AND RIBBONS AND EACH HAD THEIR OWN TIME ON THE AWARD STAND.
IN THE LATTER PART OF THE EVENING, THE RECREATIONAL STUDENTS--THE PRE-LEVEL ONE, LEVEL ONE AND LEVEL TWO GYMNASTS--SHOWED OFF THEIR SKILLS ON EACH OF THE FOUR EVENTS AND THEN RECEIVED THEIR CERTIFICATES AND RIBBONS AND HAD THEIR OWN TIME ON THE AWARDS STAND.
BETWEEN THE TWO PORTIONS OF THE SKILLS MEET, THE JACKSONVILLE GYMNASTICS USAG JUNIOR OLYMPIC COMPETITIVE TEAM MEMBERS PERFORMED. THE LEVEL THREE AND FOUR GYMNASTS PERFORMED TO "BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY." THESE GYMNASTS RANGED IN AGE FROM ONLY SIX YEARS OLD TO TWELVE YEARS OLD. THESE GYMNASTS PERFORMED SUCH SKILLS AND FEATS AS FRONT WALKOVERS, BACK WALKOVERS, AERIALS, ROUND-OFF BACK HANDSPRINGS AND EVEN ROUND-OFF-BACK HANDSPRINGS-BACK TUCK BY GYMNASTS AS YOUNG AS SEVEN YEARS OLD. THE GYMNASTS PERFORMED IN THEIR BRIGHT NEW SUMMER LEOTARDS OF LIME GREEN AND BLACK.
AFTER THE YOUNGER LEVELS PERFORMED, THE OLDER GYMNASTS--AGES EIGHT TO FIFTEEN--(LEVELS FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT AND POSSIBLE LEVEL NINES)--PERFORMED IN THEIR SHARP NEW SUMMER LEOTARDS OF BLACK (WITH ACCENTS OF LIME GREEN AND PURPLE). THEY AWED THE AUDIENCE AS THEY PERFORMED TO "I WILL SURVIVE" SUCH SKILLS AND FEATS AS FRONT TUCKS, FRONT LAYOUTS, BACK LAYOUTS, FULLS, FULL-AND-A-HALF TO FRONT PUNCH, AND FRONT PIKES. ALL THE GIRLS WERE VERY IMPRESSIVE IN ALL THAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED JUST SINCE THEY COMPLETED THE COMPETITION SEASON. JUST ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WAS WHEN KELSEY LERNER PERFORMED A FRONT DIVE ROLL OVER FOUR GYMNASTS WITH ENOUGH ROOM TO SPARE FOR ANOTHER FOUR GYMNASTS!! ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT WAS WHEN SIX GYMNASTS WALKED ON THEIR HANDS TOGETHER ACROSS THE ENTIRE GYM FLOOR.
SOME OF THE PHOTOS ARE SHOWN BELOW.
As usual, I was watching and enjoying and just as it was over, I
realized that I had not taken any pictures!!!!
Kelsie Hite, shown here by the bars in the striking summer leotard. Kelsie was a former Level Six State Champion for her age on bars. Kelsie is Ms. Jeanne and Steve's daughter - many of you have talked to Ms. Jeanne when you have a question. Kelsie is just one of Huff 'n Puff's own daughters who are cheerleaders at Jacksonville High School - we also have "cheerleader daughters" at Cabot, North Little Rock, Bryant and several of the private high schools and junior high schools.