Maximum Horsepower Meet

Andrew had a meet this morning. This meet had no individual awards. It was a team only competition. The purpose of this meet is to let the boys have fun while getting a little "tune-up" for the South State Championships in two weeks.

I shot this video with my regular digital camera. The lighting in the gym is pretty bad, but you can see Andrew's pommel routine.

Andrew's team won first place in their division. Whenever the team wins a trophy, the coach allows one boy to take the trophy home for the weekend. Before the competition, the coach told Andrew that he could be the one to take the trophy home if he made his "kip" during his highbar routine. A kip is an element that Andrew has been struggling with, but as you can see...he got it this time! He said, "I was so excited about getting my kip that I sort of messed up the rest of my routine." The smile on his face was priceless. The coach was so excited that he nearly fell off the mat.

Andrew scored his highest All-Around score ever and he was so proud of himself. All of the hard work he has put in paid off! One more meet to go for this season.