The Toe Shoot Trouble
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Celiena Ghobros, Grade 4
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Short Story
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2018
Hi my name is Ana yesterday (11/11/2018) was my birthday, so I decided to go to gymnastics because I was so bored. I am a level 4 gymnast. When I arrived at gymnastics my trainer Chelsea said “go on bars and practice your toe shoot.”
So I replied “OK.”
Before I went on the bars I did 10 push ups, 2 pit laps and 20 sit-ups to warm up. Then I went to the bars. I wasn’t feeling very confident so did some pullovers, some back hip circles, some glide swings and a kip. Now I was confident.
So first I did a pullover and then I did a humungous glide swing then I did a straddle on the bar I swung and tried to reach the high but then I fell! Luckily I landed standing up. I tried again but I couldn’t do it. I tried about 10 times but I still couldn’t do it. Then I said to myself “this is going to be my last try and if I still can’t do it then I’m going to ask Chelsea to help me!” So I did a pullover then a very big glide swing now was the big moment, I did a straddle on the bar, I swing then tried to reach for the high bar but instead I hit my head on the high bar. Everyone saw me and I got so embarrassed. Then I started crying because my head was hurting. Chelsea saw me and asked “Why are you crying?”
I said” I hurt my head while trying to do a toe shoot and I still can’t do one.”
Chelsea grabbed an ice pack and replied “Here put this on your head and have a rest, when you finish resting I’m going to teach you the 2 steps to do a toe shoot!”
When I finished resting Chelsea told me that the 1st step was to a humungous glide swing and in the 2nd step you need to know how to swing and let go of the bar with your legs on the bar as a straddle. So I learnt how to the 2nd step and then I asked Chelsea “can you please spot me?”
And Chelsea said “sure.”
Then I got on the bar then I did a humungous glide swing, then I did a straddle bar, I then swung and I reached and grabbed the high bar! I can’t believe I actually done a toe shoot I’m so happy!
The End.