Brooke's Skill Roadmap — The Next Twelve Months
Where she is now, and the order the pieces should come. Level 3 all-star, age 12 — built around the athleticism and fearlessness she already has, not a generic checklist. (Tumbling and stunt progressions belong to her coaches; this is the parent-side picture.)
Brooke is a strong, fearless all-star athlete who's just started sharpening her motions. The athleticism and fearlessness are strengths and don't need building. She's held back by the team-and-performance side: loose, off-the-count motions, a tumbling block, and marking/shrinking instead of performing full-out. This roadmap turns a strong individual into an athlete who helps the team hit.
The next 3 months — sharp, synced motions
The fastest team-wide score jump, and it costs no new skills.
- Motions to the count in the mirror — hit and stick, sharp, on the beat.
- Flexibility and conditioning so the motions stay clean and extended all routine.
- One rule: sharp and dead on the count, because one athlete off costs the whole team.
The measure isn't a drill — it's a routine where the team hits clean and she's right on the count with everyone.
Months 3–6 — perform full-out
The mark-in-practice, shrink-at-comp habit is the next-biggest leak.
- Full-out run-throughs — energy, facials, selling it, never marking.
- Building the performance gear in practice so it's there under the lights.
- Showmanship as a scored skill, not an afterthought.
Months 6–9 — work the block (with her coach)
Patiently, never with pressure.
- Progressions that rebuild the stuck skill from safe pieces.
- Confidence through small wins and visualization.
- Naming the block as normal and workable, taking the shame out.
Months 9–12 — put it together as a competitor
By next season the pieces combine into an athlete who lifts the team.
- Sharp, synced motions automatically, even under pressure.
- Full-out performance carried onto the competition mat every time.
- The tumbling skill reclaimed and performed with confidence.
Don't chase all of it at once — that's how a strong athlete's talent gets lost on a team scoresheet. One horizon at a time, in order. Sharp synced motions first, because it's the biggest team-wide score jump and it costs no new skills. And the block is coach-led and patient — pressure from home makes it worse. Revisit every few months; as one piece locks in, the next one sharpens.
