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Originally Posted by Carmansunshine WOW that is alot different. Doesn't seem to leave much room for late bloomers or girls who want to start the sport at a later age to be elite, or am I confused? Most of the team girls at my dd's gym are 8,9,&10 yrsold competing our level 4 which is a floor routine with robhs as out hardest skill and a glide to chin up pullover for bars. They don't work presses on beam only floor.

you're not confused you are very correct haha. older kids starting the sport cant really be elite. they usually take the kids into elite no later than 7 or 8 years old, after that its basically too late. older girls starting can do state or national but if ur daughter isnt selected into elite by 8 she isnt able to do it basically. elite testing and selection is very strict too, the kids are 5 at 1A but they only can do 1A after thourough strength, flex bone density and size tests etc. I have 1Bs who are better than the 1As but are said to not have the potential to be elite (for example are too tall by 6yrs old so cant be elite etc), which is unfair as in the american system most of these 1B kids could be future elites.