What the heck are these?
We just had a meeting with DD's coaches (she got to be one of the first this year instead of one of the last right before season begins! Yay!) Their 'plan' (as much as a coach can have a plan, at least) for her is to do 7 this year and 8 next year; 9/10/Elite will take care of itself after the Level 8 season (2017). Both DD and I are satisfied with this plan, but she did ask (because she's still a child) why, if she were training 8/9 skills she needs to compete 7. A fair question and one of the coaches told her 1) it is better to train ahead in the gym so there is less pressure during meet season (I completely agree with this) and 2) at 8 they start judging artistry and composition. That prompted me to ask what the heck those were and HC said those were things we didn't need to think about until next year (I assume at our yearly meeting)...But, I'm curious....I'm such a nerd that if there's something to learn I want to learn it instead of putting it aside. I know it doesn't affect DD this year, but still....what are these deductions and how do they factor in to a score? Are they on all events or just the 'dance' events (beam/floor)? Is it a general deduction (off the final score) or is it per element? So many questions.... :/
We just had a meeting with DD's coaches (she got to be one of the first this year instead of one of the last right before season begins! Yay!) Their 'plan' (as much as a coach can have a plan, at least) for her is to do 7 this year and 8 next year; 9/10/Elite will take care of itself after the Level 8 season (2017). Both DD and I are satisfied with this plan, but she did ask (because she's still a child) why, if she were training 8/9 skills she needs to compete 7. A fair question and one of the coaches told her 1) it is better to train ahead in the gym so there is less pressure during meet season (I completely agree with this) and 2) at 8 they start judging artistry and composition. That prompted me to ask what the heck those were and HC said those were things we didn't need to think about until next year (I assume at our yearly meeting)...But, I'm curious....I'm such a nerd that if there's something to learn I want to learn it instead of putting it aside. I know it doesn't affect DD this year, but still....what are these deductions and how do they factor in to a score? Are they on all events or just the 'dance' events (beam/floor)? Is it a general deduction (off the final score) or is it per element? So many questions.... :/