WAG States

[hawaii_gymnast]

Doing some research into how States competitions work in the states, if you could answer a few questions that would really help.

Anybody in Canada, how has your province decided to do provincials with the adoption of JO?

What State are you in?

How do qualifications work? (Score to reach at 1 or multiple competition, or competition based on placement?)

Is it all held in one competition or is it a different competition for each level?

Random draw or do coaches still get a say in the order or athletes?

Thank you!

 

[ayyyrial]

Grew up in Iowa, competed JO.
Qualifications - reach a 34 at any official meet during the year.
Competition format - one state meet for levels 4/5/6 and one state meet for levels 7/8/9/10, months apart. Usually the levels would compete on different days.
Order - I think it was random draw? I can't remember.

Sounds like a cool project! Please post updates

(Note - this was before the levels change a few years ago. Maybe someone has updated info)

 

[twinmomma]

In Northern California, you have to score the minimum (depends on the level, L4 was 34.5 last year and will be again this year) at only ONE sanctioned meet during season. Groupings at state are by birthdate. Order of things in each session? Probably random draw. Different levels usually have their own state meets, in fact the L3 and L4 meets are so large they are separated into two separate meets for each level. Upper levels get combined. L6 and 7 often get combined with Xcel, and the 8-10 is usually it's own meet.

 

[twinmomma]

Also - here we have compulsory season and optionals season (which coincides with XCel's season). So compulsory states are in November, and Optionals is in April.

 

[Texasmomof3]

In Texas, compulsories are different from optionals. We have fall compulsories and spring optionals. For compulsories, you need a qualifying score at district finals to move on the North State. The qualifying score is usually pretty easy to reach, like a 31 or 32. Then at North State you need a qualifying percentage in your age group to move on the state. Only the top 40% at North State get an automatic bid to state. The year dd was a level 4, there were girls with 36.5 at North State who didn't qualify to state.

With optionals, you just need a minimum score at any meet during the season. For levels 6 and 7, that minimum score is a 34. I'm not sure what the minimum score is for higher level optionals.

And and each level has their own weekend for the state meets. There are just too many Texas gymnasts to have more than one level at a time, except that 9 and 10 are sometimes on the same weekend but different days.

 

[Ali'sMom]

In Florida:
Minimum score needs to be achieved at a meet before enrolling.
Sessions are done by age. Some clubs start with youngest in first session, oldest in last session.
Some clubs do age groups, then do random draws to see which age groups will be in each session.
No choice on order of gymnasts.
Most levels are on their own, but sometimes 4 and 5 will be together. Optionals are typically combined to make them even. This year 7 & 8 were together and 6, 9 & 10 were together. Last year 6 & 7 were together, and 8, 9 & 10 were together.

 

[jjsmom]

I agree with most of the other posters. Order is not random however. Gymnasts typical compete from weakest to strongest on each event. For regular meets coaches often choose that order. State meets judges/meet staff determine the order based on scores (again typically weakest to strongest).

 

[M2Abi]

Colorado

Level 3 and 4 need to compete AA in a sanctioned meet. States are held different weekends for 3 and 4 and are split up into two different locations based on team size, small team and large team.
Level 5-7, AA score of 33. Level 5 had its own meet, Level 6 and 7 were combined.
Level 8-10, AA score of 32. One meet for Levels 8-10.

 

[Committed]

WAw

 

[Committed]

WAw

Um...... Not sure how I posted that, I wasn't even on the computer 8 minutes ago.

 

[kayjaybe]

I don't follow L3 because our gym doesn't compete it.
L4 has 2 state meets - one for each part of the state because otherwise it would be too big.
L5-L8 each have their own state meet.
L9 & 10 are combined into a single state meet.

The gymnast must receive a minimum qualifying score at a sanctioned meet to qualify for states. The score varies by level.