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  1. raenndrops

    Parents Booster Club Distribution Opt-Out?

    The gym could redistribute the amount without involving the booster club. If I understand correctly, if the family donates the equivalent amount back to the booster club, it would have to be redistributed amongst all of the gymnasts again ... so they would need to make another (smaller)...
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    Gymnasts Xcel Gold help

    Thanks. I couldn't remember when it switched over, lol.
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    Gymnasts Xcel Gold help

    For the long hang pullover to work as a 360º circling skill, it has to be done out of a cast.
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    Parents Becoming a top gymnast after getting a late start

    D1 University of Washington has a gymnast on their team, Lilly Tubbs, who didn't start gymnastics until she was 9 years old (according to the commentators are the Pac 12 Championships).
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    WAG Coach Standing there.

    No, not a deduction in Xcel Gold for the coach to stand there ... as long as the coach does not block the judges' view and does not touch you.
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    NCAA Leotards

    I know there is (or at least was) a rule that leotards could not be "cut above the hip bone." When I read about that rule, I noticed plenty of gymnasts showing their hip bones ... meaning they were purposely hiking them up, making it easier for the fabric to migrate toward any creases in the area.
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    Gymnasts Xcel platinum floor start value

    There is no requirement for back tumbling in Xcel Platinum :).
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    Gymnasts Xcel platinum floor start value

    Yes, you can replace the missing A skills with extra B skills. Can you do a Front Tuck-Front Pike connection? If so, you could do that pass and the isolated front layout as your 2 acro passes and still possibly have a 10.0 Start Value.
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    Gymnasts Xcel platinum bars start value

    You are 1 skill short. 9.9 Start value.
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    Gymnasts Help and advice

    Years ago (before Xcel), we had a girl on our team quit because she couldn't get her BHS. She came back a couple years later when there was Xcel. She still couldn't do a BHS a month before the first meet. She ended up learning a back tuck in that month and competed the RO-BT in Xcel Gold.
  11. raenndrops

    Gymnasts xcel bronze or silver

    "sadly I have no mounts except a jump up onto the bar" ... this is called a jump to front support. Last I knew, this is an acceptable mount for Xcel Bronze, but you would need a 360º circling skill - have you tried a back hip circle?
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    WAG How many hours do you train per week for Xcel?

    If your team is in USAG, then Level 6 isn't required, so a score out is unneeded. And actually, starting this year, Level 5 isn't even required if you get 36.0+ 2x at Level 4.
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    Coaches Coaching After Negative Experience as a Gymnast

    For our head coach, it was healing. She remembered the fun she had in the beginning. When she became the head coach at our gym, she created a better environment for several years.
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    Parents Looking for hobbies when injured

    I was talking to a parent (at gymnastics ... they were from India and moved to Ohio for a job) just a couple of years ago. He said his daughter learned cursive in India. She was in 1st grade here, and in the FIRST WEEK of school, they had to have a parent-teacher conference. Not only did they...
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    Parents Looking for hobbies when injured

    I was working on printing with my right hand at that point. I didn't move on to right-handed cursive until I mastered the printing (the last few months of kindergarten). I was actually already ambidextrous before then, but didn't apply that to handwriting until I got in trouble with my teacher...
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    Parents Looking for hobbies when injured

    Perfect time to become ambidextrous. I picked it up at around that age because I was bored (kindergarten teacher didn't want me writing in cursive, so I decided to work with my right hand instead).
  17. raenndrops

    WAG Beam excel gold

    A split leap and a separate jump are acceptable too. Full turn - go back to progressions. Remember to keep your chest up and pull up tall at the end.
  18. raenndrops

    Ankle injury

    I know that many people have higher deductibles. In my sister's case, we do a cost/benefit analysis every year because she has options. I always help her by creating side-by-side comparisons of plan options that cover her doctors and meds so she can consider everything. A different year, she...
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    Ankle injury

    One year, my sister didn't expect "high use" of health insurance. She had gotten a new job, and their insurance would be even more expensive than her other options. She chose a plan that covered all of her doctors ($15 copay per visit) and her essential meds ($0 - $100 each, but most were...
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    Ankle injury

    FYI, an improperly treated "regular ankle sprain" can still have long-term negative effects on your gymnastics (and possibly everyday life). I always recommend going to the doctor for even a regular ankle sprain because of the possible consequences. YG sprained her ankle. The first 72 hours...

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