AgingHippie
Proud Parent
Our gym requires Giants for 7. Another mom whose daughter is close asked me if that was a gym rule or a usag rule and I realized I didn't know. Anyone?
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Gym rule. No Giants....no go. Sad for those who could have beautiful routines without them whilst getting the skill...but understandable also.
Impressive that those girls had two clear hips! especially before their giants.Our gym has had L7s that scored better with 2 clear hips than other girls they face who competed with giants.
Then they get to have beautiful routines in level 6Gym rule. No Giants....no go. Sad for those who could have beautiful routines without them whilst getting the skill...but understandable also.
Our gym has had L7s that scored better with 2 clear hips than other girls they face who competed with giants.
I don't think they should make it an official requirement. Like I don't think a BACK Layout on floor should be a SPECIFIC requirement (but that one is). I think it would be better to say an acro pass with 3 skills including a Layout (which could be front or back) … so girls who have beautiful FHSFTFLO or another combination like that could compete L7 with a different back tumbling pass.This happens because what everyone seems to forget is that the real special requirement for L7 bars is a cast above 45 degrees (or there is a .5 reduction in start value). There are a lot of girls who can do Giants w/o that, and a lot of girls who can do Giants w/ form so archy and bad that it's not even worth doing them cause they will score worse than had they not done them. I guess it's all about the experience at this level though, so maybe it's better to do the harder routine and push yourself even if you score lower, but it's kind of funny to me how all the coaches and gym's have joined together and decided the giant will be a compulsory skill for L7 when the requirements don't even say it is.
That said, I do kind wish the USAG would stop all the craziness and just make a giant an official requirement for L7 so the myth of "you need Giants for L7" can just stop being the biggest misconception going . It's gotten to the point where whenever I hear someone like a parent or kid saying they are required in the lobby that I just nod my head like "yep - you're right, you need them" cause I'm just too tired of explaining the truth - haha!!!!
En El nome de padre, de filio, de spirit santo......Ah, the giant. The dang giant.
Here is to every gymnast getting her giant in due time and having it as a well-polished tool in her toolkit.