I've just been reading a bit about the streams in the US and trying to understand them. I have gathered that JO is more serious than Xcel. I was just wondering how most gyms work. Do most gyms do both streams or do they just focus on one. Also what proportion of kids go into the JO stream and what age are they selected? Are there any ways for late starters to get into the JO stream? Is 'team' part of JO or is that separate. Also how do TOPS and Hopes fit into it. Are they separate streams? Do all elites have to do TOPS or can they do JO?