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Region 3 is split that way too but they are still kicking them outThat isn't happening in R8. In R8, since they split to have a compulsory and optionals regionals they need all of the gymnasts that they can get for optionals to make it profitable!
No we are not going to switch him... he will be back “on track” next year. In the grand scheme of things it is not a huge deal but I wanted to see if this was an across the board thing or just something Region 3 decided to do.
So is the region wanting all those boys to move up to the next level?So my son competes in region 3 and is a 13 year old level 8 and we just found out Region 3 has decided NOT to let older level 8’s & 9’s compete at regional championship Wondering if this is something happening in all regions this year or just in this region
So is the region wanting all those boys to move up to the next level?
Whether they are ready or not? I bet they are wanting them to do JD (which our coach does instead of older 8 especially). But still, to exclude them just seems rude.
Lol... I have been here for a while I just lurk like a creeper I guessthat is tough armymom, and it did affect a lot of boys. But some boys are always going to be in that boat. It was the opposite before that. My son was the young end, and would always be beaten by kids that were actual age older than him (so the 12 year old nationals winner would actually be 13.
There is no perfect way...but, yes, it was hard fro some!!
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I guess 2021 season.... the changes always happen after the summer OlympicsAnd come 2020 the age rules could change again.... my understanding is that it will possible go to the age youbare Jan 1 but who knows.... I wish they would just pick something and stick with it insteadong of changing it every 4 years
It had been mentioned last year in region 3 but our coaches forgot about it. I had looked on the region 3 website and noticed that the older level 8s and 9s weren't allowed to go to regionals (last year it was listed that they couldn't do state either)- I mentioned it to our coach in September and he was shocked because we have a number of 13 year old level 8s at our gym. He called the region 3 chair but it was already a done deal. Thankfully they are letting them do state.....It seems like they are trying to push them to do JD........So my son competes in region 3 and is a 13 year old level 8 and we just found out Region 3 has decided NOT to let older level 8’s & 9’s compete at regional championship Wondering if this is something happening in all regions this year or just in this region
Hey Jennifer! You know we have already chatted about this! LolIt had been mentioned last year in region 3 but our coaches forgot about it. I had looked on the region 3 website and noticed that the older level 8s and 9s weren't allowed to go to regionals (last year it was listed that they couldn't do state either)- I mentioned it to our coach in September and he was shocked because we have a number of 13 year old level 8s at our gym. He called the region 3 chair but it was already a done deal. Thankfully they are letting them do state.....It seems like they are trying to push them to do JD........
This year in region 3 ALL of the optional gymnasts qualify to regionals since they separated Optional and compulsory regionals and added level 4 and 5 to the compulsory regional competition.Yes I agree. More likely they are trying to pressure "older" optional kids into JD. Or pressure gyms/coaches to embrace JD more. Because a 13 year old JD kid could qualify to Regionals. So Regionals is like a carrot to do JD. I assume that JD was conceived as part and parcel of the optional levels competition age limits and National qualifying age restrictions. One does not really work without the other.
I am not saying it is fair of Region 3 to do this. I do not think it is. As we all know, 13 year olds are allowed to compete as Level 8s but can not qualify for Nationals. That should be carrot enough, and I think gymnasts and coaches should be able to make that choice of whether a gymnast is better off competing JO or JD without being further penalized. I am just musing about a possible logical reason for adopting such an age restriction for Regionals.
Originally I think they weren't going to let them compete last year but because people weren't informed I think they let them but changed it for the following year (this year)- I guess the coaches forgot that this was discussed.Hey Jennifer! You know we have already chatted about this! Lol
So our coach did say to me that they said they couldn’t compete last year but then let them anyway at regionals? Do you know if that is a legit statement? With him have been a 7 last year I never even paid attention to what was going on in the higher levels