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    Parents Increasing elite age from 16 to 18

    Raising the age for Sr Elite may not be necessary if they raised the entry age for HOPES. 9-10 years old for entry means they must have level 9/10 skills by age 9. That requires hours and hours of training high-level skills and conditioning between ages 5-9. Like 20+ hours a week, and in most...
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    WAG Nationals question

    It's not the same. Its added to the score, not the start value and the final SV doesn't go over 10.0.
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    WAG Nationals question

    well I care, and judges care, and the USAG Staff cares because they emphasized it at Congress and Symposium and state clinic. 10.0 + .1 Start Value. It's not that hard to be accurate. There is no SV above a 10.0.
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    WAG Nationals question

    I will argue that point every time. It's a 10.0 + .1. There is no 10.1 start value. The coaches need to say it correctly because now I hear even level 8 gymnasts' moms telling coaches that they "want their kid to have a 10.1 start value and how can they get there?" The .1 is added to their...
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    WAG “Uneven” regions USAG

    It would seem to be a good idea to re-draw regions every quad or every 8 years, just like they do in politics after the census. But maybe loyalty to the Region you're in has something to do with it, and states don't want to change regions? Region 8 had 284 level 10s competing at Regionals.
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    WAG Nationals question

    All the apparel is picked up at Eastern/Westerns or Nationals. They get it when they check in.
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    WAG Nationals question

    10.0 + .1, not 10.1 (that has been drilled into our heads) :)
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    WAG Nationals question

    It would be unbalanced with some states/regions always dominating. Also, the judging. In the current system, the region gets the same judges for all the states from that region competing to qualify to nationals. In some regions, scores are lower because judging is tougher. I think it's pretty...
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    WAG Nationals question

    Level 9 gets an Eastern national leotard, they don't wear the regional leotard. My daughter went to Eastern. She got a short sleeved comp leotard, a warm-up, shoes, T-shirt, and a bag.
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    [Meet] 2024 WAG Level 10 Nationals

    I was just going to come ask this.
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    Coaches Double checking level 6 floor routine composition

    Order doesn't matter, but I think the walkout would make them not directly connected, which is required.
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    Coaches Double checking level 6 floor routine composition

    It is "3 directly connected acro elements"
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    Coaches xcel regionals

    They go by the numbers, how many platinums are in the state meet, and how many platinums are in all Region 8 state meets. Then they assign each state a number of slots according to the number of platinums in their state; that's where the percentage comes in. A state with a lot of platinums gets...
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    Vault Scoring best of the 2 or average of the 2

    It's never the average of both vaults, it's the best one. The judges' 2 scores are averaged, but not the 2 vault scores together. Not AAU, USAG, or NGA.
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    [Meet] Atlanta Centennial Classic

    We are going this year. My daughter also hates this meet. Every time I mention it she groans.
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