bars

I have realized that when I practice my bail on bars I have a couple issues that seem to be impossible to fix. 1. my knees tend to bend when I first begin to twist but then they kick straight again. I know many people often have this problem but as much as I try to think of keeping them...

Here's a fun video for all you bar fans to watch right now. Nina Derwael rocks!

Hi there, I am an older and taller (5'1) level 7 gymnast and I really want to learn a giant. I have been doing strap bar giants for a year and they are ready to move onto the wood bar. This was my first year competing level 7 and I had two free hips in my routine to fulfill the requirements...

Hello! My team is new to Xcel this year, and I have been watching youtube videos. I see Silver is supposed to have 5 'A' skills minimum on bars. My girls do a pullover, shoot thru (or cut forward), back cut, back hip circle, straddle toe on dismount. I have seen a ton of routines that are a...

I'm an Xcel Gold gymnast, and I've noticed this season that my scores have been consistently lower than I'd like them to be. Vault has never been good for me and beam has been a disaster this year because of nerves, so I know what I need to fix on those, but floor & bars are sort of a mystery to...

A little background: I’ve been Xcel Gold for 3 years and could’ve moved up to Platinum 2 years ago if it wasn’t for bars (I don’t have a kip - embarrassing I know lol). But I’m getting close to my kip and definitely don’t want to do 4 years of a level since 3 is already unusual enough, so I’ll...

My daughter is becoming discouraged and frustrated and I am hoping folks here can offer some advice... She's training level 7 and still doesn't have her straddle cast to handstand. Her coaches say that for months she can do it nicely if they very lightly spot her - and they say they aren't...

My DD's coach recently banned the use of the springboard to mount the bars in my DD's training group. My DD is not a USAG gymnast but I'd say the group is about level 5-6 (USAIGC Diamond/Silver). My question is...is there a benefit to not using the springboard? I assume it's to help with...

Hello everyone, I am currently a level 5 gymnast who is going into level 6 shortly. I’ve competed for a year, and have connected everything except my squat on to the clear hip kip. Also, lately I can’t connect anything to my kip, which is becoming more bent! I’m strong, have good flexibility...

hi all, i have a new level 4 group who come in 3 days a week and will be getting around 40 minutes on bars obviously i want to help them out and get them as ready as possible and our level 4s last year didnt do so hot on bars. i was wondering how you guys structure your bars practice and what...

Hi! We are looking to change some girls routines around and we have some who recently got an uprise, they need 5as and 2bs so she will be kip cast free hip kip squat on uprise cast away flyaway Anyone in silver do this? Or do they need a free hip out of the uprise? Trying to get different...

Current Skill values of: Straddle Jaegar & Piked Jaegar. Straddle Ray and Piked Ray. Straddle Tkachev and Piked Tkachev.

Any tips on Clear hip? My daughter needs to get hers did level 5. Is that one of the difficult skills? She has her fly away but seems to be having a harder time with her clear hip.

My dd is training level 9. Wondering if what’s she’s working towards will give her high enough starting values. She’s not 100 percent certain what her routines will be but this is what she’s working on. Bars- kip on low bar, squat on jump to high bar, Kip cast handstand, pirouette, overshoot...

Hey everyone! This is our first year doing Gold and we were going over skills needed. So far we have our girls training giants and handstand pirouettes but we are trying to find out what different gyms do! Thanks in advance!

My kid figured out she can do a press handstand on bars. Is this related to the cast to handstand or completely different muscles and skills? Really just bored and curious. Not trying to help her do anything.

Does anyone know the maximum points if you do a level 8 bars routine and add a toe hecht would be worth in level 9 (so no high to low bar transition)? Thanks.

HI, we have been seeing alot of different bar routines at meets and wanted to see what most people do for their USAIGC bronze and silver bar routines!?

Ok, so I need help. My DD is competing diamond and had a 9.8 SV on bats at her first meet. The SV was verified by the score card, and seen on the judges table by my daughter and her coach at the meet. Her coaches do not have an updated COP (either JO or Xcel) so they’re kinda lost in the sauce...

Our first meet is coming up next weekend and we have several girls who just can’t seem to get the skills they need to meet the requirements for their level. Before you ask why the girls simply don’t compete at a lower level, I am going to say that decision is made by the gym owners and not us...