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I am very new to the gymnastics world so I'm looking for help understanding some of this. I have two girls, 7 and 9, who have been in the rec program at our gym. My first question is about the 9 year old. She is currently doing two level 2 classes per week and is super-focused, super...

so we don't have any college gymnastics etc in Australia so fascinated by the whole idea. Recent threads about d3 schools had me thinking - can girls who have moved onto college not just keep competing for a normal club at whatever level they are at? I can understand the scholarship thing but...

Hi, my 11 year old daughter competed USA level 4 gymnastics last year. She did not have a great season as she couldn't get the kip. She now has it, though it is a work in progress. She has her robhbt, working on her back layout, can do a front punch and an aerial, working on her front aerial...

Hi all, I am hoping to help a good friend with a decision. Disclaimer: This is a question for a friend who does not live in the same region, I think they are region 3 but not sure. Here is a little background first. My friends dd is a year older than mine, almost to the day, so she just...

I was watching a recording of the world cup in London and Amy Tinkler put her hands down on the beam to save herself from a fall on her series. The commentator mentioned she would get .5 deduction for it. I thought putting hands on their beam to prevent a fall is still considered a fall, that's...

Anyone know when they will post the birhtdates for the 12 age groups for JO Nationals?

Just curious if recently minted Jr. Elites (those who became Jr. Elite this year via the qualifying meets but have not competed any Elite competitions yet) - are they able to compete in JO States/Regionals/Nationals provided they obtained a qualifying score at a 10/Open session meet? I recall...

Hi everyone! My dd trains aspire 1, but will be going to the US to compete JO 7. What are the different skill requirements between Aspire 1 and JO 7? Thanks!

I realize this topic has been covered repeatedly (I've even asked this question about a year ago!), but I'm still going to solicit some advice from the more experienced parents on this board. DD (9) is doing Xcel, and when she started a year ago she was very clear to me that she hoped to...

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Can someone explain what it means when a gymnast put JO Nationals Qualifier or Elite Qualifier in their profile? Does it mean they have competed in these competitions? Thanks.

Hey all, I just wanted to post a quick word about JO Nationals in Indy this year. Since we live a couple hours away, I told DD we could go watch some of the girls from her gym, but noticed hotel reservations on the meet page aren't available yet. In the meantime, DH and DS have signed up to...

For those of you who have made the switch -I would love to hear how it went. We are considering the switch and want to know what to expect if we do end up switching over. How do the practices compare? The meets? Is there a different feel at the meets? Is the scoring similar or different...

If my daughter has competed level 3 can she compete silver in 2017 or does she have to go to gold? She is very far from ready for gold and may have to wait out a season if this is indeed the rule. If this is the case is there any way to petition around it?

Just double checking what I think is allowable. We had a gymnast transfer from another gym. Last year she competed level 4 with limited success, she didn't get a move up score to move up to level 5. She moved to our gym at the beginning of the summer and has been thriving and picking up skills...

Hi! My DD competed L6 last year, and would like to transition to Xcel this year. Xcel is relatively new at her gym, and I was wondering how that transition works. Does she have to do some sort of score out meet? Or can she just do her first meet at the Xcel level that matches the skills she...

Did they announce at Congress where JOs were going to in 2017? Don't know what the big secret is? Normally they have announced by now. Wonder what the hold up has been?

So I just saw the May meeting minutes for JO on the usag site and two interesting things popped up. 1. Proposing to change JO national qualification score to 35. Also looks like they are going to start using number of qualified gymnasts in a region to fill spots rather than last years...

GREAT progress.......bit by bit she is getting it together More later after a nap

I can't seem to find the scores. Trying to follow a few girls! I checked myusagym as someone suggested (using chrome) but it just says loading and nothing comes up! any suggestions?!