Hi, we're in the UK and my daughter is a floor and vault gymnast. In our county this has six levels - novice, intermediate, advanced, bronze, silver and gold. My daughter is 11 and was a 2 hour rec gymnast up until nearly a year and a half ago, when she was moved into the squad and 8 hours training. Tomorrow is her first outing at advanced level, and she is also moving into the 12-14 age group. She has a brand new floor routine with music (novice and inter have no music and perform a routine on a 'strip' of floor) and a couple of new skills - I think she's hoping her experience of performing in dance will give her the edge, it certainly helps her presentation. She will also be competing a handspring vault for the first time - at novice level they do squat on vaults, and at inter a flatback.
Wish her luck, and please send good weather fairies as we are forecast for snow tonight - if it does come, the comp will be postponed and in her eyes the world will end.....
Wish her luck, and please send good weather fairies as we are forecast for snow tonight - if it does come, the comp will be postponed and in her eyes the world will end.....