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I'm curious what coaches feel is a happy medium starting score for the first meet of the season, lets give it two categories... first timers and 2nd seasoners. This is just a curiosity.
We just had our second meet of the season and it was some of the teams competing first meet. Scores from various teams were ALL OVER, and we are a tiny state in population. L3's that were 11+ scoring 37's from one team and L5's that were only 9 scoring 22.500 doing a bar routine that scored only a 3.00 (ya know the sympathy score). I found myself asking why? for both sides of the spectrum, and it's so early on.
I am so a believer that placement and mobility should depend on their own capabilty to safely and successfully perform the skills at their level, my own Mo gymmie is that way. Beautiful L4 beam (scored a 9.1 and won this weekend), improving tumbling, but can't kip either of the kips yet so we held her back... again (scored 7.95 on bars with a fall yesterday, L4).
So, to interpret my opinion into scores, I feel they should be able to achieve at least a 30.00 or so if they are new to their level. If they are returners I don't think they should be scoring better than a 36.00 at the first meet of the year, although I can't honestly say they do/don't have the skills necessary to compete the next level, I don't attend their practices, but you would think a Level 3 who scores a 9.5 on bars and a 9.6 on floor can probably make it through okay L4 routines.
I have to add this jab... the team that was stacking scores I think was a little bitter about last year as they were finally dethroned at the compulsory championships last year, getting demoted to third in most categories. It's a bit of poor sportsmanship to "seemingly" hold back girls from mobility so they can win team championships again. Sad.
We just had our second meet of the season and it was some of the teams competing first meet. Scores from various teams were ALL OVER, and we are a tiny state in population. L3's that were 11+ scoring 37's from one team and L5's that were only 9 scoring 22.500 doing a bar routine that scored only a 3.00 (ya know the sympathy score). I found myself asking why? for both sides of the spectrum, and it's so early on.
I am so a believer that placement and mobility should depend on their own capabilty to safely and successfully perform the skills at their level, my own Mo gymmie is that way. Beautiful L4 beam (scored a 9.1 and won this weekend), improving tumbling, but can't kip either of the kips yet so we held her back... again (scored 7.95 on bars with a fall yesterday, L4).
So, to interpret my opinion into scores, I feel they should be able to achieve at least a 30.00 or so if they are new to their level. If they are returners I don't think they should be scoring better than a 36.00 at the first meet of the year, although I can't honestly say they do/don't have the skills necessary to compete the next level, I don't attend their practices, but you would think a Level 3 who scores a 9.5 on bars and a 9.6 on floor can probably make it through okay L4 routines.
I have to add this jab... the team that was stacking scores I think was a little bitter about last year as they were finally dethroned at the compulsory championships last year, getting demoted to third in most categories. It's a bit of poor sportsmanship to "seemingly" hold back girls from mobility so they can win team championships again. Sad.
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