Our gym (YMCA) has never done a season of level 6 before. Generally they do Level 3, 4, 5, novice prep op, intermediate prep op, do a meet to score out of level 6, then go to Level 7. But this year the group they have coming out of level 5 (my DD included) are all much younger than the current prep ops, so the decision has been made (at this point... subject to change) to do level 6 next year with this year's level 5's. Other than what I've seen at meets or on youtube, I know very little about the level.
So... talk to me about level 6. I've seen at meets that the scoring is really hard. I've heard that it's a "make-it-or-break-it" year for a lot of girls doing gymnastics, which is a little scary. I know a lot of teams don't do an entire season of it. I don't see a whole lot of talk about level 6 here on CB. I don't see any "When will my Susie get her Free-Hip?" discussions.
I know that every kid is different and will aquire skills at different speeds, but I wish I knew more what to expect as DD moves into this new level. Any personal knowledge/experience with level 6 that you don't mind sharing would be most appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
So... talk to me about level 6. I've seen at meets that the scoring is really hard. I've heard that it's a "make-it-or-break-it" year for a lot of girls doing gymnastics, which is a little scary. I know a lot of teams don't do an entire season of it. I don't see a whole lot of talk about level 6 here on CB. I don't see any "When will my Susie get her Free-Hip?" discussions.
I know that every kid is different and will aquire skills at different speeds, but I wish I knew more what to expect as DD moves into this new level. Any personal knowledge/experience with level 6 that you don't mind sharing would be most appreciated.
Thanks in advance!