I don't know....I only learned that there was a world outside of region 3 that did things differently from this group. It would be nice if things were uniform across the board.
Originally I think they weren't going to let them compete last year but because people weren't informed I think they let them but changed it for the following year (this year)- I guess the coaches forgot that this was discussed.
This year in region 3 ALL of the optional gymnasts qualify to regionals since they separated Optional and compulsory regionals and added level 4 and 5 to the compulsory regional competition.
It had been mentioned last year in region 3 but our coaches forgot about it. I had looked on the region 3 website and noticed that the older level 8s and 9s weren't allowed to go to regionals (last year it was listed that they couldn't do state either)- I mentioned it to our coach in September...
I love Sage also. She had bad luck with injuries and then when her Dad died- that was heartbreaking. She doesn't post on You Tube much anymore. There was another gymnast who was very good and posted on YouTube when she was young- Kyrie. I was amazed at the level of talent and perfection from...
Knowing what I know now I would be concerned. My son's coaches used to be more hands off when the boys were learning skills. They would spot but only until a gymnast made the skills a few times in a practice. I think they felt that if they got it once or got it in practice multiple times one day...
I don't know how close Keller is to WOGA Frisco but they have a great program, so does Eagle gymnastics also in Frisco as well as Texas Dreams. We are in the Houston area but these are the teams I recognize that do well at meets.
My son is a gymnast and he loves it. Our gym has a very big boys team and 3 male coaches- One of the coaches is the owners son. Welcome! Does he want to compete in gymnastics or focus on cheerleading?