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Ok, I see...I always find it so sad that the time on "top" is so limited! But although the class says "acro for kids" it is not like acrobatic gymnastics but more like a rec class or circus class, but not like contortion and only floor acrobatics without events or partners, no one trains to be...

Thanks! Hm, but they are on the competitive path, aren't they? I am just wondering if it is bad to do nothing else but this as your conditioning and flexibility part beside a little bit of tumbling. Although it definitely is impressive and Insee all the components that must work together and be...

Dear all, I would need your opinion. I am in a new acrobatics club (not competitive), but coach is very strict and former Cirque artist with amazing skills. Girls are age 7-14, train 3x2h, mostly floor acrobatics (simple handsprings, cartwheels, tucks) and do shows at school end. Coach wants...

Are press handstands allowed in a floor routine? Well, I guess they are allowed, but do judges like to see them? Combo I am thinking about: Back Extension Roll to Handstand - Handstand Forward Roll Tuck Handstand - Handstand Forward Roll Straddle Press Handstand - Handstand Forward Roll Pike...

bc I used to be on that team and still have a lot of friends there!

Okay, so it doesn't affect me as I am not competing or on a real team anymore. At my gym (my sister is a L5 there) the higher levels (L7/8/9) train together, 20hrs a week. They had big skills but were not well conditioned which you could notice on execution. They got a new coach who put up...

Thank You! If anyone want specific numbers of conditioning sets and reps, I would be more than happy to post them :)

Can't really answer that. It is somewhere included like the jumps in active flex and basic tumbling, leg strength in conditioning etc. Nothing too specific though.

I don't want to tell the whole story why I am asking this, but if someone is interested, I will explain. What do you think about this gymnastics Workout Plan for L6-L10? (no competition season) Practice 4 hrs a day, 6 days a week. 10 minutes warm up with running 10 minutes intense core...

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Thank you! Yes, I know I need to do that one higher, but it is kind of a "whip back" motion rather than a straight jumping up thing. Do you also find LOSO easier after a back handspring step out or do you find tucks easier?

Thanks for your reply! Yes, I know the difference! If I do just a single back tuck, it looks like the second one with good setting. But if I try it out of a Back Handspring stepout, I do not set! I find it soo hard to set high out of a back handspring stepout or cartwheel...

I can easily do Cartwheel- Back Handspring step out and Back Handspring step out Series. And of course I have a Standing Back Handspring step out and a standing Back Tuck. I wanted to add a Back Tuck after the Back Handspring step out or the Cartwheel and now I have a question. I am having a...

My sister is a L5. Her coaches make her train Bounders, also called Flysprings, a lot more than Front Handsprings. She also does drills for Bounder - Front Tuck on mats and they want her compete Bounder - Front Tuck for L7. When I asked her she told me they want her to do Punch Front Layout -...

I need a jump connection for floor where both jumps must take off from one leg. I have a regular split leap. I can't do switch leaps and also not side leaps. Is there such a thing as a sissone leap? A sissone taking of from one leg?

Depends on the definition of many... Comared to those who go then to L8 and L9 just after competing one season it is a lot. However, you are totally right. It is a loooong road!

Thank you both for your great answers! @JoyAvenueMom No, with "younger" girls I mean those who reach L7 at around age 10. Because I am already 17 and still L7. I do work some higher Level skills and if I wanted to I could compete L8. But L9? No way! Like never ever. My little cousin is a L7...

I have seen many girls at my gym who started gymnastics from scratch get to about L7 in like maybe 3 years or so, which I think is pretty amazing! Of course, they need to have a special spirit and love for the sport, they must be willing to work VERY hard and they must have gymnastics in their...

So sorry this turned out so long and messy! Actually, I wanted to know if you can still consider yourself a good gymnast, if you don't enjoy all those speedy things as much as most other gymnasts do. Becaue that's what my best friend thinks. She is such a perfectionist and prefers all the...

My best friend started acrobatic gymnastics as a 10 year-old, did it for 3 years, had a year break and started artistic gymnastics at age 14. She just turned 17, so a little over 3 years of gymnastics for her now! She is on my team, so she is a Level7 and we train 20 hours a week. She is crazily...