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Does anyone have experience with a gymnast without much competition experience moving to dive team in high school? My 12yo competed Xcel bronze (and just finished 6th grade), and she'll continue Xcel for at least another year or two. She's done several years of recreational gymnastics off and...

A gym in our area that we would consider seems to be dropping JO3 team and making preteam longer, then starting at JO4. I am wondering if anyone has thoughts on this approach or experience with it. DD competed XB last season so not competing for a year would be a hard sell, but there do seem...

How long before a season starts does your child know if she is competing in a certain level? My daughter is just now trying a preteam group with a "we'll see" attitude as to whether she moves to JO3 (which is fair and fine with us; she competed XB so is ahead on some skills and behind on...

DD7 might be able to try out for her gym's JO3 team in May; she is now finishing her first season of Xcel Bronze. I'd love to hear from coaches or parents who have seen girls make this transition. What are the biggest hurdles? Bars, I'd guess? Anything she could do at home to improve her...

My 6th-grader had kind of a rough year on Xcel Bronze. She only returned to women's gymnastics in the summer (after a few years of fluffy just-for-fun tumbling/cheer classes) and then joined the Xcel team at a different gym in the fall. She can do all of the skills, but not with...

Do Child A, B, C, D/Junior A, B, C/Senior A, B, C categories have set ages to them, or do they vary by meet? Does anyone know what they mean for Ozone (TN)? Thanks!

I have a little wallet-purse as a coach gift but I don't want to give it empty. Is it tacky to put cash in it? Do I need to buy a gift card? I am really pressed for time and would rather give cash if that's not weird. Otherwise it will probably be a print-out of an electronic gift card for...

Forgive me because this is not relevant to gymnastics, but is a matter about parenting tweens... This morning my 11-year-old gymnast was playing Unicorn, which is a color-by-number app, on her iPhone. She reached a point where if you watch an ad, you get a free picture to color. Following the...

My two girls, ages barely 7 and 11.5, have started Xcel Bronze and have been sloppy about staying on the beam. They are capable of doing staying on the beam during their fairly simple routine if they concentrate, but neither of them is solidly paying attention to balance. I am considering...

My 11yo daughter has done recreational gymnastics since preschool. She started with general girls gymnastics, but did just tumbling in fourth and fifth grade and returned to general girls gymnastics this summer. We did a trial week at a different gym and she was offered a spot on the Xcel...

My daughter who turns 7 this month is in a JO Preteam class (6 hours a week) that she loves. She started in June after a year in an advanced preschool class at the same gym. She is happy there, and if she progressed as expected, would switch to Level 3 in May and compete next August. It is a...

Can anyone tell me whether Xcel follows the JO compulsory calendar for competition in Alabama (starting in August)? Or what the Xcel season is like here? My daughter is currently preteam in a JO-only gym that starts competing at level 3, and I think Xcel may be a better match for our family in...

DD turns 7 in August and starts preteam (gym competes at JO Level 3) next month. Preteam is two 3-hour practices a week. Where is it on the spectrum from no-big-deal to don't-bother-asking to miss about an hour of preteam practice each week for a dance class? The class is required by her...