Hi, new here. My daughter is 9 and will be trying out for competitive gymnastics next weekend. Her gym holds try-outs every spring and post the info on the gym wall and send home flyers to all the rec gymnasts. My daughter started the rec program there 4 years ago, but took 1.5 years off due to covid. She is currently in an intermediate level rec class for 3 hours a week (2 x 1.5 hours).
She tried out when she was 5 and didn’t make pre-team because she couldn’t do a cartwheel yet. The gym separates the try-outs by age and she tried out with the age 4-7 set, and the tests were mostly tests of strength and flexibility (rope climbing, L-ups on bars, splits and backbends) with only handstands and cartwheels for skills tests. I am wondering if it is similar for the older group or do they test more skills?
I am worried she won’t do well on strength tests, though she is very flexible (all 3 splits, great backbends). I think she will really shine in skills tests because she does most of the skills taught in her class quite well (back walkover, level 2 vault, cartwheel on floor beam). She still needs a spot on pull-overs but getting close.
She tried out when she was 5 and didn’t make pre-team because she couldn’t do a cartwheel yet. The gym separates the try-outs by age and she tried out with the age 4-7 set, and the tests were mostly tests of strength and flexibility (rope climbing, L-ups on bars, splits and backbends) with only handstands and cartwheels for skills tests. I am wondering if it is similar for the older group or do they test more skills?
I am worried she won’t do well on strength tests, though she is very flexible (all 3 splits, great backbends). I think she will really shine in skills tests because she does most of the skills taught in her class quite well (back walkover, level 2 vault, cartwheel on floor beam). She still needs a spot on pull-overs but getting close.