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    WAG Addressing the Lack of Artistry in Current Gymnastics

    The movie came out while I was competing at optional levels and the message it sent pretty clear to myself and many of the other girls i was competing with is "reward harder tricks even if they aren't done well" and "being safe is stupid, you're in gymnastics, just throw that hard trick!" I know...
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    WAG Holding biased in-house meet to boost morale of team

    Yeesh no need to get sassy. Obviously I wasn't there so I didn't know if they actually flashed a score for everyone or just wrote it down or had it displayed on the judges table (which they always do with the start value at real meets).
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    WAG Bar Routine Question

    Same as level 7. The height requirements for casts and circling elements are the same at all optional levels.
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    MAG Men's programs

    I'm interested to see more responses about the difference in skills. I read on a thread here that it's option for boys to compete a kip on high bar in level 5. That's amazing to me seeing as its required at girls level 4 on UB and I competed it at old L4 (new L3) when I was competing.
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    WAG Bar Routine Question

    It is a deduction. If she hits horizontal its .3 off. Below that is a higher deduction. Here's the chart from usag that shows the deductions. http://usagym.org/PDFs/Women/Rules/J.O.%20Code%20of%20Points/appndx10_BarTechnique2013.pdf
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    WAG Holding biased in-house meet to boost morale of team

    You sure that was her score and not just her start value? First thing that came to my kind! Keep in mind things you hear from others in a gym are often times not very accurate :)
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    WAG Addressing the Lack of Artistry in Current Gymnastics

    Kind of off topic but then again maybe not... Anyone else bothered by the line in the movie "stick it" where she says "if you're gonna eat mat, eat mat hard" ... talk about encouraging kids to get hurt! Not okay in my book!
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    Coaches Number of level 8 tumbling passes

    There will almost definitely be a deduction for "routine not up to competitive level" because three passes is the standard.
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    WAG conditioning vs. skills on preteam

    yeah, I know that my level 1 kids mostly don't do anything at home but I guess I just kind f assume once they start moving up either they'll get serious about strength or they'll suffer the consequences. I always did strength at home and was never as strong as most of if not all my teammates so...
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    Home conditioning

    What level are you?
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    WAG conditioning vs. skills on preteam

    I guess I'm biased because when I did gymnastics I preferred to do my strength at home where no one was yelling at me. Even when I was young I always did strength or stretching at home. Not to say it shouldn't be done at all at the gym but I don't think it should take up a whole practice.
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    WAG Question regarding the new levels

    The level 7 requirements haven't changed, except to allow more C skills on UB, and the level 8 requirements haven't changed at all.
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    WAG Question regarding the new levels

    considering level 7+ are still the same I don't really see it changing. I foresee a lot of people competing 5 and 6 or 6 and 7 in the same season which will most likely make up for it. PS I know a few girls who never even competed at level 10 and still competed on college teams. I don't think...
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    WAG conditioning vs. skills on preteam

    Strength is definitely important but my opinion is that gymnasts can do strength and stretching at home. Lots of time in the gym should be focused on drills and skills. Gymnastics does take a lot of strength but it also takes a lot of muscle memory and strength created by actually doing specific...
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    WAG How is your gym's practice structured at low compulsory level?

    While I agree with this, it's also pretty difficult depending on the gym situation. At my gym the rec coaches are barely trained (only shadow for a week or so then take their own class) and we are lucky to get 15 minutes on an event. The gym is so crowded that whatever event we are on we barely...
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