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So interesting as this exact thing JUST happened to my DD yesterday at her meet. She had an assemble in her leap series (L7) and they changed her start value to a 9.5! She has competed this routine a dozen times and it has always had a 10.0 start value. Her coach (who is also a certified...

In that case I reiterate my point. The word elite should not be part of the conversation yet. She isn't even an optional. If there is a coach talking about elite track, run the other way...I would not trust that coach. But I absolutely DO wish the gymnast success! Good luck!

Following. Our current gym is 5 minutes away by car. It's a joy. It's only 3 miles and I run there in the summer and then my daughter and I run home together after practice. BUT...at some point we need to move. I've been putting it off. Likely should have moved a year ago, if not longer...

I definitely agree. I know that bars is the gatekeeper. And I know that it is essentially different than the other 3 events. Part of her issue is *may* be strength/conditioning related, I am certainly willing to admit that. But she seems to do her conditioning well, with good form, and...

My daughter did a gainer dismount off beam as an L6 last year and it always scored great. She was literally the only one we saw do it in every meet of the season and all of the people watching always thought it looked so cool and unique. BUT...if you do not know how to teach it, DO NOT WORK...

My 11 year old is currently a L7 but may move to L8 mid-season. The reason for "maybe" moving up is bars! She is scoring great on all other events and has her skills for 8 solid. Here's the issue. She doesn't use grips. She is TINY. Much smaller than the average 11 year old. (She's 4'4"...

I don't intend for this to be rude. I promise--I know how hard it is to interpret tone when online. But I honestly think that the OP must be confused to some degree. Maybe the coach used the wrong words or mislead her? Her gymnast is a Level 6 (I am guessing based on all of the comments)...

Moving up is not about mastering the L4 skills or getting 36s as a L4. It is about whether or not she has the L5 skills yet. Our gym doesn't move up until they have all of the skills for that level (or are super close to getting the last one or two).

My daughter, age 10 new level 7, will be in the gym 22 hours per week. 16 of those are training. The other 6 hours are as a "Coach-in-Training" for the pre-school rec class, which she is SO excited about! The reason is a split schedule. She will train from 8-11am, and then her second...

Yup, we do it twice per year. We look at it just like at school with parent-teacher conferences. And that makes sense, given the amount of time they spend at the gym! It almost rivals the amount of hours at school! lol We do this for all girls on the competitive team, though, not just the...

As you can see, there are as many answers here as there are girls. :) In our gym and at States, pre-team is L2 and they compete at L3 (old L3). My daughter did zero rec and literally walked on to the L3 team. She never took a class. But the head coach saw her on the playground and asked me...

In our gym the L3s and 4s work on front tucks.

My gymnast runs as well (I'm a marathoner and triathlete, so she sees what I do). She just turned 10 and is a L7, but she's been doing 5ks since age 6 or 7. Before she started gymnastics. She also plays on a competitive travel soccer team. Some kids are just natural athletes and can handle a...

I'm in the same place. My daughter skipped 5 and competed 6 this year. As a 2-time State Champion, she did NOT have that same level of success as a 6 who skipped 5. Like you said, she got all of her skills and did ok. But certainly nothing Earth-shaking. That being said, her coaches are...

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