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    WAG Practice Sessions

    thanks for making that distinction. I was looking into L9 and L10. I guess practices differ in compulsories and originals?
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    WAG Practice Sessions

    Gym B had less successful results. Surprisingly, the gymnasts in Gym B appear to be weaker and inconsistent. That was my daughter's old gym. I was surprised when my daughter told me she was doing less conditioning/exercises at her new gym, Gym A. The gymnasts there were stronger and...
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    Parents Competing in a level where the pre-requisite score was never met?

    Unless you know certainly and have complete and accurate records of all the gymnast in question's sores, you can't be entirely sure she never met the mobility score. In addition, if I recall correctly, at least two years ago or maybe even up until last year, the mobility score to move up from...
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    WAG Punishment for doing bad at meets?

    Having two kids in college sports, including football, this is customary. It can be brutal. But my son's team is a very strong and successful team and they are also in college and can handle this kind of "punishment". In fact, it seems like they are always being punished. But for young...
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    WAG Practice Sessions

    From observing a few gyms practice sessions, I noticed such a wide and diverse range of ways practice sessions are conducted. I am assuming results at meets and/or success are directly related to practice sessions. With both gyms having same total number of practice hours, about 3 hours a day...
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    WAG Level 9 Spotting Deductions

    It is inconsistent at this point. I do not have a video and I don't know if I'll be able to get one since we are only allowed to watch the last 15 mins of practice and they don't always do floor at the end. But your comment about hoping she over rotates is more helpful than you think. I'll...
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    WAG Level 9 Spotting Deductions

    Ok, Mr Dunno. Last week, my daughter told me was the first time she's ever done the double back by herself. The did it by herself a few times with the coach standing next to her. She did not stick it but either over rotated a bit landing on her feet (probably on a deep squat) and falling...
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    WAG Level 9 Spotting Deductions

    Thanks dunno. I will see where she's at by our next meet and if skill is still pretty iffy, I will request for my daughter to do another skill. I hope the coach does what is best and knows what he/she is doing.
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    WAG Level 9 Spotting Deductions

    I see significant value in both dunno's and iwannacoach's post. Both seem on point. I feel the fact that my daughter is being spotted on double backs and her shootovers indicates she does not have the skill. That is why I wondered if she would be better to do without them or get spotted at a...
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    WAG Level 9 Spotting Deductions

    Thank you 2gymmies. What are examples of c skills and b skills in acro and dance in level 9? I guess the judges are going to score as they please. So, it is what it is. But I was wondering if a gymnast still needs a spot on a skill, is it better to do away with the skill or use the spot...
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    WAG Level 9 Spotting Deductions

    Pardon my ignorance, but what does VP stand for? I don't know if both bars and floor judges deducted for spotting. She got 8.70 on bars (which I think is high considering the heavy spot) and 8.50 on floor seems low for the routine she did except for the spot. I believe double back is a D...
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    WAG Level 9 Spotting Deductions

    My DD is a first year Level 9. She just recently had her first meet. She was spotted on her double backs on floor and on her shootovers on bars. On floor, she was not spotted on her landing. I think I saw the coach push her up a bit. Some mothers told me it looked like she was high enough...
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    WAG Number of current elites

    Fuzi, I just wondered, do you know or have heard of any gymnast that had gone through the elite program just to not reach their goals speak out about their experience? Whether it was because they never finished or placed high enough or had an injury. As an outsider, I think many might feel bad...
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    WAG Number of current elites

    Wow! It certainly seems like a whirlwind for elites. One trains all year for two elite meets (classics) to hopefully make it to championships and then it is back to the drawing board? And for those with Olympic dreams, it almost seems like the lottery. Of the tens of thousands of gymnasts...
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    WAG Number of current elites

    It is intersting you make that qualification on what an elite is because many gyms and gymnasts use that terms very loosely. But for purposes of this thread and from what I consider a true elite, it is one that has met the qualifying score at a national elite qualifier. I believe each gymnast...
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