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My daughter is a L7 gymnast who has been scoring in the high 8s with her current floor routine. Her skills seem comparable (if not even sometimes better) than teammates who outscore her. While her music may not be as upbeat as the rest of the team, she believes she has all the required...

What is the maximum time limit for a Level 7 floor routine? Can it be 1:30? My daughter just switched gyms and levels, and is being told the max length is 1:20. But everything I'm reading online says Levels 7 - 10 can be up to 1:30 (and Level 6 can be up to 1:15). I completely understand...

This may be completely obvious to most of you, but I am confused. I know Biles is moving on to the Vault Finals. And, I know that to do so, she competed two vaults (from two different vault categories) during qualifications. What I don't understand is why Raisman, Hernandez and Douglas did...

I was hoping to get some opinions from judges (and coaches too) who are familiar with the requirements for USAIGC Silver level floor routines. Recently, my daughter was given a new Silver floor routine. She’s very happy with the music and the choreography. However, I do have a question. Of...

We are in New York State, and my DD's gym recently switched from the JO program to the USAIGC program. I'm told that the USAIGC program is not the Xcel program. However, I'm still confused. Can anywone explain the difference between the two programs - USAIGC and Xcel? Are they both USAG...

Another thread recently touched on this, but my question is somewhat different. We are in a small gym (about ten girls in levels four and five and one higher level girl), with no parent booster club. Each gymnast pays meet fees separately (and per meet) to our gym for every meet the coach...

My daughter's team has a local, non-sanctioned meet this weekend and I have a quick question regarding the Level 3 floor routine. (I'd ask our coach, but she's been away a few weeks for a variety of reasons). At our last meet, I have seen a skill done one of three different ways: 1. lay on...