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I know it’s normal for gymnasts to upskill, but to what extent? I ask because I can see on Instagram pages of many other clubs, there are kids who are doing skills that are in routines several levels above what they are competing. For some examples, performing giants on bars but preparing for...

Hey I’m a level 8 gymnast tryna go 9 next season but am struggling to find an acro series. I did backwalk backhand as my series this year, and was gonna do backhand back layout for 9. The whole reason I didn’t put backhand backhand in my 8 beam routine is because I place my hands really weird...

What would the SV be on level 9 for this bar routine: Kip cast handstand pirouette Kip cast handstand to Chinese sit up (toe shoot??) Kip cast handstand Free hip handstand 2 giants Double back dismount They are taking pak out temporarily for more work/clean up.

I’m assuming most kids can compete level 1-4 and xcel bronze/silver. At what level, both xcel and DP, do you think a gymnast actually has to display talent/athleticism to continue to move forward? My daughter has some past teammates who haven’t progressed past lower levels after multiple years...

Are there things you look for in a L2/L3 gymnast that indicate she might be successful in making it to L10 or college? We had a coach tell us that she thought my daughter had what it took to make it to L10 and onto a collegiate career. Our gym does send several girls to college for gymnastics...

My daughter turned 7 a month ago and is competing level 4 she has scored twice mid 34 and has 35.1 competing against girls 2 years older she is finishing about 11th at each meet and has finished 7th as a coach is that what you would expect for someone at her age and level would you consider...

Would any judges or level 10 experts be able to provide some feedback on a level 10 bar routine? We are trying to figure out where all of the deductions are to hopefully clean it up and/or she and coach might make some changes? Please PM if anyone is willing to take a look.

What level am I in, according to the Xcel program? I’ve been telling everyone it’s level 3 or 4 but I’m starting to think it may be a level even lower than that. The gym I go to is purely recreational, so it’s based on age and not level. I Here are the skills I know: Bars- Pullover Back hip...

My 13, turning 14 in February DD, really wants to join the team. She's done gymnastics since 2021, and joined class in September 2022. The gym we currently attend has mostly 11-16 year olds on the team. We don't know if we'll have to wait until next year since DD says comp season has already...

I wonder if any coach or experienced gym parent can share what they think about the question above. Note that it's about an average girl, not an average gymnast. Background in case anyone is interested: my daughter (close to 8) is at a low-key Xcel gym on bronze team this year. She was 1-2...

Our gym is doing front handspring vaults for all our level 6 gymnasts. They all had beautiful level 5 front handspring vaults that scored mid-9s all fall season, sticking landings, no arching, straight lines. But now for level 6 they are stacking mats to nearly the height of the table. So in...

My daughter had her first level 8 meet of the season and I am trying to figure out if there are some compositional deductions she might have received for her routine or a reduction in start value? (I always forget to look at the card for SV!) When making the routine she was preparing for level...

Can you do a handstand back tuck for your level 8 beam series? DD is returning from back fractures and beam is probably the biggest strain on her back. She did BHs tuck last year for level 8 but doing enough bhs to get comfortable with the series is too much for her back right now. Her coach...

Any older former gymnasts remember these routines from the early 1990s? I’m just coming back to gymnastics with my kids after a 30-year hiatus and I’m trying to figure out how the current levels compare to the old levels. I think contemporary JO level 4 and 5 are like the 1989 level 5 & 6...

Next season i'm competing in xcel platinum however it is very easy for me and I already had almost all my skills upon beginning to train platinum. I can do a lot of way for advanced skills but they arent allowed. What level would I be in junior olympic levels? this is what I can do/am training...

Did the mobility score for compulsories change? I thought it was 32... is it 34 now? Also, is there any way you can move up levels without getting the mobility score? I have all my skills with good form at practice but mess up badly because of nervousness at meets

Can a gymnast compete 2 different vaults at level 7 e.g Vault 1 - Handspring entry Vault 2 - Tsuk entry

If a gymnasts competes the routine below, are they allowed to compete this dismount (attached) instead of a flyaway? Kip Cast H/S 1/2 turn kip squat on kip cast H/S toe circle to h/s giant x 2

Wondering if a more "complicated" beam mount offers anything of value to a score at levels 6/7. The TOPS/HOPES/elite coach at her gym asked to do her beam choreography (yep, that was weird...my kid literally has no chance of being moved to that group, nor would we agree to it, so it was not...

At level 9 if the gymnasts starts with high bar and does Kip cast push away Pak will there be a deduction for not hitting a handstand? Thanks