moving up

Just have to share... I've got a couple excited girls here :) :) It's so hard to believe Alexis' first season of competing as a level 4 gymnast is over. She had a great year, made lots of memories and has learned so much. She found out a few weeks ago that she will be joining the level 5 team...

So, there is a group of five girls that the coach wants to move from level 5 to level 6 (as long as they get their 6 skills over the summer). Two of the girls, my daughter and one other, have gotten USAG scores in the 33-34 range and YMCA scores in the 35 range. The other girls have gotten...

I had previously posted that dd's coach mentioned that she would more than likely be moving to the advanced preschool Level 3 class (Dynamites) in the spring/summer. Well today, I found out that they want her to start Level 3 THIS week! :D They have a total about 25-30 girls in all of the...

Pixie got her first 1st Place AA since moving up to L5 ....and I want to brag about it! lol. I'm so proud of her. She's been working so hard. But not once did she make mention of not getting any first AAs since cleaning up last season. I really thought that might been an issue and hard for her...

We are reconsidering our move up policies and are curious what is working/ not working for others. If your gym requires a particular score to move to the next level please answer the following questions. 1. What is the minimum move up score? 2. Does it have to be achieved more than once? How...

If a child moves up in the middle of competitive season (does a few meets a L4 and a few at L5) are they allowed to compete at states at the lower level? Or once you move up do you have to stay there? Thanks!

A few weeks ago, four kids at level 6 were moved up from level 6 to level 7 after state and will now compete at level 7 for the remainder of the season. They were the higher scoring kids from level 6 and were clearly ready to move up. The problem is these kids are younger than the current...

Need some opinions out there. My DD is 9 years old and a L6 scoring strong 9's on floor, vault and beam and mid to high 8's on bars with one 9.1. We have a few meets after state and coaches are considering moving her to L7 for those. Typically she would wait until the fall to move up a level...

Just a thought, it seems like many parents with young, talented gymnasts are feeling "pressure" on this board to move their gymnasts quickly through the levels without being prepared. Perhaps the coaches can comment, but, how many gymnasts have you had or do you have that are able to master...

I am trying to understand just how expensive team gets. I know this varies by location, by level, by gym, by how many hours, but I would just like to understand just how bad it might get if dd really likes it and wants to continue. I know it will also not include travel expenses and leos, I'm...

Hi all, I don't post often, but I read regularly. I am wondering about how different gyms handle parent communication specifically related to learning skills and moving levels. My DD is on mini pre-team and has been for one year now. I have been expecting that she will move to pre-team...

i have gym practice today with the level 4 girls because my teacher wasnt there. Practice was okay, but the teacher said something about moving up next year. That ruined my whole day. My coach (head coach) said alot of level 3 would be moving up soon, so i was kinda like " that includes me...

I was browsing around on Google, reading about what most olympic/elite gymnasts did to get up to where they were/are, and I noticed something very interesting. Quite a lot of successful elite gymnasts did more than one level in a year. I always thought that 1 level a year was good enough, but...

Does anyone know if you need to score a certain AA in level 4 before you can move up to level 5? I thought I read somewhere that you don't need the score at level 4 to move to level 5, but once you get to level 5, you do need certain skills to move up. thanks :)

My son, Joseph completed his first season of competition last year. I was so proud of him for making it to state! I noticed as we were going through the year that girls gymnastics and boys gymnastics are very different. Coaches seem to take their time more with boys, so I was really suprised...

My nine year old dd competed level 5 last year - she scored ok, but wasn't in the medal running most of the time. She wants to move up levels and her coaches have said as long as she gets her fly away by the end of the summer she can move up. I've been told by some that she should move up and...

i recently asked my coach what i needed to do to get moved up a group(we dont do levels)and she said i had good strength and flexibility but needed to get more hight on my summersaults, front handspring(which i now have) and my back hip circle and squat on on bars.at the moment it summerholidays...

I am trying to start a poll about how long it took your child to move from level 4 to level 5 so if it doesn't work, forgive me. I know there are posts out there about this so I thought it would be easier to do a poll.

These things have come up a lot, so I'm going to throw in my take. Conditioning: It's not just about strength! We also introduce new body positions and shapes here. Very rarely do we ever just introduce a new skill to a totally 'green' gymnast. This is advantageous for a few reasons...

I was just wondering - What is your gyms 'move up' policy. At our gym you need the skills first and foremost. Then you need the following score to move up. Up to L4 you need your skills - our Gym starts competiting at L5. L5 to L6 - 31.0 L6 - L7 - 31.0 L7 - L8 - 31.0 L8 - L9 - 34.0 L9 -...