xcel bronze

Hi all, I am hoping to help a good friend with a decision. Disclaimer: This is a question for a friend who does not live in the same region, I think they are region 3 but not sure. Here is a little background first. My friends dd is a year older than mine, almost to the day, so she just...

I have a kid with some major fear and confidence issues. She has been competing a lever so far this year and scoring relatively well. She has been working really hard on her handstand but it's still not quite there, but she really wants to compete it this weekend. She gets her top leg to almost...

So, with 44 judges (throwing out the high and low scores), this Xcel Bronze Routine scored an 8.275. Granted, the judges have NEVER seen Xcel Bronze before… AND they were all between the ages of 7 and 17…AND many of them are in Level 3 or Level 4, so have never dealt with Start Values before...

Just looking into maybe doing competitions. Do the gymnasts have to start at Bronze? My daughter has only been in gymnastics for less than a year, but had several years of ballet. She can do double backhandspring on floor and working on tuck, on beam she can do backwalkover, can complete a...

My daughter is moving up to xcel bronze next year and is very close to having her back handspring. Can she compete it next year if she gets it?

Is a handstand considered an acro element on bronze floor? Would a RO, backward roll (1st pass) and a separate handstand fulfill requirements? TIA!

We recently took our little ones to an Xcel Bronze meet. We ended up with a 9.0 start value on floor. Obviously, we misunderstood something in the requirements. Our routine was: Forward roll to straddle stand Headstand Kneel-arch back Stand Leap Pivot turn Straight jump-Tuck jump...

So I am new to Xcel/Prep and I was checking out the "rules" for the Xcel Bronze and have a few concerns. Before I go to DD's coach, I want to ask here to see if I am reading them correctly. On Bars: 1. One backward Circling (360 degrees) element or VP 2.Cast (hips must leave front support...