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Mariainly said:I will start by saying I am not overly experienced with all of this. Having said that, I think that having L3 compete at state meets is silly.
The reason I think this is that its supposed to be a developmental level no? Sure, gain some experience with local meets but anything beyond that, is it really necessary?
I would like to hear others thoughts on this. The "group" J is in is L3 and the coach told me they likely will have L3 compete at the upcoming state meet. These aren't even older L3, they are 5 and 6 mostly, with some just turned 7 that will go to L4 after the state meet.
I'll be honest: I don't like to compete level 3 at all. I think a strong focus on competition at that level is counterproductive in and of itself; add to that the fact that the level 3 routines are terrible from a developmental perspective. I especially dislike the level 3 vault and bars.