Muddlethru
Proud Parent
Like I've said, I have personal experience with the gym and coaches in the video. The meet was an in-house meet. Because it is an in-house meet, does that not qualify as an "actual meet"? The judge is a "real" judge. We see her all the time at various meets in our region. What makes you say she is not a real judge?
I've sat with several different judges as I helped with posting scores at many of our in-house meets. Many judges do not deduct for every bent leg, bent arm, etc. If a gymnast has a constantly bent leg or a lot of not pointed toes they do not deduct for every incident. They take a general deduction. I think you are concentrating too much on those things and missing the fact, that for the most part, the gymnast can do the skills of that level. Also, the video does not list her scores. How did you know she got a 34.5? From the video, it looks like she may have gotten a 31. Certainly 34.5 is grossly over scored but 31 maybe not too far off.
My last year level 4 team won everything in every State, they routinely filled the top 5 or 6 spots on the podium. They are talented, but aren't being challenged in competitions any longer. This summer we are going to do an in house meet with a judge to get them moved up to the new level 5. I have no intention of spending all summer teaching them the level 4 routines for one meet. Hopefully, one week should be enough since they are working hard on the 5 routines. So, when the judge (who has known me and the quality of athletes I produce for close to 20 years) comes in, I hope she will be looking at competency and safety more than actual scores, although I believe they will easily achieve them anyway. Having said that, I expect lots of 'text' errors in their routines, but does that mean they aren't qualified to do level 5? I wouldn't want someone posting any video of it, as only a week of working on them, they probably won't look the best, but they are safe and solid kids that need to move up and on! 
