Maybe some coaches can answer this question for me. I have heard or read this several times either from a parent or a coach referring to a gymnast, they say (referring to a compulsory gymnast) she is not a compulsory type gymnast but more of an optionals gymnast. I don't quite understand that statement since we have all pretty much established that gymnastics is about getting a strong foundation of the basic skills before moving on to much harder and involved gymnastic technique. And when they are referring to a gymnast who is currently compulsory how could they tell? I have always wondered that, just never asked.