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I like the ideas of no back walkovers considering my girls back...she can do bhs on beam!Pro of just scoring out of L5 and going to L6:
1. not having to practice a million beam backwalkovers. Yes, technically, they can do BHS in L5, but a lot of gyms don't unless there is a medical reason not to do the BWO.
2. Get to do optional routines choreographed to the gymnast's individual strengths.
3. No more "text error" deductions.
Cons:
1. Cast angle deductions can be brutal.
For our girls, bars is the killer. The closer they are to a cast handstand (even though the requirement is only horizontal) the better. There is up to 0.3 deduction for each cast not near handstand.I like the ideas of no back walkovers considering my girls back...she can do bhs on beam!
Like the idea of no "text errors"
Is bars only real issue transition?
The coaches are floating the idea around. We currently do have L5 & L6 team. They aren't giving us choice but the some parents rather go traditional route of L4, L5 then L7To ask the obvious question. What does your coach say? Will the gym have both a L5 team and a L6 team.? Who will make the choice when? It's unusual to give the athlete a choice.
We are region 6 and L6 is an add on level. I think that is what are coaches intentions are working strong on bars whole summer and take it from there. Parents concerns are learning 2 sets of routinesWe weren't given the option and we are region 8 if that makes a difference. Every girl that beat our girls (xcel gold to level 6 after we tested out over the summer) killed us only on bars. Most did level 5 in our state or had already had a CH to HS. Heck most already had giants. So for us it would have been worth that extra season working on that bar, because non of our girls had strong bars. Heck some of our girls finished xcel gold without a kip.
So it depends on the girl. Can't you train both and wait for the summer to be over and see?
Learning 2 sets of routines isn't that hard. L5 is similar to L4. And in L6, if they do something out of order, its no big deal.We are region 6 and L6 is an add on level. I think that is what are coaches intentions are working strong on bars whole summer and take it from there. Parents concerns are learning 2 sets of routines
Routines as in learning them are the easy part.We are region 6. Parents concerns are learning 2 sets of routines
Those are my thoughts excatctlyRoutines as in learning them are the easy part.
It's the skills.
We are in region 7. While some girls skip L6, those that do have skills that are SOLID. Very rare. Maybe one or two at known gyms. Most girls compete L6. I know at our gym, some that have come from smaller gyms as already competed L7 repeat L7 because the mobility score is so low but the coaches want the perfection in skills and body form/shape. Just because a gym will skip level 6 or any other level it does NOT mean it's best for your child. Not being harsh, but unless they are scoring at least a 36 in compulsories they should not move up a level. Those skills build upon each other and set the foundation for optional skills. Most larger well known gyms in MD which is region 7 follow this rule... as do the gyms in Northern Va. so while level 6 is technically optional, most girls aren't ready to transition fully from L5 to optionals (L7+) and thus L6 is there to bridge that transition.