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    Dream of competing but struggles with an invitation only team

    I was invited to XCEL Silver team last week, thank you for the tips
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    Coaches What are the steps to

    You’re not too old at all! I got invited to XCEL Silver team on my 14th birthday
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    WAG How many hours do you train per week for Xcel?

    At my gym( we are recreational focused, but have a team) I’m xcel silver and I train 4 hours a week. All xcel gymnasts train 4 hrs a wk at my gym and the xcel levels that we have are bronze-platinum
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    Gymnasts How much did your parents push you to do competitive gymnastics?

    I’m a competitive gymnast and when I first got my team invite , I was super excited to tell my parents because my dad had been a competitive gymnast at my age and my mom had been recreational. Both my parents let me be on team and are super proud of me( especially my dad)
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    Anon Is my child too old for Xcel? Should I look into MAGA? Feeling lost...

    I’m 14 and on xcel silver. I’m competing for my first time on 2024-25 season
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    WAG How long in gymnastics before a team invite

    My team invite was extremely rare. At my gym, we have an invitation only team and it’s the only gymnastics gym in my area so it’s super popular. Typically kids are invited from rec classes at about 7 or 8 years old into pre team or level 1. But I was invited yesterday at 14 years old( on my...
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    WAG Average age per level?

    I’m on recreational team so I only know that Level 1: age 6-9 ( 1 is 6, 1 is 9 and the rest are 7 and 8) Level 2: age 7-10 ( 1 is 7, 2 are 10, and the rest are 8 and 9) Xcel Bronze: age 10-13( 1 is 10, 1 is 11, 2 are 13) Xcel Silver: age 12-13 ( 2 are 12 and 1 is 13) Xcel Gold: age 13-14( 1 is...
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    Parents Xcel preteam? What should we expect?

    I know i'm 10 years late, but I'm xcel silver on an xcel preteam(im 13), we also do a competition, and the girls on jo preteam are about 5-10(split to 3 levels) jr level 1- age 5-6, level 1- 7-9, level 2- 7-10, but on xcel preteam we have one team, ages 11-14 on 3 levels ,bronze(11-14) but most...
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    Parents Xcel or Development Program: Which Is The Right Path For Your Gymnast?

    I did DP for 5 years at a recreational only gym with both tracks. From age 5-7, I did Level 1, then at age 8, was moved to level 2, then I did that until covid, (age 9), I wanted to start back at age 11, after a full year of no gym but was then cast in my school's play with constant hours in the...
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    Gymnasts Need help with undershoot (as a platinum!)

    im a silver and u need to sqeeze your arms by your ears
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    WAG Beam excel gold

    Tip: Make sure your chest is up on your full turns on beam, that helped me a lot
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    WAG Xcel silver tumbling passes

    Im a silver and I do forward roll-cartwheel and roundoff backward roll, my floor score starts at 9.5 tho
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    Dream of competing but struggles with an invitation only team

    I am in middle school, but I looked up the high school that I will attend next year and unfortunately they do not have a gymnastics team but thank you for suggesting that
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    Dream of competing but struggles with an invitation only team

    So I am 13 years old and I LOVE gymnastics and have recreationally done gymnastics since I was 5 at a recreational only gym and I switched to a different gym at age 12 which has a competitive team and it has been my dream to make the team but unfortunately the team is invitation-only and I want...
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    WAG Looking for advice or people who can relate.

    So I am 13 years old and I LOVE gymnastics and have recreationally done gymnastics since I was 5 at a recreational only gym and I switched to a different gym at age 12 which has a competitive team and it has been my dream to make the team but unfortunately the team is invitation-only and I want...
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