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    Coaches New Level 2’s: Tips please!

    What state are you in? Your DP rating determines what level xcel you're allowed to judge ;)
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    Coaches New Level 2’s: Tips please!

    Email your state judging director! They will give you a list of steps that you need to complete and all the information (at least that’s what the one in Texas did!). I studied the compulsory code for over a year before I took the test but I feel like I would’ve been ready to take it after 6ish...
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    Coaches New Level 2’s: Tips please!

    Hello everyone! Recently I’ve been given the opportunity to work with our new level 2s that just finished level 1. For some background, I’m only 16 and I’m still competing gymnastics, I’m also a certified judge! This is my first group of team girls and I only get to work with them once a week...
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    Women Bar salto DM’s other than a flyaway

    I have a gymnast who has severe ptsd from old coaches and injuries that mainly affects bars. She now has chronic shoulder pain due to her being forced to compete on a torn rotator cuff and labrum, leading to more recently diagnosed issues such as a stress fracture in her scapula and thoracic...
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    Parents gym getting bought (?) by swim company that is adding gymnastics???

    I hadn’t gotten the chance to check mymeetscores yet so that’s good to know, I’m just thinking about the future, we love the gym and would like to stay but corporate management in the gymnastics world seems weird to us.
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    Parents gym getting bought (?) by swim company that is adding gymnastics???

    We got an email from the owners of our gym stating that they have now partnered with Emler Swim Company (now transitioning to Emler Swim and Gym). The email was confusing stating that they are “excited to share that they have entered into a new partnership with a youth fitness focused company –...
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    Women Steps to becoming a Judge

    Hi! I’m going to turn 16 in the next few months and my dream is to become a judge. I know you can get certified at 16 and I was just wondering the steps to be able to do that. I’ve researched and found many different things from many different sites so I was wondering if anyone knew for sure...
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    Women Looking for floor music!!!

    Miya Hambrick (especially 2018)
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    Women Beam Bite Help

    I split the beam today (on a straight jump of course) and we have a competition this Sunday… anyone have any tips to get rid of beam bite fast?!!! Any help is greatly appreciated!!!
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    Women XP bars dismount

    Yes it is
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    Women Arms motion

    For a single straight jump, arms start down by their side (this is just how we teach it, it is allowed to start slightly behind the back) and then swing up to their ears and stay there EXCEPT when being the first jump in a connection, in that case they would start the same way, swing up to their...
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    Women Clear hips

    Ok I have a couple questions regarding clear hips. Firstly, all I’ve seen people compete is clear hip + kip and clear hip + clear hip + kip (diamond). I was wondering if it is possible to do clear hip + back hip circle to try to reduce kip deductions in an xcel platinum bar routine. Does anyone...
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    Coaches Training hours for XCEL Gold and Platinum

    At our gym it’s M: 3 1/2 hours (Gold-Diamond only) T: 2 1/2 hours (bronze group) 3/12 hours (silver - gold + 1 diamond) W: 2 1/2 hours (bronze-silver) 3 1/2 hours (gold - diamond) Th: 3 1/2 hours (silver-diamond) Fri: 2 1/2 hours (bronze-gold) Bronze and silver only have to come 2 days a week...
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    Injury How to prevent brusing my hips on the bar

    Rip up a foam block and lay a rectangular shaped piece over your hips, under your shorts if you wear them. Some girl at my old gym did that
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    Women Easiest B

    If you have a flyaway, you can do a flyaway 1/2 for your b
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