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My daughter is a first year level 10. The bars have been a struggle for a variety of reasons. She lost her bars coach in January, and it has been very difficult to get consistent bars coach the remainder of the season. She is very stressed about the state meet. Her other three events have actually gotten pretty solid, but the bars are kind of a mess. They want to pull the jaeger out of her routine for the state meet. What would be the start value for a routine that is essentially level 9? (Kip, pike on, giant, freehip hand, giant half, pak, pirouette, kip, pike on, giant giant, double back?). Would it be smarter to just scratch the bars? Of course she wants to try to qualify for regionals, but I am not sure that is in the cards this year due to the issues with the bars. Any feedback is welcome!
 
Not a coach, so routine construction I cannot help. I do know that last year one of our L10s was coming back from injury during state and they really watered down her routine to like a 9.6 SV but she was so solid on everything that they kept in, she scored better than a fair number of 10 SV routines. So I would not be too concerned about taking it out. 1st year L10, my opinion, you just want the experience, ideally positive. Making regionals is not too difficult honestly, I am in Florida, and barring counting a fall, if you hit all 4 routines you should be fine to make regionals.
 
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[USERGROUP=23]@Judge[/USERGROUP] Can anyone help us out with this one?
 
Kip, pike on, giant, freehip hand, giant half, pak, pirouette, kip, pike on, giant giant, double back

Throw a toe up to the high bar in there instead of a squat on and you'd be good.
 
I agree with gym_dad. I would not worry about this. If she is solid on her other three events. She should be fine. Scratching would ensure that she can't make regionals. At least with the modified routine, she still has a chance, especially if she scores well on the other events. What is the qualifying score in your region?
 
yes, a toe catch would work to get the SV close to 10.0, but I am figuring she doesn't have enough time to learn one. Aren't state meets this weekend?
 
I agree with gym_dad. I would not worry about this. If she is solid on her other three events. She should be fine. Scratching would ensure that she can't make regionals. At least with the modified routine, she still has a chance, especially if she scores well on the other events. What is the qualifying score in your region?
It is 35. She actually should be able to score in 9s on the other event barring falls, but the bars might be dicey with that routine.
 
yes, a toe catch would work to get the SV close to 10.0, but I am figuring she doesn't have enough time to learn one. Aren't state meets this weekend?
Yes, and she has done the toe on in the past but just hasn't done it in a really long time because she has been trying to keep the jaeger in the routine and was concentrating on that.
 
Not a coach, so routine construction I cannot help. I do know that last year one of our L10s was coming back from injury during state and they really watered down her routine to like a 9.6 SV but she was so solid on everything that they kept in, she scored better than a fair number of 10 SV routines. So I would not be too concerned about taking it out. 1st year L10, my opinion, you just want the experience, ideally positive. Making regionals is not too difficult honestly, I am in Florida, and barring counting a fall, if you hit all 4 routines you should be fine to make regionals.
YES! Thank you. WOuld it really be the end of the world if she didn't qualify first year? She has two other years left to qualify and is looking at smaller schools. She is really psyching herself out.
 
The state meet in my state was always pretty generous on scoring. They need kids to qualify into Regionals to make it a profitable meet (at least that's what I always heard was the reason). I think if they want her to do a routine without the release move, they feel confident that it will score enough to get her to regionals assuming she's consistent on everything else.
 
The state meet in my state was always pretty generous on scoring. They need kids to qualify into Regionals to make it a profitable meet (at least that's what I always heard was the reason). I think if they want her to do a routine without the release move, they feel confident that it will score enough to get her to regionals assuming she's consistent on everything else.
This really depends on the region. Region 8 increased their L10 qualifying score to 35 and 9.3 for specialists because they had too many who were qualifying and L9 qualifying scores are even higher. While some states in that region are generous scoring because they don't send many gymnasts to regionals, other states are harsher for state scores.
 
This really depends on the region. Region 8 increased their L10 qualifying score to 35 and 9.3 for specialists because they had too many who were qualifying and L9 qualifying scores are even higher. While some states in that region are generous scoring because they don't send many gymnasts to regionals, other states are harsher for state scores.
Correct. We are region 8, and there are some really competitive states (NC, FL, Georgia). I had kind of hoped they might be generous at state meet, but they were pretty stingy last year actually--harsher than at our last in state invitational before state meet and it was all the same judges. Our state is not terribly competitive but with those big states, I think they have plenty of participants. I think it might actually be a 9.5 to qualify as a specialist--that's tough for a first year where we live. Not impossible, but not easy! I just want her to chill out and not be so panicked about this!!
 
If it makes you feel any better, my DD qualified to nationals as a first year ten with essentially a level 9 bar routine plus an E dismount. She did not do her release at regionals because in all honesty everyone knew she was not going to hit it. Her clean, hit level 9 routine (plus dismount) scored around an 8.9.
 
Correct. We are region 8, and there are some really competitive states (NC, FL, Georgia). I had kind of hoped they might be generous at state meet, but they were pretty stingy last year actually--harsher than at our last in state invitational before state meet and it was all the same judges. Our state is not terribly competitive but with those big states, I think they have plenty of participants. I think it might actually be a 9.5 to qualify as a specialist--that's tough for a first year where we live. Not impossible, but not easy! I just want her to chill out and not be so panicked about this!!
Unless it has changed from last year, L9 is 9.5 specialist qualifying score. but L10 remains 9.3.
 
Definitely go for the easier routine. Give her the chance to qualify to regionals. Also reassure her it is totally normal not make regionals as a first year level 10, especially after all she's been through.
 

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