- Feb 2, 2012
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My daughter's entire Level 3 team is looking to move up according to her coach. At first I assumed that meant working current Level 4 routines and then they'd stay Level 3 when it basically became Level 4 in 2013. Then, the next season, they'd be working at what we currently call Level 5 skills so that they could "really move up" to Level 4. They are currently working on both in practice so that the girls may actually be Level 4 ready when 2013 comes. Exciting stuff to watch my daughter preparing to use the vault table instead of the old handstand/flatback vault. Also scary, since it is a HUGE jump up in complexity and skill. Watching current Level 3 routines is not at all frightening to me as a parent. I'm pretty nervous about new Level 4; it makes me realize how much risk there is in the sport. I guess it will subside. I remember when I walked in to practice and saw my little one twenty+ feet above the floor climbing the rope for the first time! You optional parents have nerves of steel and I admire you!
That leads me to a question for those of you more experienced folk. Is the shift in skills usually as pronounced between levels as it appears this year (i.e. it seems like new Level 3 is old Level 4, etc)?
That leads me to a question for those of you more experienced folk. Is the shift in skills usually as pronounced between levels as it appears this year (i.e. it seems like new Level 3 is old Level 4, etc)?