Uptraining is done all summer, except for the 2 weeks before YMCA Nationals (for those girls who are going). Uptraining begins at the practice after District Championships. During the competitive season, we used to uptrain whenever there was at least 3 weeks until the next meet. We also WERE uptraining at Friday practices AFTER assignments were done... but that has changed. We had a level 7 uptraining Fulls on a Friday. Later in the evening, she went to show one of the parents a Half onto an 8 inch mat (the same mat she had been using). Well, she got injured. She tore a couple ligaments in her ankle and has a hairline fracture. This happened the day before a meet in Mid-November. She is out at least until mid-March. She will probably miss District Championships. This girl has been a National All Around Champion the last 3 years (L4-L6). She has already qualified for Nationals, so she will just have to work hard when she comes back. She still comes to practice and conditions and goes through mental routines.... But the day she got hurt, the HC decided that you could only uptrain during the season if you had scored a 36.0 or higher in a meet at your current level.
For those gyms that let you move up during the season, you would have to uptrain more... maybe after 5 HIT ROUTINES, if there is still time before rotating.