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  1. Coach Kate

    WAG Ankles during vault

    If your coach isn't educated about ankle strengthening, definitely consult a physical therapist. Our girls had a whole routine they did for their ankle health.
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    Anon Level 2 or preteam?

    I know she's working on her bridge kick over, but as someone who used to help make the decisions about who moved to team, I would never have put a kid without one on it. It's a bummer the advanced preteam group is ending, though, so I think I would just talk to the coach about what your...
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    NCAA NCAA Semis/Finals

    I don't know if that really amounts to much because there was an individual qualifier who went after all six from Alabama and she hit just fine.
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    NCAA NCAA Semis/Finals

    My husband, who knows very little about college gymnastics chose LSU as his national champion for the year during preseason! I honestly just can't believe how many falls there were in that second session.
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    Coaches Usag certs and compensation

    I worked at one gym that had this insanely detailed compensation list where different certifications and types of classes taught correlated to specific hourly pay increases. If the gym paid for the certification, then you didn't get the pay increase attached to it. I more recently worked at a...
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    WAG Nationals question

    I have absolutely no dog in this fight - I don't coach anymore, and I never coached 10s, and our daughter won't be doing gymnastics to this extent - but this has been a very interesting conversation for me to follow, so thanks for all the discussion here.
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    WAG Xcel silver tumbling passes

    Round off rebound backwards roll Round off back handspring Front handspring step out cartwheel Front hand spring step out round off Cartwheel dive cartwheel
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    Parents DP or Xcel?

    She could always do a year of level 6 and see what she thinks. As a coach, I personally love the xcel program. I have seen kids stay in the sport much longer because of it. Our gym is very low hours on top of it, and it was just really fun to hear about all the other things the kids were...
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    Gymnasts Diamond and Sapphire vault requirements

    https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Women/xcel/appendix2.pdf
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    Anon xcel diamond

    We saw plenty, however we've also had multiple state champs from our gym doing the handspring full
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    WAG level 8 gymnastics requirements

    I did front walkover front handspring as my first series
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    Coaches Kicking team athletes off the island

    For all the reasons you listed, it would go something like this. Disclosure, we've been xcel only since summer 2020. First, it's a conversation with the athlete about goals and a reminder of the contract they sign in the team handbook, which includes a piece about positive attitude, best...
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    Parents Region 2 gyms

    They have good gymnastics - we've seen them at meets. It's also where Jordan Chiles as before she moved to WCC
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    Parents Region 2 gyms

    Those are all hours away from Portland though.
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    Xcel Platinum Beam

    We had a couple girls doing different series with front walkovers in recent years, including that one. I love them. I actually did front walkover front handspring as my first beam series.
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