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Hi! I have a meet tomorrow and I would like some tips. Its my first platinum meet and I am not ready at all. I have lost a lot of skills this week and I don't know what to do. I'm really scared that I'm going to get really bad scores because I'm used to placing a lot. What should I do?

I only have a few more practices until my next meet and I'm not ready! I've been having trouble with gymnastics for the past few months and I'm competing Platinum this season. Do you guys have any tips? My kip is not very consistent anymore I lost my high bar kip (I need a lot of help on this...

Update! I've gotten so much better at skills and I can almost put together a clean routine! Thank you so much for helping me get through it and I'm really glad I stuck with it!

Hi. A few months ago I posted a thread about competing in Xcel Platinum. The previous year I competed Xcel Silver and last month I was sure that I would be competing in Gold. My coaches talked with me and said they thought I would do good in Gold or Platinum. We settled on Platinum and decided...

Thank you so much! This gives me a lot of motivation as I thought I would have to try to compete this season without grips. I definitely will do both, I think I'll take them off halfway through bars and hopefully that will work

Try looking at something in front of you that's higher than your head. You can also do bunny hops (consistent straight jumps ) and practice pushing off with your toes. If you start running, then you just have to punch with your toes and tuck, you will go forward no matter what since you have a...

I have been wearing grips for 2 months and there are a few problems with that. First of all, I got my kip with them and they're with straight arms and I've been able to cast out of them most times. I have realized that I slip off less while wearing them despite the fact that I flung myself off...

Could someone please explain how a back uprise on high bar works? I haven't seen it in many routines and apparently you're not supposed to be on the bar and almost like you're dropping back into a clearhip??? How would you cast out of that though and is it even a cast out?

So many people in my gym are doing platinum bars without a B skill and I'm confused why my coaches haven't said anything about the b skill the routine goes something like this Kip - Squat on - high bar kip - back hip circle - undershoot from highbar This seems like a gold routine to me so would...

I feel like I'm always growing taller so I don't know what it is. Many coaches have been saying I've been jumping back on the board so when I jump closer I feel like I have to immediately hit the table

So I've always been a good vaulter apparently and I've been doing half-on-fulls and tsuks into the pit but recently I've been lacking for some reason. I used to be able to reach far on the table and have a fast heel drive but it's getting slower and my hands are at the front of the table. My...

Yep it is

I'll update this thread when we make our decision! By the way I got my kip and its with straight arms and I'm so happy!

I think these answers are all that my coaches think, except for the kip part. I think they're open to putting me in platinum if I get an okay bar routine by the time season starts. I think I want to do gold since I'll score better and there's less stress about gymnastics because at this age you...

Hi everyone! So this is something my coaches and I have been thinking about for a while and whether I should be in Gold or Platinum. I competed Silver last year and before you say that it's not possible to skip a level I'm pretty sure I could score out of gold or something similar. I have had...