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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...

Sorry for the confusion, I do have coaches

in practice i work on high bar/low bar kips, tsuks and half on half off front tuck vaults (anyone know what those are called?) and I'm struggling with some so i would appreciate some advice! kips: I've been working on kips for a few months now and I know its getting better and I'm literally at...

I think you have the skills for silver but I'm not sure about gold. Silver to gold is a big jump and I think you would rather have a fun time in gymnastics than do something really stressful. The previous posters are right about the requirements so it just depends if you think you'll have them...

What are some tumbling passes for platinum? I can't do a ROBT or ROBHSBT so I'm trying to find alternate passes

i want to do platinum next year but I'm not quite sure what the requirements are. i heard it needs to have a flight dismount for beam dismounts, so is it ok if I do a branny? i don't have a backtuck off and my front tuck-off is inconsistent. for floor what do I need? i probably need a flight...

I would go gold if you have all your other skills and you almost have a backtuck. Is it round off backtuck or standing back tuck? Do you have mental block for it and will you be able to get it before the next season? May is coming up pretty soon so I would stay in silver if my other skills...

Thats true! We are still in season until April but some people do switches in between the season. I think I'll just stay in silver for the rest of this season since I'll probably score higher, I was just wondering if I had the skills for gold

Okay tysm thats helpful! I hope you get your beam skills for platinum! I'll talk to be coaches about this