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Also, note that level 6 cast get B credit if they fall within 10° or 20° of vertical. There is no .05 deduction for being 20° from vertical. .

ETA: Full deduction is taken at horizontal, of .30. So horizontal and below is .30. Your pie range follows that logic, .25-.2, .15-.1, .1-.05

There needs to be one cast to above horizontal for the cast special requirement. This means that at 91° they get the special requirement. From 45° to vertical, there is no cast amplitude/angle deduction in level 6. From 46° below vertical to below horizontal, there is an up to .30 deduction. At...

What the OP is referring to is a move from 6 down to 5? Correct me if I’m wrong. This is the one exception where there is no requirement to petition down a level, so irregardless of declaration date, or whether or not a state meet was competed, or what AA was achieved as a level 6, there is...

I don’t have an issue, really, with the videos posted. I can see why some would, but I don’t have that reaction when viewing them. I do take issue with her attitude toward Safe Sport. The gymnastics community needs to stop viewing Safe Sport with disproportionate weight to it’s potential to...

2 B Acro series, both with flight 2 add’l Acro, 1 of which is a B

Ok, yes, I see it now on pg. 6. 8.c I read under “e” “no flipping” and assumed they meant a roll as well. Well thank God. Whew, voiding vaults is no fun.

Rolling out of the timer is VOID vault. The wording is “Salto performed after landing” = VOID

I don’t think that is normal, but happened to me as a kid in another sport. I wish the owner had realized that having a child’s best interest at heart is not punishing them for their parents actions. I was gutted by this as a kid and felt immense guilt, which now as an adult I realize that they...

Level the gym competes their developmental programs (approx. lvls 1-4 and Xcel Bronze/Silver) isn’t very relevent to the big picture. Look at the skills, conditioning, and basics they are doing in practice. Remember that less than 3% of their time doing gymnastics is at a meet (based on 9 hrs a...

In this example it’s a program wide thing. So Level 6s could be weak 7s, Level 7s weak 8s, and so on.

Not sure if this was mentioned yet, but re: level 6s competing 7 routines. There is a big jump btwn 7 and 8 that parents may not be aware of, which is compositional deductions. These are in addition to execution and start value dedutions. This may play into some of the program decisions to spend...

For nostalgia’s sake, Class III Compulsory.

I competed Class IV and III. Then was a Level 6 under the JO program when it changed over, maybe did a couple meets of 5, can’t remember. I think beam and bars were quite difficult; beam still would be, bars has changed quite a bit. I remember flyaways were not nearly as hard for girls to get...

Front hip circle is teaching wrist shift for kips, mill circle is also teaching wrist shift, but in under grip. There are lots of grip changes in different positions in optionals, so exposure when they are little is going to help with that. The mill circle is also good for body awareness in...

One of the best gymnastics PTs was just published. It's a case study on wrist pain in a gymnast that was treated with only physical therapy exercises designed for gymnasts: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1466853X17301098. I read it today and it's got some great info in there...

A spot on an element in USAG L2 is up to the value of the element plus .50 deduction. They can also take deductions on dynamics which is an overall deduction, and some may take off for the lack of connection, which is a rhythm deduction (I think this is really covered in the fall, tho). In...

::This is my biggest pet peeve. Warning, I'm on my soapbox here. This is for anyone who will tolerate me ;), not just OP.:: Depends on level and age/weight. Always get an ortho evaluation for ANY wrist pain that does not subside in a week. A program that tells you pain is a part of gymnastics...

This is why I discourage my DDs from college gym. I'd rather them not feel they are property of a university during this time in their lives. Luckily there are some really great club programs available in our area with reasonable in-state tuition to boot. Now if it happens that dd was one day...

Ragan must like this style of dance/choreography. I don't think age has anything to do with it's appropriateness. She's 17, let her do what she likes, yk? There are actual legit tap dance moves in her routine, which I appreciated. If it's going to be that style of choreography, at least it's...