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Voted...You're at 226 :)

Looking back at event finals, all of the top 3 finishers competed straddle handstands :)

Your daughter may be right. Having more springs (more potential energy) is only good if you can access that energy. If she doesn't have a lot of power on the board, then having fewer springs would allow her to get more bounce because the springs will, well, spring more.

I have had a very good experience with Melody's leotards. It took a few weeks to get my leotard, but it was also around Christmas time, so I'm sure that affected it. The quality is great, it fits like my gk leos (it's a competition leo), and overall I'm really happy with it. I haven't had to...

I completely agree...I like the idea of competing with the Level 4 vault mat behind the vault table and doing a timer to your back better than just doing a repulsion and trying to stick it as, based on my personal experience, I would have to decrease the power of my timer to land it on my feet...

That's a good idea, I'm not taking physics this year, but I have the physics teacher for AP Calculus, so I'll ask him after class today. And thanks, Bella's mom :)

For the last one...try stretching your feet out behind you more in your round off. If your feet are underneath you like the would be to go into a back handspring and then you try to set, you are going to go more back than you will up. Having your feet behind you more forces you to go up. This...

Thanks, I will :)

Thank you both so much! So, amending my original idea a bit...if I just test my theory using straight jumps and the calculations you mentioned, wallinbl, then add a "practical" aspect at the end to prove my point where I do the calculations for an example (double back, back layout, front...

So it is time once again to turn in my science fair proposal. Last time I got some great help and advice from you guys (thanks!) and I was hoping for some more help :) I have an idea of what I want to do, but no clue how to go about doing it or if it is even realistic. It is common knowledge...

I'm not quite sure what you mean. You should not be getting a deduction either way, barring form breaks, etc. A handstand half pirouette directly to an overshoot should get bonus, while a half pirouette kip cast overshoot would not, but you shouldn't be getting a deduction either way...

Ok, yeah, that makes more sense to me :p I would say that is about right with Level 9. The only requirement you would be missing is a dismount like a double back or a toe-front.

Probably around a level 9. The only event I would not say 9 for sure is bars, because I'm not familiar with all the terms. Everything else sounds like a solid level 9, though :)

We would need more info...what are all the skills in her routine? She's fine on b's but would need more info to tell about a's

Where I'm from the minimum is $7.25, same as Federal minimum wage.

In terms of progressions I would agree with Flipomaniak except I would add bhs-back tuck as an option for level 9. For originality, though, I would say frontwalkover-frontwalkover because fewer people do it and when done correctly they look very nice. Judges do not see the frontwalkover series...

Thanks gymdog and iwannacoach...that really helps and makes me feel a little better. I also feel a little better that some of the "prerequisites" gymdog stated I already use...albeit accidentally :p

As a rather inexperienced coach of pre-school and rec classes, what should I be looking for in terms of readiness? I would hate to teach any of my kids anything unsafe, but also wouldn't want to hold them back if they are ready.

I don't know about when things will be finalized, but there won't (as far as I know) be any "new" level 9...level 9 and level 10 will remain the same. There is going to be a new level 8 and then all the levels below that will be affected but levels 9 and 10 will not.

Our is this one from GK in the same colors, only our coach took away the crystal ribbons part on the main body and added a small crystal star on one of the wrists. Help!!! I can't make it smaller!