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  1. AmiaRay

    Anon xcel platinum to diamond

    No, you need a ‘B’ salto. A front pike/layout or a back half/full.
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    Coaches Petitioning level 7

    While I am familiar with the rules and policies surrounding petitioning, is anyone familiar with the turnaround time? I’m hoping to send in the petition by the end of the week. We have a potential move-up meet in a month, that I would like to use to score into 8, is it possible to get a...
  3. AmiaRay

    Parents 13y Adhd gymnast / coach

    First things first, is this job or volunteering? Second, this sort of thing might be covered under ADA which protects against discrimination due to disability. I’m not a lawyer, so I can’t say if this counts, and I don’t think it would be worth pursuing. Third, as a coach and a gymnast with...
  4. AmiaRay

    Anon xcel platinum to diamond

    Bars: You need a clear hip that gets within 45 degrees of handstand. You’ll also need to do a second clear hip and a flyaway Beam: You’ll need the same dance as in platinum (full turn, 155 split, dance series) A salto/areial dismount Floor: You need a B salto, I.e a front pike, back half or...
  5. AmiaRay

    2024 State Gymnastics Meet Discussion Thread

    I had an okay meet. Had big wobble on beam, but came out alright, I was struggling in warmup anyway. Floor was a bigger disappointment, I was sticking a landing in warmup, but took several steps in comp. Those’d tenths put me in fourth AA instead of third. Vault … was vault. And bars went amazing!
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    Coaches Backwalkover split rules?

    I don’t currently have access to a code, and I can’t remember this for the life of me. In Dev, the split angle in a backwalkover must be the required angle for leaps/jumps for that level. Does this apply to xcel as well?
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    Gymnasts Platinum Potential?

    I would say yes, we’d move you right up. We’d spend the summer working on that clear hip, a flight skill on beam (to have options), and just some other general upgrades and cleaning up.
  8. AmiaRay

    WAG Endurance ideas

    A lot of hollow body holds with scissor legs or v-ups for a minute or so at a time can help. We have a our girls do conditioning like that while others do floor routines.
  9. AmiaRay

    Parents Ankle braces?

    I’m about 90% sure that it’s just stress/overuse, it’s not constant, just when I’m active. If I didn’t have states in a week, I would. Thank you though.
  10. AmiaRay

    Parents Ankle braces?

    Are there any particular ankle braces that you recommend? I’m dealing with more ankle pain than usual right now, and am looking for some support to help with the pain and prevent injury. Previously I’ve used pre-wrap and tape, but I don’t want to waste anymore.
  11. AmiaRay

    WAG Dislike towards Xcel?

    The head coach/gym owner is often a floater coach, while the main coach is the senior most other coach, and is the one I have primarily. I apologize for the confusion.
  12. AmiaRay

    Parents How to prevent a rip the day before a meet

    I know I’m a little late, but if you don’t have a callous shaver, take a clean nail clipper and just take off the top of the callous. Put some lotion/aquafor on it over night and you should be good to go. Taking off that top layer prevents it from pulling up as much when she goes around the bar...
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    WAG Dislike towards Xcel?

    Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Despite a thriving Xcel team making up over half the team, our head coach/gym owner seems to think we our ‘less than’ for being xcel. We our discouraged from attending states and regionals with high fees, given less of her attention, and given...
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    Gymnasts Xcel Diamond Higher end

    D. You aren’t allowed to do any E or higher rated skills.
  15. AmiaRay

    Gymnasts Clear hip struggles

    As you come out of the clear hip, at your highest point, you want to fold your hips into a pike. You'll ride that down, and then extend and kip.
  16. AmiaRay

    Parents Xcel Bronze Training Schedule (hours)

    We do 2 hours, twice a week for bronze. Our silvers technically do 7 I believe, but many practice modified hours, up to level 3’s 9 hours. Our gym has a slightly strange mesh of 3s and silvers.
  17. AmiaRay

    Parents Post competition debrief

    Practice as usual, with a little more focus on our shortfalls. When I have girls on beam the day after a meet, we do extra reps of the skills that they fell/had major issues on. If one event was a struggle for a whole level, we’ll try to get them there more often.
  18. AmiaRay

    Gymnasts Share your blogs!!

    I don’t have a blog, but I am the oldest girl at my gym by a year, so I get you on that. I’m a platinum, training level 8, what about you?
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    WAG Looking for advice or people who can relate.

    I started younger, and quit for around 4 years. Last year I was 14 and a gold. This year I’m a platinum, and 80% of the way to level 8. The big thing for me when I came back was loving the sport. If I didn’t love it, it wasn’t worth it. I do that by focusing inward, it’s not about anyone else...
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    Coaches Skills or examples of dance that use extreme shoulder flexibility

    -Front walkover to split -Most of the stuff that I'm thinking of also requires heavy back flexibility: Handstand bridge to knees Backbend wave
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