compulsory

My 9 year old daughter has been doing gymnastics recreationally, once a week, for about 2 years. She recently joined the Xcel team at her gym and was ready to move up to level 4 in the rec classes before she joined Xcel. She's been insisting she wants to do JO so I pushed and the JO coaches...

Hi, new to this forum but just after some info. My daughter ( 6) has been in a squad for nearly a year now. We weren't really told anything at the time about what she would be competing and I didn't know how it all worked anyway. Fast forward to now, she's in a lovely group with other girls (all...

We recently had a USAG sanctioned, official meet with levels 3/4/5. Our girls did great, including my DD, who scored a 38.8 AA, unexpected and her highest AA ever... While we got the awards ceremony, and I know my DD’s scores, the hosting gym did not post results anywhere. Not on their website...

I overheard some moms talking this weekend while waiting for our kids, and I’m really curious to know if this is true. Several said that at meets, the order that the coaches put the girls in is ranked by how “good” they are. For ex- as each team competes, the “worst” kids on the team go first...

This question may seem naive; my dd is a level 4 and been to the same gym since she started. Last year our gym started to travel to out-of-state meets, mandatory for optional but not for compulsories although it was strongly encouraged. We, as a family, decided to skip on these travels because...

Anyone heard of new rules for this competition season concerning age limits on levels, for instance-level 5 capped at age 12, not allowing anyone over 12 to compete, 13 and over must compete as level 6? Thanks, Clay A.

Hello, My daughter loves gymnastics, she started recreational gymnastics at school and was invited to local gymnastics performance center and joined development their for few months, she recently passed compulsory 5. It was exciting watching her and her club mates compete. So I'm wondering...

Does anyone if/where the results will be shown for the region 8 championships?

Finally got around to putting together the videos from DD's first qualifier meet (city of lights meet in orlando, florida last weekend). Here is the video of her compulsory routines (I missed recording her vault, so only got 3 events). She got her qualifying score needed (she needed to score at...

Here is Lily's compulsory qualifier video (I missed getting her vault on video, so only 3 events got recorded). Will upload her optional video shortly.

DD qualified!!! Now onto the optional qualifier tomorrow!!!

(My question is specific to Level 6, Division I where it matters.) First level 6 meet was this past weekend, definitely some successes and weaknesses. But for the first time, the scorecard had start values marked on it. (At least, I'm assuming that's what SV meant.) I'm trying to figure out...

Okay, so the USAG compulsory music is awful! But, just out of curiosity, can someone in JO use the compulsory (probably level 4 or 5, since it's longer) music in optionals, but with different choreography?

I've been surprised by the number of gyms that absolutely kill it at the compulsory levels and then have almost no upper level optionals, and OTOH, by programs that are only about average with compulsory athletes, but powerhouses in the upper levels. Is this a philosophy a gym usually adopts...

I'm not even going to go into the back argument here, but... Compulsory judges, this is all about starting position on floor. My understanding is this: Right-handed gymnasts should start to the right of the judges table on the floor, left-handed gymnasts start to the left side of the...

Just found this nice document previewing the compulsory skills for the 2021-2029 cycle. Thought some folks here might like seeing it. https://usagym.org/PDFs/Women/MemberUpdates/2021_29_compelements_preview.pdf Also, USAG is recruiting for choreographers to develop the new routines. Here's...

oh please make us some new music that we can tolerate! Is that too much to ask!

I'm curious. When does your DD's gym start working on compulsory routines for the upcoming competition season? My DD is a level 4 and I've noticed they don't start learning routines until the end of August, with their first meet in December. They work on the next level skills immediately...

We are currently looking to hire a compulsory coach for Levels 2-5. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY PLEASE Job qualifications: - Looking for long term employees - Flexibility is a must - Must know level 2-5 routines - At least 3 years of coaching experience - Full time position You will be working...

USA Gymnastics has given a sneak peak at the proposed new skills and “probable” routine sequences for Levels 1 – 5 for 2021-2029. https://gymblogcentral.com/2017/06/proposed-compulsory-skills-for-2021-2029/ Listed below are the proposed skills and sequences by event for each level. VAULT Level...