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    Parents 4 Year Old Gymnast Advice

    My daughter is 9yrs old and in level 6. She was in pre-team when she turned 4. That was 4hrs a week of practice. At 5 (kindergarten) she did level 2 which was 9hrs a week half the season then 12hrs a week. They even offered her to train in the tops program and wanted her to come for an extra...
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    Parents How many hours a week of practice is appropriate for 9 years old level 6

    My 9year old training level 6 does 23 hours a week in the summer. 20 a week when school is back in session.
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    Women Phasing out compulsories?

    A few months ago 3 gyms in our area announced they were doing away with compulsory and everyone would go to xcel if not yet ready for optionals. I saw several of those gym’s parents at our gym trying out. They complained and were frustrated by this move as they didn’t want to move to xcel. Not...
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    Parents L3 requirments

    Sounds like level 3 would be a good fit.
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    Parents Gymnast left out

    I can’t believe there’s even a thought to get the coach or gym involved because your kid is being excluded in non gym activities with the team. That’s a great way to make the other parents annoyed and to make the situation worse if it is intentional. My 6yr daughter was excluded in level 3 from...
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    Parents Advice for 5 Year Old

    Sounds like she was on pre-team more than a rec class at your old gym if she was working level 2 skills. I would ask for her to be evaluated for pre-team or level 2 and advise you are interested in team and not rec class since there has been a regression in her progress since changing gyms. My...
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    Parents Should we switch gyms?

    My daughter repeated level 3 because her kip wasn’t the perfect straight armed kip in order to move up to 4. Once she got to 4 it was a strong kip and she got 9’s on bars but it was incredibly frustrating repeating a level that wasn’t even a required level. It sounds like your daughter needs a...
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    Parents Question about age

    My daughter had just turned 5 and competed in level 2 against 6-8yr olds because there weren't many other 5 year olds in her level. In our area xcel is known to be the program with older gymnasts so that could be why. Was there a younger age category she was excluded from or did you just expect...
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    Parents Level 3 hours

    My daughter did 8.5 hours a week last season in level 3 and was the state champion in 2 events. 12 hours seems excessive but many gyms do it that way in our area. Currently in level 4 she practices 10.5hrs a week while other gyms in the area are practicing 16hrs a week. I personally think it...
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    Parents Xcel Practice Hours

    Wow, my daughter only does 10.5 hrs in level 4 and our level 5s only go 12hrs a week. Isn’t xcel silver comparable to level 3? I would think they’d practice less.
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    Coaches Gymnast mum clueless lol

    My daughter dominated level 3, first all around at just about every single competition including state. But I don’t think she should be skipping any levels because she is just starting level 4 and does not have all of the level 5 bar skills, but has all of everything else she would need for...
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    Parents New Routines

    One girl on the team does 2 privates weekly at that price. I’m not willing to fork that out though. All of our girls are set to start competing in September.
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    Parents New Routines

    Thank you all, I guess I’m just used to the old gym’s ways and started to question the process. I was just really rubbed the wrong way when a coach said to schedule a private in order to learn the routines. Going to try to be positive!
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    Parents New Routines

    My daughter’s gym hasn’t taught the new routines yet for the upcoming season and the first competition is in September. I don’t feel comfortable allowing my child to compete when she’s not prepared and the deadline is next week to notify them if she will be participating. I don’t want to set her...
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    Parents JO v. Excel

    Does this gym not have a level 2? My daughter did pre team, level 2, level 3 and is now in level 4. As far as xcel bronze goes, it's equivalent to level 2, silver is comparable to level 3. I wouldn't rush to have your daughter on level 3 unless she has mastered all of the skills for the level...
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