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    Parents How important is presentation in floor routine?

    It is definitely important but it will come! My daughter was a bit more shy/reserved when she was younger. Now she looks like a UCLA gymnast on floor and her scores reflect it. She now understands the performance aspect (she's 12) but it would have stressed her out previously if I had pointed it...
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    Parents Skills tracker

    In our experience, the girls are well-versed in what is needed for the next level and after that. It is frequently discussed and drills and progressions can start years in advance. If you want a tracker for your own info, great, but it should not be a mystery in terms of what is needed to...
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    Parents WAG/Xcel does your gym switch between?

    It varies region to region, state to state...in our area, the large majority of girls start in Xcel and then decisions about path are made after Gold. In my daughter's current team of 20 girls, levels 6, 7 and 8 -- every single girl started in Xcel.
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    Parents Should we switch from NGA?

    I am not a fan of NGA. Our first gym, a few years back, competed both NGA and USAG in the same season, and while I didn't know anything about gymnastics back then, I was able to compare. We ended up switching gyms for a few reasons but leaving NGA was a big one. Reasons: 1. Overinflated...
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    Parents Excel → DP? Rookie Gym Dad Asking Smarter People for Help

    You've already received great advice but I will add a few things, specific to my daughter who started in the xcel track and is now level 7. 1. Do not worry about scoring out of levels 4/5. Have her coaches petition her to level 6 once she turns 12 - this will save a ton of time and honestly...
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    Parents Lower Back Pain During Cast on Bars?

    Agree with @NutterButter definitely see an ortho who knows gymnastics. We had a girl on our team who was having back pain during casting and it was a fairly serious issue with fluid in between her vertebrae (not sure of the official name). Her pain would come and go but was most frequent during...
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    Women Can i switch from excel gymnastics to JO?

    There is much to be gained from the gymnastics without even thinking about college or beyond. Silver to level 7 would not be a possible move for most people. What are your competition ready skills on each event? Regardless of what level you may fall into, find a gym that is supportive of you...
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    Parents "inability to get skills" - questions about this

    Wondering more about levels 9 and 10 since those are in our sights...so far flipping a vault is going well for my daughter, but I can definitely see that as we have a girl who bails every single time she tries and is now going to repeat level 7 for the 3rd time.
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    Parents "inability to get skills" - questions about this

    A recent thread mentions that the inability to get skills can be a reason girls quit. Makes sense, though I have not really thought about this before. How common is this - that a girl wants to keep going but can't because she's reached a plateau? Are there certain skills that tend to be the...
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    Parents How to ask and what to ask her coach.

    We are in a region where xcel in place of compulsory is common, and if you're at a strong gym you'll be trained with proper basics and foundation in xcel. Our entire optionals team has xcel roots and several have been state/regional champs, on state teams, etc. So - it can work. My daughter...
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    Parents Looking for Elite-Level Daytime Gym Options in South Carolina

    Have you asked to have her evaluated for level 4 instead of Gold? That might help get you to the type of training you are looking for. Sounds like she was trained Gold in place of compulsory which as you probably know is different than Gold as "intended". Not sure where you moved from but in...
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    Parents Looking for Elite-Level Daytime Gym Options in South Carolina

    Perhaps things might be different in your state (we're also in the south, region 8) but when I was looking for a day program for my level 6 last year (she went to a flexible school for non-gymnastics reasons) - we had a hard time finding anyone that would take her at level 6 into a day program...
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    Parents Suggestion please! Raleigh NC WAG Programs

    Not in NC but to address your question - I think the absolute adoration is common at age 9 and younger (most girls on a L4 team probably think they'd like to do college gymnastics). As us adults know, it's an incredible long shot...so I'd find a gym that is logistically reasonable and offers all...
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    Women Press handstands

    Our former gym used press handstands as one of the major gateways into compulsory vs. xcel track. My daughter lost hers recently after growing several inches and the only other skill that became temporarily challenging was cast handstands. She's since figured it out but all that to say - it's a...
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    Parents Importance of gym having higher level gymnasts

    We are in a similar situation - followed coaches to a new gym and they are rebuilding the optionals program. The gym has only had a few level 9s and they've each transferred to a neighboring gym for level 10 (and several have been recruited). I originally was hesitant to join the coaches for...
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