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    Women Competitions as an adult

    definitely check out NAIGC, its a whole program for adult-only gymnastics and they sanction a decent amount of meets around the US and then nationals in the spring. within that they divide by college club teams and community teams (typically older adults post-college) for scoring. they don't...
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    Women Xcel Platinum Bar Routine

    due to also having issues with a cast-flyaway as a platinum i competed: kip, cast, clearhip, kip, squat on, (high bar) kip, cast, back hip circle, underswing, counterswing, flyaway with a 10.0 start value
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    Women Adult Gymnast - Back Walkovers?

    hi! fellow naigc gymnast with a bad back here. i still CAN do walkovers but they don't feel very good and i know they are not good for my back (stress fractured L4-5 several years ago). occasionally I will do a front walkover to warm up my back and shoulders and that is the extent of it. i don't...
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    Parents How much of a Monoply does USAG actually have

    Less of a monopoly perspective, but as someone who grew up in the USAG JO world at a highly competitive gym in the early/mid 2010s, there was definitely a lot of elitism in terms of attitudes toward the JO system. There was a very small Xcel program at my gym and it was very much looked down...
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    Gymnasts Clear hip into a back hip circle

    Do you have a video of yourself doing this? I am trying very hard to think about how you would get your hips back to the bar for a hip circle while still having it be a clear hip - I can only imagine it as either something that would not get credit as a clear hip, or as a clear hip to handstand...
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    Gymnasts How old is too old for xcel gold?

    I know exactly what graphic you're referring to and it is really a guide for people who have no idea what level to sign up for if you need a guide to reference. I had 7 years of experience but then took 6 years off from the sport, so I competed as a solid Platinum this year, and next year I will...
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    Gymnasts How old is too old for xcel gold?

    not the person you're replying to but i'm on an naigc club team and love it! if you've got any more specific questions then feel free to reach out!
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    Gymnasts College gymnastics probability

    look into NAIGC club gymnastics, as a strong former level 9 or 10 you can excel in NAIGC! not saying to give up on your goals but it's something else great that is an option besides ncaa gym
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    Injury Sprain/break

    I badly sprained my ankle last fall and there was definitely a pop/snap, maybe more of just the feeling than the sound, it was hard to tell and no one was right next to me to hear. I did get it x-rayed and I definitely recommend you do as well, but it doesn't mean that it's broken - it could...
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    Gymnasts Inflexible Shoulders

    this one thing probably isn't enough to fix it but look up the "wall angels" movement it's good for opening up shoulders and upper back so that you can hold that same form in handstand or elsewhere
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    Gymnasts possible D1 or D2?

    Look into club gymnastics (NAIGC)!
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    Parents NAIGC level 9 for current level 10

    I'm on an NAIGC team with a few former level 10s on it. One of our girls competes level 9 with roughly level 10 routines and a couple others have dropped down to other levels for more fun/less stress/injury/whatever it may be. There is no difficulty restrictions in NAIGC 9, so she can definitely...
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    NCAA Xcel to college bound (Division 3)

    I definitely recommend looking into college club/NAIGC teams! Depending on the school you're at it's not unheard of for some of the athletes on those teams to be verging on NCAA level but there's also a lot of range and flexibility for skills or events you feel less confident on
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    Women Vault form help needed!

    As soon as you punch you should be hitting the hollow laid out shape rather than havibg to force your shoulders open on the table. I might honestly suggest putting the table height up a couple settings because it almost looks like you're reaching down towards the table in the air (closing your...
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    Men NAIGC level 7 vs. level 9?

    I'm a WAG gymnast who also wants to branch into MAG (thank you naigc!), just vault and floor for now. I'm competing WAG Platinum mostly because my bars and beam are lacking, but I have been upgrading my tumbling and vaults quickly lately and plan to keep doing so through the rest of the season...
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