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    Anon Level 7 to Xcel Diamond

    My daughter is xcel diamond and her routines are very similar to level 7 routines. My daughter doesn’t flip a vault. I don’t know the exact name of what she does but it some sort of twisting vault. My daughter has teammates that went from level 7 to diamond and they had successful seasons on...
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    Women Are xcel scores trending higher than in years past?

    Are xcel scores trending higher than in the past? I was following state meet scores this weekend and noticed really high scores. For example when my daughter competed xcel gold three seasons ago only 5% of the kids got a 37.0 or higher all around score., with no scores of 38.0 or higher. At a...
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    Women How many hours a week should a Xcel diamond train?

    My diamond does 12 hours.
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    Parents Does it get intense in the spring?

    Yes, parents tend to get anxious about moving to the next level. As they get up to level 7/platinum/diamond, there is less worry about if they are moving up and more talk about who is staying for next season and who is quitting. As they get older the girls also seem to already know what the plan...
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    Women Daughter Discouraged because of gymnastics videos

    My daughter doesn’t watch these types of videos much, but when she starts talking about little kids on YouTube who can do really big skills we talk about how those kids must not have much free time outside of gymnastics. We talk about how strict their coaches might be to get them to that level...
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    Parents Music

    https://www.energymmusic.com/catalog/mashups/ Energym music has a lot of mashups, although it might not be what you are looking for. https://www.jeremyjamesmiranda.com/ This site also had some mashups. He will also do a custom song like you are talking about. I haven’t personally used this...
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    Parents How do they learn the skills

    My daughter’s gym has very minimal spotting. They do lots of drills and stations. My daughter has gotten most of her skills using this method. It’s possible to get skills, even the bigger skills, with minimal to no spotting. As a parent I don’t always agree with the lack of spotting, especially...
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    Parents Team changes post-season

    It’s hard every year for my daughter. Every year, friends quit or move gyms and my daughter cries. However, she too is very social and before I know it, she has moved on to making new friends. Once they start training together in their new training groups, they will all start to mesh. It might...
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    Parents Looking for recommendations on grips

    My daughter uses these. They are custom made to the hand. https://tiansgrips.com/
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    Women Are buckle grips safer?

    I recently heard that higher level gymnasts should have buckle grips verses Velcro grips. My daughter is starting to swing giants but she doesn’t want buckle grips. She is worried she won’t be able to buckle them. She wants to continue with Velcro grips. Is this info that was shared with me...
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    Women Can you do twisting skills in platinum

    Thank you! I should have clarified that it is a 1/2 twist for both that I am asking about.
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    Women Can you do twisting skills in platinum

    Can you do a back lay out twist on the floor in platinum? What about a twist beam dismount? Thanks!
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    Parents ADHD resources

    I’m not really sure what your question is but here is my experience with my daughter. My daughter is the same age as yours and also has ADHD. Although she could function without medication for school/home one of the main reasons she is medicated is for the gym. My main reason for her being...
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    Women Cast handstand Xcel platinum???

    Can you compete a cast handstand in xcel platinum? Thanks.
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    Parents Back handspring on beam mental block

    My daughter did complete performance coaching for several months and it helped her and also me as a parent. It teaches parents what not to say to make blocks worse and the kids how to believe in themselves and face their fears. My daughter took a couple of falls which caused mental blocks on...
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