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Silver definitely! You need to work on arm and core strength for pullovers. Lots of push-ups and do them with your feet on a chair and wall (hands on the floor). Any ab conditioning will help. Search on YouTube for gymnastics conditioning you can do at home. Ptactice at an Open Gym or on the...

Long hang pullovers, front hip circles, and mill circles can count as 1 of the circling requirements. Most do double BHC but I see a lot of deductions and falls with it. If you compete AAU, can still do cast BHC, cast BHC on on one bar to meet requirements.

We don't have that in our area. All USAG meets are Level 3 and up and there's a few AAU 4x4 meets. Not sure what the turnout is for AAU though. I know some boys even compete in girls Xcel.

What do you have your boys compete in? In my state there's less than 8 clubs that compete boys and they all start at JO level 3. We've looked into doing AAU boys 4x4 but no one does that here. Wasn't there an Xcel version for boys?

Hi, For bars you don't need a high bar kip. You can long hang pullover on high bar then dismount. Your dismount can be flyaway, cast straddle on, underswing, or tap swing full turn. Lots of options. You aren't required to do anything on high bar except dismount if you wanted to squat on low bar...

Don't like these lind of locks on bars or vault. They always move!

So her B is the clear hip so all good. I would do the underswing dismount and keep.working the flyaway. You don't need a flyaway until diamond so she has time. Best of luck to her!

What is her routine? What is her B element? She can do an underswing or sole circle dismount from high bar. She can also add a 1/2 twist to that as well. Reverse flyaways work great for kids with mental blocks on flyaways.

You can still do gymnastics as an adult too. I compete AAU but you could also compete USAG. It's not over when you turn 18. Best of luck!

Agree, look at your contract. If you didn't violate the terms, then they should give your money back. I would threaten going to a lawyer if they persist with collections. See what happens. My guess is that they will back off if you didn't violate the handbook. Meet fees already paid by the old...

In our area, it's about $20/sq ft for a lease. Most commercial leases are a minimum of 3 yrs, but more like 5-10 yrs. Tuition is $105 a month for PS and rec classes once a week in our area. Are you buying the old gym's clients? If not, be careful. There are lots of legal things to consider and...

Midwest. AAU has a 4x4 program (3 levels) where the routines are set but can use beam for pommel, low bar for beginners, etc. Xcel here is coed. Don't know if there is boys only xcel still out there? I like the idea of 4x4 but want the flexibility of xcel so boys could choose what they want to do.

Which is better for a brand new boys rec team: 4x4 or xcel? Pros and cons? Are there enough boys in the groups to make it worthwhile? Thanks!

I've seen girls do 2 rolls as their series and a roundoff for their B skill. Is this not correct?

Fwd roll fwd roll counts as long as no break. Good luck!