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    Women Xcel diamond floor

    B saltos: - front pike, front layout, front 1/2 (any shape) - Arabian - back 1/2 or back 1/1 (any shape) - whip 1/2 or whip full
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    Parents How many hours a week of practice is appropriate for 9 years old level 6

    Having worked at multiple gyms, I’ve seen 12-20 hours a week for level 6. I think it would be exceedingly rare to do less than 12 hours; I’d be concerned with overtraining and burnout if more than 20 hours a week.
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    Women Bonus for level 10 pass help

    Just double checked the USAG code: whip is an A, whip 1/2 or whip 1/1 is a B. This pass gets 0.1 in bonus.
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    Women Successful comeback (L10 after 5+ years off)

    Not level 10, but I’m thinking of a former gymnast I worked with who finished her club career as a mediocre level 9. She stayed active with gymnastics througout college, competing college club in the level 8 division. Then she moved into adulthood, got a real job, got married, etc. She must be...
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    Coaches Freehip handstand -- from giant?

    On the women’s (USAG WAG) side, a free-hip handstand is a C, while a giant is a B. Assuming someone needs the skill value of the giant, doing the clear-hip after the giant and before the dismount ensures a “C” into the dismount. For level 9, a C into any B dismount is 0.05 in dismount “up to...
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    Women Lowest score?

    I am forever impressed by the gymnast I coached who got a 0.175 on beam. This was back in the old days, several USAG compulsory cycles ago, when there was no courtesy score and when a partial routine was scored out of the value of elements completed. Well, she fell after her mount (a 0.2 value...
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    Coaches Can there be a split start value? (USAG, Xcel)

    Seconding JBS’s response: We can have a split start value. We both calculate our scores independently and, assuming the scores are within an acceptable range, simply average as usual.
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    Women Minimum # of Meets

    Xcel state championships qualification is a state-level decision, and qualification can range from “complete in any one meet” to “compete x number of meets” to “score an xxxx AA score” to “score a xxx AA score at least x number of times.” I’ve seen all of the above in my years in the sport...
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    Anon Move up scores

    Not coaching currently, but I always required all major skills for next level (not necessarily “the hardest” or “goal” skills for each level, but able to safely meet requirements) and having scored a 9.00+ *(ish) on each event. I was less worried about level 4-5 and level 6-7 vault considering...
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    Women Deduction question for floor - fall (L10)

    There is no deduction taken for steps leading to (or preceding) the fall. However, deductions for other execution errors like incomplete rotation, failure to open, landing with chest down, etc. still apply.
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    Women Help with 2 pass level 10 floor/ utl deductions

    In order to not get hit with an UTL deduction, both passes would have to have 2 saltos, for a 4 salto routine, which includes at least 3 Ds and an A; or 2 Ds, 1 C and 1 B. It’s hard to meet that in two passes, but I could imagine something like: Front full through to double back (C + D) and then...
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    Women Next Level

    Assuming you are talking about USAG, a gymnast must score at least a 34.00 all around in level 4 at a sanctioned completion to move to level 5. There is not wiggle room on this. It’s a national requirement to ensure some level of competence and safety. Edited to add: Gyms or coaches may set...
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    Women Competitions as an adult

    I competed Xcel in my late 20s. I was always just grouped with the oldest age group of teens.
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    Women Level 5 vs Level 6 bars

    The requirement in level 5 is a cast above horizontal. Many strong bar workers will cast to 45 degrees above horizontal or even to handstand.
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    Parents Lower Level Compulsory Judging

    I know, I know! But I''m not allowed to answer.
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