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    Parents WIll i move to Gold?

    At my gym you would probably be marked borderline, and they would see how far you got over the summer
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    Women Projected xcel level?

    You’d probably make silver at my gym. They would really work on the pullovers, back hip circle, and front handspring vault over the summer, because those are required to compete. I think I made silver with similar skills, except reverse the beam cartwheel and handstand, no jump to high bar, and...
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    Parents Gymnast left out

    This might be because I’m homeschooled and used to mixed age groups, but in my experience 1-2 years makes absolutely zero difference in making friends. I’m 17 and my best friends in the world are like 9-13. Of course, I’m very immature and silly, but I’ve known plenty of other kids whose friends...
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    Women chalking up

    I don’t have grips yet, but I do this. The chalk and water creates a barrier between my hands and the bar so I don’t rip.
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    Parents Quitting due to bar skills?

    If the kip is upsetting her, she might like Xcel gold. No kip required, and she can do harder skills on the other events if she wants
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    Off Topic Commonly Used Abbreviations / Acronyms (from everywhere... ChalkBucket / gymnastics / social media / etc)

    FHVT = front handspring vault Leo = leotard
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    Women State bag ideas

    Hi! My gym does state bags where everyone puts a little gift into a bag that is opened the last practice before state and I need ideas! I want to do something special! Everything I can find on Amazon is for rhythmic gymnastics. And things on gymnastics specific websites are sold individually and...
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    Gymnasts April Fools Day Prank Ideas

    Since leotards kinda look like swimsuits, me and my friends came to practice wearing swim goggles once!
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    Gymnasts What xcel level would I be

    If you can get a handstand on beam and a front handspring vault, Silver. You also need a bar dismount, but you probably have a back hip circle underswing without realizing it. It’s basically one and a half back hip circles
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    Coaches Gymnast Win

    I mean, absolutely NOTHING would be kinda strange, but most people don’t make a big deal out of it. At my gym everyone cheers and high fives when the girl gets her medal at any place, but it’s a little extra enthusiastic if she got first. The coach might draw stars around the first on the score...
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    Women Xcel Silver regionals?

    this had a required score at state to attend. I remember one girl got upset she didn’t make it and wanted to switch to level 3 because of it. Also, there was a giant sign that said regionals. I just wondered if anyone had any more information
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    Women Xcel Silver regionals?

    I competed in Xcel Silver regionals a couple years ago, so they definitely exist
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    Women Xcel Silver regionals?

    That’s all I could find too. Seems really strange though that they would remove regionals for so many levels with no explanation
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    Women Xcel Silver regionals?

    Does Xcel Silver still have regionals in region 5? I know there was in the past. Our gym just sent an email about regionals for Gold-Diamond only, and it’s not uncommon for them to not go if it’s far. So I looked up where Silver regionals are, thinking it must be quite a drive, and I can’t find...
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    Parents Tumbling to gymnastics

    You can tell a lot about how bars will be by how she is on the playground. A kid that can do the monkey bars and climb and lift her legs up will learn bars much faster. A cast is learned instantly, but form and hight will take time. Pull overs and back hip circles really vary. 2-6 months is...
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