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    Women How easy is it to learn back twisting from an arabian?

    Hello, I am an xcel platinum (working diamond), and I am not a huge fan of backwards tumbling (slowly working back to rbh and rbh tucks), but really advanced in front tumbling (working front fulls and front 1.5s). I need to work on upskilling my back tumbling, but I was wondering if I started...
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    Women Toe on instead of free hip Level 7 bars

    By toe on, you are referring to toe on to handstands? (not toe on to jump to high bar). That works requirements wise, check with your coaches to double check if they will allow you to compete a toe on instead of a free hip.
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    Women Floor Music Copyright

    As long as you are not on TV, it should be fine. Ask your coaches to double check, because though it may be allowed for no copyright, gyms might choose to not use popular/copyrighted songs.
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    Women Does the Xcel Code of Points use difficult values from the FIG WAG Code of Points at all?

    You have to purchase the xcel code of points to get the full list of values (not the free PDFs you find online). FIG and xcel do not share many of the same values, but xcel and DP do.
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    Coaches Games at practice

    For beam, we have a game called "pressure cooker", where each person does a skill on beam, and if they fall or wobble, they get pit blocks thrown at them (after they are done with the skill of course, not mid skill)
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    Women Double Backwalkover on Beam Help

    Draw an imaginary line in front of you that goes straight back onto the beam, you are going to want your hands to follow that until it reaches the beam
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    Women Xcel Appreciation Post

    Ive only ever done xcel, and I don't think I would want to change it for any other way. I love the freedom I have to choose whatever skills fit me and how I learn the best in my routines. I probably would have not SURVIVED any level higher than Level 3 if I did Compulsories. While the "gym"...
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    Women Collecting data on training hours for various levels

    Silver - 3 hours Gold - 9 hours 6-10 - 12 hours
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    Gymnasts Cast Handstand Tips

    Hello, I am currently working cast handstands, but I struggle to get my hips up before straddling and staying hollow (I keep arching). Does anyone have any tips or drills that could help me with this problem? Thank you
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    NCAA Nationals Leo Talk

    The gems on florida's was pretty, I was indifferent about the mesh on the front though. I liked MSU's as well
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    Gymnasts Floor Music Options

    These are the ones narrowed down from an even longer list of 144 songs... I will still do this though, see if it helps anymore.
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    Gymnasts Floor Music Options

    Hello, I am getting new floor music for the upcoming season, but I am very indecisive (I have been looking for music for this year since I got my last routine done 2 years ago). I have 5 options I like, but our gym has a rule where it can not be popular songs (besides like Disney or movie...
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    Gymnasts Upskill ideas (Xcel Diamond/8/9)

    Hello, I am an xcel platinum who wants to try to do xcel diamond next year. I need ideas for what I should mostly focus on to become a diamond by next season. (I also do HS gymnastics, which is around levels 8-9 in my state) My current Platinum/HS routines: Vault: Half on, Half off (same for...
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    Women Xcel Cons

    No
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    Parents Finish Times (Late Workouts)

    My practices are 6-9 pm on weekdays (2 days), and 8-11 am on weekends (1 day) + 30 minute commute. Definitely not ideal at all, but you have to do what you have to do when your closest "gym" with a comp team is 20 minutes away.
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