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    Women Phasing out compulsories?

    As to the question on whether Xcel or compulsory is better for the sport of gymnastics as a whole (when having both at a gym is not feasible). If there is decent chance to "salvage" a Xcel gymnast who is lacking compared to compulsury on certain things once she moves to optional, I guess my...
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    Women Phasing out compulsories?

    Thanks a lot for all who explained what their concerns are regarding Xcel vs. Compulsory in preparation for optional. How hard do you think it might be to "correct/salvage" the less-than-ideal form/skill etc. once a Xcel gymnast move to DP? Do you think there might be a "point", such as level...
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    Women Phasing out compulsories?

    I am puzzled by some of the comments and am genuinely curious on what Xcel might be lacking compared to compulsory in terms of preparing for optional training. Is the concern mostly about less focus in Xcel on form? Or about Xcel gymnast being able to avoid/skip certain skills while moving up...
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    Parents Ice pack usage during practice

    Thank you for your comments. I noticed some such behavior at my DD's gym. I have no control of what other girls do or what their coaches do, but I will try to educate my DD on this.
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    Parents Ice pack usage during practice

    I wonder what would be considered appropriate usage of ice pack during practice? Right after a minor fall/injury? Is it appropriate to repeatedly use ice pack (presumably to relieve discomfort/pain) during practice between runs? If some area hurts or at least has discomfort during practice...
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    Parents Higest Xcel level an average/neighborhood girl can achieve

    Dahlialover and mommyof1, thanks a lot for sharing your/your child's experience. :)
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    Parents Higest Xcel level an average/neighborhood girl can achieve

    Just to clarify, she had a bit over 1.5 yrs gym experience now as she started pre-team in 2021. She also had toddler gym classes before covid but I guess those won't matter :) Thanks for your and RTT2's comment about not mentioning "less talented". I will keep that in mind. I didn't mention...
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    Parents Higest Xcel level an average/neighborhood girl can achieve

    The issue is l feel rec gym such as those once a week is probably hard to make progress after the basic rolls etc. for kids who are naturally not that strong/flexible. If you do multiple rec classes the cost goes up but with probably less coaching and the social aspect of a team, and probably...
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    Parents Higest Xcel level an average/neighborhood girl can achieve

    Thanks for your comments. Just to clarify, it's ~8 hrs for bronze and ~12 for silver. I feel it's not low hours, and probably in the middle in terms of hours based on what I read here. But I may be wrong. I said low key gym because they try to keep it fun and not that focused on skills, not...
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    Parents Higest Xcel level an average/neighborhood girl can achieve

    I wonder if any coach or experienced gym parent can share what they think about the question above. Note that it's about an average girl, not an average gymnast. Background in case anyone is interested: my daughter (close to 8) is at a low-key Xcel gym on bronze team this year. She was 1-2...
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