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    Parents XCEL at lower levels, then JO

    Plenty of them here too lol.
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    Women What makes a good Xcel program?

    Our gym only has xcel until level 6, and we feel so lucky it was set up that way. My daughter enjoyed the flexibility in skills, the ability to train higher skills at lower levels, and the individualized routines. She competed a solid level 6 beam and floor routine at gold and is more than ready...
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    Parents XB to JO

    She is young, there is plenty of time. If she is training bronze, It makes no sense to jump to DP now, because most likely she will be put on pre team or level 2, and most gyms don’t even compete level 2. Let her do a year of bronze, and see if she can join a level 3 team after she finishes the...
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    Parents Needing some commiseration

    She doesn’t need it for gold. my gold competed a bhs on beam this year, she did have a bwo - backtuck dismount, but it can also be replaced with a separate handstand and a front/back tuck dismount. If her gym pushes them to level 6 after gold, then they should be happy to work on bhs with her...
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    Parents switching to xcel because of kip - opinions

    Xcel gold is the best path for her. She can continue to work on her Kip while learning higher skills. Xcel gold typically competes level 4-6 skills. Although Kip is not required, she will learn fly away, double bhc, cast handstand, etc. Next year when she is 12, with proper skills, she can be...
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    Women Phasing out compulsories?

    If this is the interpretation, it even makes less sense…many gymnasts transition from DP to xcel was because of the burnout, not getting the skills, loss of love, injury…with no clear prediction of going back into DP or when, and they are even deprived of the pride of competing xcel state? That...
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    Women Phasing out compulsories?

    This rule just doesn’t make sense to me. I feel some angry intention behind it. Like triaging kids early on for xcel and DP and asking kids to stick it out if they still want to be “DP material”, minimizing the benefits that the temp transition into xcel can provide to some kids, their mental...
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    Women Phasing out compulsories?

    I am speaking from the experiences I have from our region, which may be drastically different than yours. And it can be a testament of how strong xcel region can look like, coexisting with DP. There is not a lot of intentional “put down” so everyone speaks, but the assumption is pretty clear on...
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    Women Phasing out compulsories?

    I feel a lot of mixed assumptions are made in this thread. What xcel does is to give a chance for more girls to progress on their own paths. our region has a large and strong xcel presence…here is some myth debunking: 1. Many xcel programs are smaller than DP, although with fewer hours on...
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    Women Phasing out compulsories?

    wow i am honestly surprised by the tone of these comments here…no wonder many kids see xcel as “less than” and would rather end their gymnastics journey when DP doesnt work for them. It is like damn it if you do, and damn it if you don’t. Xcel programs get criticized for training DP standards...
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    Parents Scoring out level 4 & 5

    Great to know! Thanks!
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    Parents New to XCel Bronze - Crying?

    I hate to dwell on my unpopular opinion, but after following this thread for days, I genuinely think your daughter is just physically tired. Based on the info you provided, it honestly doesn’t sound like routine adjustment/friendship/critique issues, she is just plain tired after practicing for...
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    Parents Scoring out level 4 & 5

    This is exactly what I worried about. Thanks for sharing!
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    Parents Scoring out level 4 & 5

    Great to know! I didn’t know this could be done. Thank you!
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    Parents Scoring out level 4 & 5

    Thank you! This is helpful! She is not close to 12. I heard L5 is rough and was worried.
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