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    Coaches Training - school/xmas Holidays

    I have never heard of such a long break, surprisingly it seems so common acc to the chats here. We’ve taken off 3 weeks for vacation, the gym takes off 10 days max in summer. My daughter wouldn’t know what to do with herself not going to the gym for a month. Try to find camps, if not gymnastics...
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    Women Identifying talent for your teams

    not a coach, just a parent who has a daughter rise from rec to comp and another daughter still in rec. 140 girls is not a big pool, from what I see at our gym, we have about 500-700 rec girls each semester. To get picked for the usag xcel bronze team, girls need to be between 4 and 8, with...
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    Women Gotham Gymnastics

    One of the best in NYC and surrounding areas, great facility (surprising for nyc), produces college bound gymnasts. Their DP program is intense, it is better to visit and do a tour to see if it is a fit for your daughter. You don’t really have too many choices though in nyc even when you are...
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    Parents Looking for some advice / feedback on some questions regarding Level 2 Gymnast

    When she said “other girls”, did she mean by other girls on her team or girls from other teams (comparable age)? 5 is extremely young and a lot of times at this age her body is just nit mature enough to perfect her forms and techniques, and learning new skills rather than just working on current...
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    Women Decisions

    explain the differences to parents and girls clearly - many families will choose xcel from the get go willingly regardless of the gym’s focus. To some girls, gym is all they want, to others, gym is one of their many sports. Families would appreciate information on hours, requirements...
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    Parents Summer gymnastics sleepaway camps vs. regular team training

    IGC is fun also demanding. Long days for little ones. Kids get up around 7ish and don’t go to bed until 10ish after all the night time activities. My daughter has been going for 3 years, she is used to getting up early for school, but some of her roommates (ages 7-10) were exhausted! She will...
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    Parents Struggling to make a good gym transfer decision

    I am still confused. At these gyms, given the option, Pre team to join what level - what is the first competitive level at these gyms, I.e usag level 3, level 4, xcel bronze, IGC cooper, etc? Once you know that info, you can find out what she needs and set clear goals whether she is in rec or...
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    Parents What JO level would my daughter be?

    Depending on when she competes, if her first comp is not until winter, she has time to become level 4.
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    Parents Camps for siblings near IGC?

    IGC has a sister camp right across the road that is for all sports. I believe They have the same owner, call IgC and they will direct you to the right person.
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    Parents 4 Year Old Gymnast Advice

    Why does level 2 need 9 hours? Maybe before you commit, find out more about the team requirements and performance, ie how many hours do level 3&4 train, what about optionals, with that amount of hours, how do they perform at comps.
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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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