competing

I'm sure this has been discussed in some way shape or form, but I am looking to see whether a gymnast who has "scored" out of Level 4 as part of skipping levels to get to Level 7 can compete the upcoming Level 4 season prior to starting their Level 7 competition and has also "scored" out of...

I want to share a cool story - so my teammate dislocated her wrist. She was out for the whole competition season, but she competed on floor and beam. She did a RO back tuck with a one-handed RO, and a front tuck or ariel (I can't remember.) On beam, she did a one handed cartwheel and a free...

can someone please explain to me how competitions work? My son is only 4 1/2 but coaches say he is doing well and he wants to compete one day (wish I could share how well he did from today). I've brought it up briefly with his gym and they inform me 1) he is to young so don't worry and 2) we...

USA gymnastics officially announce this morning that Aly and Gabby (and Simone of course!) will be competing to qualify to AA finals. I can't say I'm happy, but also not surprised... I've been on team Laurie for months now. Anyway hope Aly gets her shot at redemption and Laurie sticks around for...

We were just informed that My DD is the only Level 3 that is ready to be moved up to 4. The coaches all voted that she is ready but that means she may be competing alone next fall. It is still subject to change but I am not sure what to do as that will not be fun for her. Do I make her repeat 3...

The novice hp girls killed it again! I do have a question though, why does bts say novice is 11-13, did that change? I always thought it was 10-12?

Is this really a thing? Is it common for girls at compulsory and low optional levels to have to compete within theit gym I order to be allowed to attend meets? This is a rumor that seems to make its way through some of our team mom's about this time every year. They worry about how can our...

DS is 9 years old and does trampoline. We live in the netherlands. Hè started tramp september 2013. Started competing spring 2014 and haa progressed through the levels very quickly. We have levels A to E where A is (inter)national FIG level. B national level. C,D and E regional level Thuis...

I have read so many conflicting versions of information regarding college gym from many different sources and I am utterly confused. Whether it is from this board, articles elsewhere, coaches, etc. My guess is that there is no one answer, but here is my question. At what point is it no longer...

Hi everyone, So YDD has been on pre-team for the past year. Originally, the plan was for her to move up to level 3 in June, but our gym went through a major head coach switch and our new HC decided that nobody in the pre-team group that was originally supposed to move up was ready to...

Hello. I'm wondering if a kid can compete at more than 1 level in same meet? If so, what are the guidelines? Many thanks for your help!

In my area, xcel bronze generally competes with the level 2 and 3 girls. What level does xcel silver generally compete with, or is it a seperate session? I'm just wondering, mainly due to the vault setup.

Anything you have had to do differently with respect to USAG membership? Send a note to the gymnastics federation of your home country, etc? Do you have to do this each year? I sent one last year, but I'm not sure if I should this year as well? Finding it tough to find info about this!

My 13 yr. old DD decided she wanted to try for a D1 scholarship after competing her first year in L7 this past spring. Her education is more important than gymnastics so while she wants to excel at both, she will be fine if she doesn't hit her gymnastics goal. She knows all of her L8 skills and...

Title says it all Good luck to everybody competing Have fun and hope everyone does well

DD's Gym is switching over to JO next year and I am just curious. Thank you

My dd is a level 3 gymnast and all season her coach has had her compete with the kip instead of the glide. All of the other girls on the team just do the glide. Is there a benefit to doing the kip? Do they get extra points? Her scores have been ok, but at one meet my dd asked the coach if she...

I am a level 9 and mid September fractured my scaphoid in my wrist. I have been in a cast for 15 weeks and I go back to the doctor tomorrow. he keeps telling me I will get it off the next appointments to every appointment so I am not sure when I will truly get it off. I'm praying for tomorrow...

My little guy will be competing in his first level 5 competition soon, age 7. He is a bit of a perfectionist (perhaps that's one of the thing that makes him good at gymnastics.) He's worried that he doesn't have one of the necessary elements perfectly (on one apparatus), and also is unable to...

Can someone explain why some gyms compete their JO level 2 gymnasts and others do not? What are the gym's possible motivations? And what are the implications for the gymnast - both pro and con? When we were put into a pre-team class, the coordinator was sure to mention that they DO compete at...