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Hello. DD competed USAG L3 last year in Region 7. She competed her 1st meet as a 6 year old and turned 7 before her next meet. All subsequent meets were competed as a 7 year old. I am confused by USAG Level 4 though: Again, this season her 1st meet she will still be 7. All subsequent meets...

hey im 17 years old and 5'2 I know how to do a round-off back handspringx2, back handspring, back tuck, back layout, front tuck, front handspring, round-off,back walkover, front walkover,cartwheel, splits-left,right,middle. And i would really like to start trampoline and tumbling but idk wat...

I feel like I've started a lot of threads for a newbie, but I have a question that I was hoping some of you parents could relate to. DD is 7. She has been in gymnastics for 3 years - she started at age 4. She did 1 year tots, 1 year developmental, 6 months "mighty mites" and now 6 months of...

I just need to ask...Why do some parents have that unending desire to tell another parent what will happen 'gymnastically' with their child? I mean, why do they feel they need to 'clue' you in with what will happen with your own child. I have heard a few times from the same parent what level my...

I have a question maybe Dunno will know this. I do T&T and we do a move called a half in half out, it is a back half into a front tuck with a barani out. I was told the twist has to go the same direction so if my is the way it is would it be the same direction? I know you don't twist with your...

My dd was doing a trial the other day at a club. I was a little confused as when I first arrived the coach had asked me what hrs is my dd doing. I told him that she is 15hrs and he said to me that is way too much for a 6 year old and that she should be only doing 2 hrs a week. After he finished...

Hi all, Someone just told me that a flyaway dismount on uneven bars is a 1/2 somersault, but wouldn't that end up to landing on your face!? Can someone clarify this skill for me? Thanks!

Could someone please give me an example of level 8 floor passes in a routine? I am a 'new' level 8 mom and don't quite understand what my daughter is explaining :o. Level 7 seemed much less complicated. I think she said 1) front handspring, front layout, front tuck(is the tuck optional?) 2)...

This is my first post. Sorry it is such a long one. My daughter started gymnastics at age 6.5 in a city recreation program. After about 6 months, she went to a private gym. After about 4 months, they invited her into their pre-team program at level B. The next level up is A, then the team. The...

Hey everybody, I'm reeally confused/frustrated/mad..I keep having really bad practices.. Well, I get mad at myself for not doing something right or not making a skill (giants in particular) and I CRY...AND CRY.. I can't help it.. Then my coach gets mad at me and yells at me and sometimes makes...

There are only three level 8's at our gym, including me, and my coach for some reason does not know the new rules for level 8 and has many girls doing un-allowable skills. Luckily for me, I am the worst level 8, and he wants me to do the bare minimum. I've tried to tell my teammates, but they...

How is your back twisting? Can you do a back 1 and a half? If so, a back one and a half has a front full at the end. You should be twisting your front full the same way you twist in the back one and a half. If you dont youre gonna have problems!:) I spend a lot of time on the pike front...

Hey yall! im a 15 year old level 7 gymnast. i live in South Alabama. i just recently moved up, i went from 5 to 6 to 7 in about 2 months. gymnastics is the definition of my life and i cheer on the side. i would love for somene to help me understand this website a little more.. because all these...

DD had her 4th meet and I am still scratching my head on this one. She had a great meet but for some reason scores are all messed up. The scores they flashed at the meet are not the scores that are posted on the web. Mind you they were all messed up for aa during awards. It was a horrible...

Well while reading posts i hear things like team and pre team which i understand but then i hear about tops girls what is tops and is it "better" or "worse" than team and what are the differences???? it's really confuzzling

I am in prep-op silver and would like to know something. Can I go straight to prep-op gold then to optionals? I've tried asking , I didn't get an awnser, but a speach that was off subject. Please help!:confused:

DD's age 6's first love is gymnastics. She works out with her level 2 team T Th, 6 hours total. They also get pulled in some Saturdays. She also loves dance. She is precocious at neither, but puts in the man hours, KWIM? This year she asked to dance at a studio instead of a rec center...

Hello all, My daughter is six and recently joined her gym's level 3 team (her gym's first competitive group). She has been enrolled in gymnastics programs for the past two years, but up to this point they have been recreational. I have no previous gymnastics experience, and I feel...

My niece competes L2. Early this year her coach had her team practicing on all skills that were for their routines. They recently had a meet where they did not perform one of their listed skills for their floor routine. The coach had them "hinge back" in their kneeling position rather than going...

Hey guys SO yesterday my coach decided that it would be a good idea to help me get over my fear of handstand forward rolls:o (i was always scared i would snap my neck or something =P) but he noticed that when i would roll, i wouldnt hollow out...like my back wouldnt curve in... SO he told me...