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What have people seen as far as number of hours per week for Xcel gold? Trying to get a sense of what’s typical.

I was finally able to watch this documentary, regarding the USAG abuse scandal and highly recommend it for teens and parents.

Can you do a cartwheel and a tic tock on beam for the arco skills?

Hey everyone! This is our first year doing Gold and we were going over skills needed. So far we have our girls training giants and handstand pirouettes but we are trying to find out what different gyms do! Thanks in advance!

My daughter has been competing for 2 yrs. one as Silver and the other as Gold. What are the expectations with moving to JO? requires skills? Average time practicing in gym? Etc

Hi All, My daughter competed level 5 last year but AA only twice due to fear and mental blocks with tumbling. She is now xcel gold and enjoying it but still had to scratch floor at first meet because she wouldn’t even do a front handspring! She scored well on the other 3 events but really wants...

New to this. I see that gold needs 2 dance series moves plus a leap jump. What is a dance series. Can you give me some examples. Thanks

Couldn't find anything on google so I went here haha. Does anyone know if Xcel Gold has to have a specific bar setting? Or is it like L4 where you can have it at any distance and any height?

I already asked this in the Xcel social group and have one awesome reply already but would like feedback on a Gold Beam routine. Would this routine work for a 10.0 SV: Leap-Sissone, BWO, full turn, split jump-straight jump, front tuck dismount. I think it's missing a second acro skill, but the...

Hello, My daughter recently made the decision to quit JO and move to Xcel. We also decided to move gyms -- she wants to join an Xcel only gym that is much less intense. This most recent season, she competed her 2nd year of level 4. Then she did a score out meet a few weeks after level 4...

is there a deduction in xcel gold if the gymnast performs a fhs vault and the coach sits or stands on the backside of the vault, but does not touch the gymnast? just curious...i saw this at a meet.

So.. As of right now I am a rec gymnast ( 6 hours a week 3 days a week on Pre-Team and I started gymnastics in September 2016 and I have my ROBHS now! :D) And I am going to start competeting soon! Sooo, my coach said I defiantly can compete Xcel Silver. ( My mom was talking to her this is just...

Had meet number 2 today! Happy about scores, but I fell on floor, and if I hadn't, I would of won all around! Dang it! It was a far away meet, my coaches said these judges were different and scored a lot tighter. Top 6 places. Vault: 8.65, no placement Bars: 9.35, 2nd place Beam: 9.2, 3rd place...

I am only mildly familiar with the XCEL program. This is not for anything specific other that the curiosity aspect. What are the differences in the Handspring Vault deductions in Level 6 vs the Handspring in Gold XCEL? Thanks!

My coaches are relatively new to xcel. Do these meet all requirements? Bars- Kip, cast to horizontal, back hip-circle out of cast, cast squat on, 2 taps to level 4 dismount. Beam- Cartwheel, handstand, split jump straight jump, punch front dismount. Floor- Leap to hitch kick, ROBHSBHS, Punch...

Okay so this will most likely be my last year of competing, and I am going to compete for xcel silver. Last year, there were several girls in silver who had beautiful routines, and won most meets- the only thing holding them back from gold was their kip. This year there are a handful of girls...

I'm so overwhelmed trying to pick floor music!!! Any suggestions??? It's for an 8 year old girl, Excel gold. She wants upbeat, energetic music. She likes Top 20 music....pop, hip hop, etc....

I know it'sounds not just focusing on gymnastics, but Aly Raisman is one of the storylines. Anyone else watching? I think it's really good! Seems like a much more realistic portrayal of what elite athletes go through than say Gabby's reality show. It's on lifetime (streaming too) if you...

Just wanted to highly recommend this series of books. They are written from the perspective of 4 elite gymnasts from the same team. My 9 year loves them. If your child does AR in school, they are 6th grade reading level worth 7-8 points. She read all 4 in less than two weeks. The last time the...

I have seen it both ways. Which do you prefer? Do you agree with the idea that the first place winner should be on the podium longer? Or do you like the idea of saving the best for last?