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We just returned from Missoula montana. The small town atmosphere was great - it seemed the entire town knew about the event and the local news covered it. One thing I think they should have done was just make the meet free for all the locals. This would have helped fill the (very large)...

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So we had States yesterday and I was surprised to see that the JO and JE guys were separate for awards. Is there a new policy on this? Is it going to be the same way at Regionals too this year and is the qualifying process for Nationals going to be separate this year? Anyone know?

Could someone help me understand how the "elite" program works with JO in men's gymnastics? This comes from a comment I heard from someone on the girls side of our gym about our boys program basically stating that any of our boys team results in JO level 10 weren't really all that impressive...

It's dd's first real JO meet in our province this weekend, and for level 7 there are 57 girls on the roster, Date of Birth from 2006 to 1998, since it is not split up by argo, tyro, novice and open anymore, what can we expect for age divisions?

What is the difference between Xcel and JO

Just curious if any gymnasts have gone from competing JO to T&T? What level would they start in or would they have to start at L1? I don't know anything about the T&T program.

Our gym chooses kids prior to their 6th birthday for JO route. My younger daughter was chosen for her upper body strength and lack of fear. She is very lean and has defined muscles in her arms without doing anything. She climbed a net two stories to the top of the gym which is how she gained the...

I've had people ask me why its called that and I haven't been able to even make an educated guess. Can anyone tell me why its called that? Are there other sports that have a JO classification, too?

A thread in the WAG section got me thinking. All competitions in the USA have the team portion, and i was wondering if anyone knows if that is going to be incorporated into the qualifiers this year? I know the old Invitational competitions sometimes had them, but now that there will be a level...

I recently ran across a policy just adopted by Region 6 which is relevant to our earlier discussions of the intent of XCel and the ethics of cross-stream competition: XCEL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ELIGIBILITY In the spirit of good sportsmanship, fairness to all athletes and competitive balance...

Okay guys please bear with me as I know this issue has been discussed ad nauseam, but I'd love your take on our situation now. And I will apologize up front for being so verbose, but I feel like the more information you have, the better you can comment. I'm the aunt, but in our family...

Hi! I am currently deciding which gym I would like to train at. One would put me into the JO track while the other would put me on the Xcel track. I am currently 15. What is the difference between Xcel and JO cost wise? Could you also break down the total cost into categories? :) Also (doesn't...

It was explained to us that there is no longer going to be ‘regular’ national novice. So right now we have Provincial, National Novice, High Performance National Novice, National Open and High Performance Junior and Senior. Supposedly it’s going to be JO or High Performance Novice, Junior or...

This is totally just for curiosity. Are the age minimums for JO determined by USAG or by each state. ie, what age can compete level 4. Is it the same in every state?

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I have a gymnast who is graduating high school and would like to continue to compete on the JO track. She is a level 9 and going to a local college with no gymnastics team. Does anyone know the rules on this? We have only done adult AAU before.

So behind this week...but here finally is all her events in one happy place :-)

I know that probably isn't very common, since most gyms regard Xcel as rec but its still interesting to see. :)

WHEW is all I can say....as a host team family we all worked so hard all weekend to pull this meet off. In the midst of the controlled chaos...Sophia competed. First was floor...gorgeous routine and a fall on last pass....I held my breath and she did a beautiful vault (Start Value 9.7) and...