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After reading threads on this board for a while, I've realizes this varies vary widely by gym, organization (USAG, AAU, NGA, etc) and level. Curious how many your gymnast does? I'll start - my daughter, last year at Gold/Level 4 (she competed a couple meets for score out at 4, the rest as...

Does anyone know where I can find equivalent levels between countries? We are living and my girls practising gymnastiques in France so would love to know the English/US equivalence.

Is anyone else dealing with huge level gaps at their gym? My DD is training level 8/9 skills. The gymnasts closest to her in level are training level 5/6 skills. We have an XCEL gym, but my child is training for Sapphire (Diamond last season) while those closest to her level are training...

Hi everyone- Wanted to get your thoughts. My daughter is almost 6 and has been on a pre-team for the last 6 months. We are debating switching gyms and I am really struggling to make a decision. If she stays at her current gym she would compete L2 next year (they basically do just a few meets...

So, this is a former Level 7/8 gymnast (retired in 2014 while training for Level 8). We met her when OG & YG were regularly doing open gym at her gym. The girls became good friends. She retired due to injuries, but gymnastics set her up well...

I've noticed that some gyms in So Cal don't compete level 5 at all. (Wildfire and Azarian specifically). They will usually repeat an over-prepared Level 4 gymnast rather than compete them in 5, and then make the jump from 4-6 in the spring. It's usually successful strategy and gives them a lot...

Hi We are moving to Central Jersey and are looking for a gym for our Xcel silver/gold gymnast. Some options are Rettig’s, Scarlet Knights, Twisters, and Go for the Gold.

Hey! I am in Xcel Bronze right now. I have got consistent high nines all season. I have all of the skills I need for Silver and even a gold skill on beam. I have only been in gymnastics since September this year, but my coaches say I can compete Silver at the next competition. My average all...

Hello, My daughter just competed at L8 regionals and did well. My question is about the judging discrepancy. There are four judges at regionals (two on each side). She had drastically different scores - at what point do they need to do a judges conference. For example - on vault she had a 9.3...

Hi, so I am 12 and an xcel platinum. I wanted to know if I have enough skills for diamond next year. So far this year I got a 37 average all around, with mid to high 9s for each event. At states I got 2nd all around and made state B team. The skills I have are (competition ready unless otherwise...

I see so many level 9 gymnasts try very hard to get on western , then the next year they get to a point where they just burnt out and quit maybe because of too much injuries or other reasons just don’t have fun anymore. I am thinking maybe leting go the Western, and savinvg energy for level 10...

Someone told me today that level 4 is not a required level and that a gymnast could enter at level 5. Is that true? Thanks!!

So my girl, just turned 11, will be in Gold this year, she could of been in Gold last year according to her old coach, but we switched gyms and we were fine to roll with Silver. She scores in the 39's, first in state, etc. Our gym goes from Platinum to lvl 6 or some go from Gold to lvl 7. I'm...

Does anyone know what the deduction for an extra leg swing (not quite a cast as her hips didn't leave the bar) is in level 3?

My daughter is a first year level 10. The bars have been a struggle for a variety of reasons. She lost her bars coach in January, and it has been very difficult to get consistent bars coach the remainder of the season. She is very stressed about the state meet. Her other three events have...

I'm currently competing xcel silver with decent scores in the mid 9s on all events and all my teammates are saying that I should be in xcel gold. the coaches don't seem to notice me much since I don't think I have much problems so I don't think they have to talk to me about much. I haven't...

I've noticed level 6 vault scoring has been VERY low scoring all season across all teams in So Cal... no matter what vault is done, Yurchenko, Tsuak, or Front Handspring. I'd say 95% of gymnasts are getting 9.1 or lower with a few outliers getting 9.2-9.3s. (maybe a flukey 9.5). This is...

Would anyone care to share their experience or advice on the best way forward after Level 4? I understand some gyms prefer their gymnasts to score out of 5 and spend a year competing 6. Others prefer their gymnasts to compete a full season at 5 and then go directly to 7. And still others prefer...

What is the deduction for not doing a flyaway dismount in level 6 bars? My dd is great on bars but blocked on flyaway. TIA!

For level 8 do you need to have a rudi or is a full ok? And what are the requirements for a level 8 routine (I tried looking at usag but it was confusing)?