level 5

Hi. I saw this at our L5 meet this weekend. Took me by surprise. Great that the kid can do it, but is that okay for a L5 compulsory bar routine? Just curious. Thanks.

Asking for a friend, since she is not on here and I am not sure. If a kid falls off beam on the BWO without touching any part of a foot to the beam, and then gets back on the beam and resumes the routine with whatever comes after the BWO, does the kid get a deduction for the fall plus a...

Whew, DD just had her first level 5 meet and wow that level is tough. Going from 3 to 5 has been a huge jump. She held her own, took 2nd in the AA and medalled in 2 events but it was definitely an eye opening experience. It's the first level that has really challenged her and it was the first...

My daughter has not had her first Level 5 meet yet, but in looking at scores from a meet this past weekend, there were A LOT of really low bars score ( 4s and 5s) in level 5. Is this a known thing? I've never seen scores that low and have another child competing 9.

Can someone please tell me the differences between L4 and L5 vault? I'm guessing maybe they have different minimum height requirements for vault tables, but I'm not sure at all... And am I correct to assume the minimum height requirement for a L4 vault table is 100cm? My daughter is tiny 8 yr...

What is the deduction for being spotted on flyaway? What is the deduction for omitting flyaway?

Hello! DD has a Level 5 meet in just a few weeks, and I am looking for some judges/coaches who can take a quick peak at her L5 bars routine (videotaped at a practice). She will be attending a "real" meet in a neighboring state with fall compulsories, but her score at this meet will (hopefully)...

Hoping somebody can help. We are moving to the States from the UK and my daughter will be competing with a club in South Carolina. We were looking up skills for various levels on bars but depending on where you looked they were different. I thought USAG Levels were the same across the...

So I would like to know the pros and cons about skipping L5. My daughter wouldn't have an issue she has the skills but many other moms are tossed for their own girls. They would do L6 from L4.

My daughter has an l5 fracture is currently in brace. Our orthopedics gave us no guidance, except brace her and come back when pain is gone. I am at a loss as to what to do or not to do. She hasn't done any gymnastics for 3 weeks and pain is only when doing back walkovers and such.

My daughter (10) goes to a small gym and Level 5 is the highest - they started the Team back up with her and some other girls at Level 3 two years ago. Her and her friend have moved up a Level each season. They both competed Level 5 this season and did well. Scored mid 34s and 35s in several...

It's been a while since I've posted but I wanted to share Zach's latest ring routine from his competition in Tallahassee, FL. Any tips are welcomed, especially for swings!! He has improved swings a lot but wants to improve more...thanks!

We were at a meet recently where one of the girls did a back extension roll on beam instead of a BWO or BHS. I'd never seen this before so was kind of curious why you don't see it more often. Is it considered more difficult to learn? Would it meet the requirements for L6?

Short Stack had a meet on Saturday. She tied for first on beam with a 9.075. Due to her all-around score (she placed 12th or 13th on all other events. Beam is consistently her strongest event) she placed second. She came to me and said, "OH! if I got my handstand on the end of the beam all the...

Hi, my daughter completely had a brain freeze and after she did her low bar kip, she then did her mini giant (which is supposed to be on the high bar) but she did it on the low bar then she realized her goof and just got off the bars confused what to do next. The coaches brought the spring...

I've recently joined the Chalk Bucket community and see lots of parents posting videos and asking for critiques. We would love if someone would help us out by judging my DDs lvl 5 bars routine. The score she received was not what we were expecting so we're interested in obtaining some advice...

hi! Some girls on our level 5 team will be competing a back handspring on beam and some will do a back walkover. Do you get extra points for doing a Back handspring?

My cousin is a level 4. She competed level four for 2 seasons now. For some reason her gym doesnt have level 5 as they skip it and move straight to level 6. She isn't very prepared for level six as she does ot have all requirements, however, she does not want to compete level 4 AGAIN! Also as...

Hello! My daughter who is 14 and level 9 just found out Thursday she has stress fractures (pars defect) in her L5 disk with edema and swelling. She is restricted from all activity walking to far, bending, twisting, lifting anything over 10lb, putting shoes on etc. She will be fitted for a back...

I could use some input on my 10 y/o Level 5 daughter. She really enjoys gymnastics and wants to continue the sport but not at her current gym. Reasons include she knows she is not a favorite and bad behavior of some of the other girls during practice and meets. Her best friend who is a year...