level 5

This is a question for all those experienced gym parents. I've read many posts about the agony of the kip and the kip as a kind of threshhold skill. But I haven't seen the same kind of posts about the level 5 skills (clear hip, long hang pullover, esp.) Have I just been missing those? I'm...

In the press handstand portion of the L5 floor routine, the text describes the skill as a jump to press handstand with no hold, with the bonus being to press up and hold for 2 seconds. DS does a nice press handstand without jumping, but he can't consistently hold it for 2 seconds once he gets...

My little guy will be competing in his first level 5 competition soon, age 7. He is a bit of a perfectionist (perhaps that's one of the thing that makes him good at gymnastics.) He's worried that he doesn't have one of the necessary elements perfectly (on one apparatus), and also is unable to...

My dd is an 8 year old Level 5 gymnast. Lately she has been holding back on a lot of skills due to what I believe to be fear issues. She is no longer going to vertical in her cross handstand on beam, she slows down before hitting the springboard in vault, and her front tumbling is slow. Her...

DD had her first L5 meet yesterday, and there were 7 total girls for that level - 3 of which were DD and her teammates. I have been looking at other gyms we have competed against in the past for L5's and I can't find what the girls are doing. I can't even see if they have done a score out meet...

I wasn't quite sure which forum to stick this question in. For those of you with gymnasts who will be scoring out of Level 5 this season either via the first meet or a move-up meet - when will they be learning their Level 6 routines - or are they already? This is the plan for my daughter and...

What is yours? Does it vary by state? I'm in region 8 if that helps.

This might sound crazy but I'm looking for some videos of the new level 5 bar routine that do not score very well. Due to a crazy mom and a long, drawn out, stressful move up decision I have a girl in my group who doesn't really have any of her level 5 skills. No flyaway, a clearhip that is...

My DD is about to start her competitive season as a new level 5. She did well last year, but other parents at the gym are telling me to expect lower scores this year because they believe that the scoring at level 5 is much more stringent than that of level 4. I am a bit nervous because the coach...

Hi again !! Could anyone just tell me the requirements for these 2 levels plz I've looked through numerous links and getting rather confused with it all ( not that it's hard lol ) Cheers in advance peeps xx

The rules for this year's voluntary level 5 in our region have just been sent out (comp is in October) They are very similar to last year's rules except there are a few new bonuses. Vault is fine - handspring to feet on 60cm with 5cm roll mat over, fall forwards Bars - bonus 0.3 for each...

I know this has been a topic of discussion many times but my gym is struggling with how to handle the levels. We have a group of 9 girls who competed level 4 last season and did well (3rd team at states with a few state champs on events and all around). Our goal was to score them out of 5 and...

Can level 5 be skipped without testing out? It is my understanding DDs gym is having a judge come in to test girls out of 4 so they can go directly to 6. Did something recently change? I'm thinking maybe there is some confusion because last year the rules changed at the last minute and girls...

An online search did not lead me to this answer. DD is inconsisent with her BWO on beam -- sometimes gets it, but more recently she is either landing one foot and falling off, or missing it completely. When she misses it completely, she tries again and always falls and then the rest of her...

My DD is training in a lvl5/6 group. Coaches plan to have no lvl 5s this year as last years exp was not great. The lvl5s really had a rough year with tough judging. What skills are needed for lvl6? Is a flyaway mandatory? What about BHS on beam? Dd is making good progress on both but the...

When I picked up DD from training two days ago, I had a chat with a coach who is new to our gym. He is very nice and experienced. I talked with him about many "gymnastics" things. There was something he told me I was really curious about so I thought I am going to share it and ask you. For me...

Many regions had a level 5 on metal bars in the Spring with giants. Will the autumn comps also be metal? We've done a few friendly level 5s and they gave all been wooden bars like the old level 5. I'm hoping for metal for the regionals as DD finds them easier. Will ask the coach if I get a...

Should I be moved up to level 5? Here are my skills: Back extension with straight arms, round off double back handspring, kip on high/low bar with straight arms, cartwheel on beam, handstand on beam, and front handspring on vault. Oh, and front handspring on floor. All these skills are very nice...

Hello, My DD and some of her teamates are looking at the 4-day camp at UC Berkeley, run by Nike Sports. They will attend as day campers. My DD's first question was "Is it fun?" Has anyone attended this before? What do you think? In general, they are 10 years old and training to complete...

Are there higher points for competing a back hand spring or a back extension roll on the beam instead of the back walk over? My daughter's coach wants her to compete the back hand spring next season since she already has it.