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  1. CCGymbug

    WAG Loving your gym but very few Optionals

    So, last year I questioned finding a gym as ours closed. When the 2 gyms were combined we had a large team with several optionals. Some graduated and I assume others found new gyms. Now we seem to only have a hand full of optionals. The highest level is 8. Even my DD L3 team is only 5-6 girls...
  2. gymmomtotwo

    WAG How possible to make way thru optionals without front tumbling?

    I have a very general question about optionals. How much front tumbling do you really HAVE to do to work your way thru the optionals? DD has what she needs for her level 6 routine, but front tumbling is a struggle, and well... back tumbling is not. Does some form of it need to be seen in every...
  3. D

    Parents A question for parents of optionals...

    Do you still have a high percentage of CGMs in your child's group? (For the record, my daughter's group of 10 is lovely, and the CGMs have definitely phased or mellowed out). But I couldn't help wondering: At your gym do these parents mellow out once their kids hit optionals?
  4. M

    Coaches I want to learn more about optional gymnastics but do not know where to start.

    I have been coaching preteam and compulsory gymnastics for 5 years now. I want to know more about level 7 and up. I am just not sure where to start on learning all of this information.
  5. K

    WAG Compulsory scores vs Optional

    Hi parents and coaches, Just wondering if it's possible that some gymnasts do not flourish in the compulsory levels but do well later on in the optional levels? Thanks! Kate
  6. S

    Parents Equipment for optional levels

    How much of a disadvantage for an optional gymnast is being at a gym where they aren't able to put in a channel bar, nor a tramp bar. I notice our gym's weakest event is bars in the optional level. They are in the earlier stages of developing their optional program with only 1 gymnast reaching...
  7. D

    WAG coaches to athletes ratio, particularly in optionals

    So I am wondering a few things, and my apologies if this has been brought up before. How many coaches coach your child's competitive team? I am wondering also the ratio, meanin, for ex, "there are 40 kids and we have 5 coaches, 2 coach the 10 optionals, the rest are split between the lower...
  8. Smartiegirl

    Parents Moving from USAG optional levels to USAIGC

    Has anyone ever had experience moving from USAG Lev 7+ to USAIGC? My daughter has had a back injury in the past and I'm considering the option to move her to USAIGC (gold?) so she trains less hours a week. Training Lev 8 Yurchenchos BHS BHS etc 20 hours a week in the summer just seems to be too...
  9. SweetSecrets15

    WAG New Optional & Xcel Conditioning

    So today we did a new conditioning circuit with levels 6-10 & Xcel Platinum. (I'm xcel if anyone is wondering) It was very tiring, but a very creative idea that anyone can take and put their own spin on. You will need a deck of cards. So each suit represents a move. Hearts: Burpees w/...
  10. D

    WAG A? for optional and xcel parents...

    ...how much is the choreographing for your daughter's floor routine?
  11. GymRatMama

    Parents Summer Schedule L6/7 Optionals

    I was wondering how my DD's summer schedule is compared to other L6/7 gymnasts. Just to clarify, all of the girls already qualified for L7, but their skills at the end of the summer will determine their comp level for next season. They will be practicing 4 days per week for a total of 18hrs per...
  12. kimute

    ISO Optional Coach for Cal JO program (Golden Bear)

    Girls Optional Assistant Head Coach We are looking for someone who would like to join our wonderful staff and continue to build Golden Bear Gymnastics, located on the prestigious UC Berkeley campus. Applicants should be very adept with coaching and have had success in Bars, Vault, and...
  13. profmom

    Parents This whole start value thing for optional boys . . .

    OK, I'll preface this with the statement that I don't know for sure that DS is going to be a L8 next season, but his coach seems pretty committed to having a decent sized L8 team and told one of the moms that he could create routines with all A skills if necessary. I have looked at the rules...
  14. S

    Girls' Optional Coach Needed

    We are looking for an optional-level team coach to join our huge gymnastics program in Silver Spring, Maryland (located just 1 mile from the DC border). Position can be full-time or part-time (full-time position would include teaching rec. classes). Pay is very competitive and we also offer a...
  15. M

    WAG What is modified optionals??

    Hello everyone, my DD told me our gym has mod ops which she said is between levels 5 and 6. Not sure if that is correct but I don't understand why you would have something between levels. Also is this for USAG and AAU. Any info would be great. I am just more curious as to what this level is for...
  16. flippingtogether

    WAG Moving through optional levels

    DD is now entering optionals - a whole new world. To date, she has moved through one level a year, and has done so very successfully (meaning had fun, gained new skills and confidence along the way, and placed well at meets as icing on the cake). My question is about the difference in levels...
  17. Ali'sMom

    WAG AAU optionals - need to score out of compulsory for USAG optionals:

    Just a curiosity question. I "think" I'm right, but I'd like to hear from someone who knows. Do I have it right that to do USAG optionals from AAU, they need to score out of USAG compulsories? Last meet, there was a team that previous scores showed levels of 7A and 8A. Then last month L4...
  18. skschlag

    MAG OPtional frustrations :)

    So we have talked about this before, but saw it in several instances last night, amongst our own team! The kids with fewer skills, a SLIGHTLY more tight, score points higher. And I am giving benefit of the doubt with the more tight. THe boys will even say, "I don't get how I scored more, he...
  19. W

    WAG Small gym - optionals

    If you have a small gym and optionals, do they all practice and group together as teammates with all optional levels, or just within their own level? I.E. if you have 7's and 9's, are they insular groups? Our gym used to be where the optionals all stuck with each other - they would all sit...
  20. R

    WAG Scores, compulsory vs. optionals

    Do you think the optional levels generally have higher scoring? A few of our 5's just moved up to 6 and their 6 scores are already higher than they were getting in 5.

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