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DD, 11 Finished level 4 last season and moved to xcel Gold due to fears/ trouble progressing with backward skills Stellar season in xcel Gold. She's been working with her coaches on mindset and fears. Making small progress on flyaway/ BHS/ ROBHSBT in preparation of 5/6/platinum level next...

My DD had a rough comp season she’s currently xcel silver (10 yrs old), her very first comp she competed as xcel bronze and scored 4th in vault. Once she was switched the scores were in the low to mid 8’s throughout the season she kept getting a starting value deduction due to having skills not...

My 6th-grader had kind of a rough year on Xcel Bronze. She only returned to women's gymnastics in the summer (after a few years of fluffy just-for-fun tumbling/cheer classes) and then joined the Xcel team at a different gym in the fall. She can do all of the skills, but not with...

https://uclabruins.com/news/2018/9/19/gymnastics-kondos-field-to-retire-at-conclusion-of-2019-season.aspx So... any bets on seeing Miss Val turn over USAG??

Lily competed in the HOPES championship this past weekend, officially putting an end to this crazy long season. I’m so proud of her. Training elite for one year, while also competing her first level 10 year, and she went out there and hit 4 for 4 and took home the bronze medal on beam and placed...

Can anyone tell me whether Xcel follows the JO compulsory calendar for competition in Alabama (starting in August)? Or what the Xcel season is like here? My daughter is currently preteam in a JO-only gym that starts competing at level 3, and I think Xcel may be a better match for our family in...

im reposting this from the COP thread- So now that the new code is out, and a few congresses have taken place, what’s the general feel for the changes? Are they more geared to artistry and acro dance, or big skills? There is a debate around here that the new code will reward better executed acro...

DD has such a wonderful coach and I wanted to get her a gift to say “thank you” for all the positive ways she encouraged and invested in DD. Looking for recommendations from other parents or even coaches on some of their favorite gifts they have received!

I feel like I make this thread every year but... man, I LOVE coaching right after season ends. The girls have spent the last few months cleaning up technique, and there are so many skills that they're ready to learn, but haven't because we've been focusing on routines. And then season ends, and...

Woohoo! After a CRAZY first year of team and gym in general I'm proud to say we're done! L7 State was a blast, DD (12) had so much fun.. Came in 1st on floor and beam, 2nd on vault and 3rd on Bars and 2nd overall. Super proud! She will be switching to the L8 group starting on tomorrow. We're...

can't believe regular season for JO gymnastics is over and we are headed for the post-season. Almost time for the annual chalkbucket complaint threads on how unfair qualifications to Nationals is for the some regions compared to other regions! Has any rules changed since last year? wonder...

Good luck to everyone at State, regionals and Nationals this year.

DD Has about 1 more meet until state, so far she has done great! She has gotten 1st AA On 2/5 meets so far. I'm very proud of how far she has gotten! How have your DD's done so far this meet season?

My 8 year old daughter has developed her 2nd mental block with her BHS. Her history goes back to getting it 3 years ago this month. She was doing Rec classes at a Turner’s program and expressed interest in competing. I was not comfortable with their program and we visited a USAG gym in our...

Not sure if either are great, but my dd just finished her first comp season (level 3) and is super excited to be training level 4 skills. Are either of these useful? We have a metal bar on the side of our play structure that is about the right height that she could use the kip trainer. And she...

My daughters had their first meet of the season yesterday and they did well. It was a small meet so they placed well...second AA for both of them. The level 9 fell on beam and got a 36.4 and the level 7 fell on bars and got a 36.425. I was wondering what you all think typical start of season...

DS (13) just came home from practice and shared that his coach told him he thinks he could either plan to compete only 3 events (floor, vault and pbars) this upcoming season or should just skip the season. He competed L6 last year- he struggled a lot and did not have a great season. Over the...

Preface: She is seeing orthopedic elbow specialist tomorrow, so not looking for medical advice. I really feel like the mother of the year right now! DD has had what she describes as "very mild elbow pain" over the last week or so. She didn't fall or have any kind of traumatic impact to the...

Hey there! So I am completely new here (obviously) and we have a new gymnast. Abbi is 8 and started on a Level 3 team about 3 months ago after randomly watching Gymnastics videos on youtube in January. We signed her up for Rec classes and after going 4 times with her sister, they asked if she...

I'm mostly curious at this point, if a gymnast moves up a level midseason and qualified for the state competition at the first level but not second one, would he or she be able to go and compete at the first level? Does it vary by state? I'm thinking of a scenario where the gymnast had never...