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  1. Peanut

    WAG Vent, Advice, Frequent Loss of Skills

    Hello CB friends. It’s been some time since I last posted but today I’m feeling a need to vent and maybe get some advice. DD is a 10 yo Level 6 that this season has scored in the 37/38 range. She’s very close to moving to 7 but coach wants her to contoue to polish before moving up. She’s at a...
  2. F

    WAG Losing skills due to growth

    My daughter is growing like a weed -- close to 5'7" already and has lost all her floor passes (level 9). Has anyone else experienced this? How do you get your skills back? Can a change in height really throw everything off?
  3. amiandjim

    WAG Does anyone have a list of A and B bar skills?

    Having a discussion about level 6 and 7 bars and wondering if anyone has a list? Specifically, wondering if a tucked, piked, and layout flyaway are all A dismounts?
  4. P

    Coaches Help to make basic skills fun for different age groups especially the boys

    Hi I coach af family class. It is really fun and great exercise but not the least competitive. It is children (Boys and girls) age 6-12 with their parents and a relative large groupe (40 kids and 30 parents). We have 30 minutes warm up with fun games, acrobatics together etc. For the next hour...
  5. Texasmomof3

    WAG Up-to-level versus atypical skills

    My dd will be competing level 8 this year after two years of injuries. Due to the injuries, her skills are not the typical ones you see at level 8 from her gym. But I’m wondering if atypical always means not up to level. On beam, she cannot do a back handspring. She doesn’t have the shoulder...
  6. S

    Parents Parental "rewards" for basic gymnastics skills?

    My two girls, ages barely 7 and 11.5, have started Xcel Bronze and have been sloppy about staying on the beam. They are capable of doing staying on the beam during their fairly simple routine if they concentrate, but neither of them is solidly paying attention to balance. I am considering...
  7. E

    Front Limber, Kickovers and Rolling Tinsica Skills

    Okay, I have a few questions that need help ▪ When attempting a front limber, I just can't fall foward correctly. Whenever I try, onto any surface, raised or flat, I always manage to do a kind or cartwheel like twist fowards and land either on the ground or facing the wrong way. I have tried...
  8. flipping_girls

    WAG Letter value skills list?

    Does anyone have a link to a quick reference to what skills equate to their letter value? (a cheat sheet for mom's trying to follow a conversation) Trying to keep straight what my daughters are saying. I could really use some info as to what specific skills are considered A,B,C,D,E... It seems...
  9. Alex Gold

    WAG List of allowable skills for Xcel A/B VP

    Hey all, This is probably a common question, but I couldn't find an exact match. I've read the the Xcel Code of Points (the last 2017 update) and it seems to be missing a rather critical piece - that is, a list of skills that count as "A", "B", etc. for each event. There is the one page that...
  10. G

    Parents Xcel program scoring for skills

    So this is our first year in excel. We did level one last year but our gym is just strictly going to excel for now. So since you can have more options on your routines is it better to let's say do a ROBH but it not be perfect or do a simpler skill and be perfect? Which would typically give you a...
  11. M

    WAG Required skills for team/preteam?

    Curious about what skills are required at your gym for a girl to first get on team and/or preteam? I am specifically interested in the specific skills your team coach wants to see, not other factors- but if there are specific requirements about flexibility or strength apart from specific skills...
  12. M

    WAG optional bars skills

    In L6, L7, and L8, what are the skills typically competed on bars? What are the most difficult skills regularly competed at each level? I know that giants are standard in L7 but that's about it.
  13. Nin-Jia

    New Skills!

    I got my round off back tuck last summer at a summer gymnastics camp. When I got back to my home gym, the floor was different so I lost my round off back tuck for a few months. I recently got it back probably around beginning of September... my coaches told me I need to do round off back...
  14. Jenn's Jam

    Parents DD's coach finally letting her do her harder skills again.

    If you didn't read my thread " "Progressing to fast" ..?" I reccomend reading that before this one.https://www.chalkbucket.com/forums/threads/progressing-way-to-fast.60736/page-2#post-526876 Anyways, so for the past 2 months dd's coach did start giving her every other week private lessons...
  15. R

    WAG Do college gymnasts learn new skills?

    Do college gymnasts learn new skills or do they just maintain the skills they already have. And if they don't learn new skills does it get boring?
  16. azara

    WAG Which skills do you love?

    We had a thread a while back about which skills gymnasts found the hardest. Here's another take: which is your, or your DD/DS', favourite to perform? Which do you like to watch the most? My favourite to do is probably a front walkover, because I love the feeling of the lever. I really want to...
  17. Flip4funmom

    Parents Confusing skills

    I'll start this by saying I completely trust coach, I am simply curious. My son is planning to compete T&T level 4 ( we compete in Jan) but has started training level 5 for a potential mid season move. While chatting with coach it was mentioned that he as well as a few others has begun...
  18. Jard.the.gymnast

    MAG What skills do you hate the most?

    We all know everyone hates the wolves turns and side somis in WAG. But what skills can't you stand in MAG? For me it would probably be one-armed giants. Curious to hear your opinions!
  19. J

    WAG Another example of a gymnast getting hurt using skills at home...

    Sorry, but I can't resist sharing.... :p Link Removed
  20. F

    WAG Most unusual gymnastic skills/sights

    a post below made me wonder about this. Do you have a link to the most unusual gymnastic skill/sight you have viewed online? Share!

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