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  1. Itsachalkylifeforme

    Women Xcel Platinum Vault question

    Hi, I'm not sure if anyone else has already asked this question as I have not been on chalkbucket often as of late. I was wondering about the reasoning behind devaluing the front handspring vault in Xcel Platinum to a 9.8 start value. Platinum is not equivalent to level 7, so why is our...
  2. E

    Do you need a ROBHS Back tuck for XCEL Gold?

    So.. As of right now I am a rec gymnast ( 6 hours a week 3 days a week on Pre-Team and I started gymnastics in September 2016 and I have my ROBHS now! :D) And I am going to start competeting soon! Sooo, my coach said I defiantly can compete Xcel Silver. ( My mom was talking to her this is just...
  3. T

    Parents How does Xcel scoring work?

    My DD just competed the bronze level this past weekend and I was confused on how they do scoring because of the flexibility of skills allowed. For example my DD does a backhandspring in her floor routine but received a lower score than another child that did not do one. I'm not complaining or...
  4. N

    Parents DREADING my DD's first Xcel Meet

    Hi All, My DD is on Xcel (silver). Her floor routine is mostly dance and she is HORRIBLE at dance. I think the routine was choreographed by the coaches. (I thought in Xcel gymnasts could make up their own routine???? But I guess I was wrong). She tried ballet once and hated it. Anyway, her...
  5. G

    Xcel Gold Meet #2

    Had meet number 2 today! Happy about scores, but I fell on floor, and if I hadn't, I would of won all around! Dang it! It was a far away meet, my coaches said these judges were different and scored a lot tighter. Top 6 places. Vault: 8.65, no placement Bars: 9.35, 2nd place Beam: 9.2, 3rd place...
  6. Sarah_the_gymnast

    Women Xcel diamond beam

    Hey, for anyone who has any experience: Diamond beam requirements say One Acro Skill with flight (isolated or in a series) AND an Acro Series – with or without flight Does that mean you can do, say a BWO to BHS and be all set? Or would you have to do, say BWO BWO and BHS separately...
  7. R

    Parents Though it's been asked many times, many ways (Xcel to JO)

    I realize this topic has been covered repeatedly (I've even asked this question about a year ago!), but I'm still going to solicit some advice from the more experienced parents on this board. DD (9) is doing Xcel, and when she started a year ago she was very clear to me that she hoped to...
  8. C

    Parents Xcel or USAG? and a Gym Question

    Hi! I am new to the forum but have looked on here from time to time and have found the advice given really helpful. So I thought I would present my question to you more seasoned gymnastics parents. I have tried to educate myself about gymnastics but am basically a nerdy english teacher who...
  9. Avasmom

    Parents Transition from xcel to compulsories

    My daughter has recently began telling me that she wants more hours in the gym. She is on xcel silver and they practice 2 days a week. She just turned 9 and is extremely mature for her age. I have a weekly private lesson set up with her coach to give her more but it's still not enough...
  10. G

    Women Xcel Gold Routines

    My coaches are relatively new to xcel. Do these meet all requirements? Bars- Kip, cast to horizontal, back hip-circle out of cast, cast squat on, 2 taps to level 4 dismount. Beam- Cartwheel, handstand, split jump straight jump, punch front dismount. Floor- Leap to hitch kick, ROBHSBHS, Punch...
  11. xcelmomsilver

    Parents Xcel Diamond petition?

    Hi My DD is 12 and xcel silver and she dreams of doing NCAA. She has this map, she wants to compete gold then platinum then in high school petition unto level 7 in 10th grade. Will this work? Can can be a collge gymnast accpeted at level 9. And before she turns 14 (that summer between gold and...
  12. G

    2 years in Xcel silver?

    Help!! I'm on an Xcel silver team. I am at the older end. I am new to the team this year, but everyone else has already been on the same level for a year. There are a few girls my age. My question is: do I have to stay on silver for next season too? I really don't want to. And, I would have to...
  13. J

    Women Xcel gold question.

    Okay so this will most likely be my last year of competing, and I am going to compete for xcel silver. Last year, there were several girls in silver who had beautiful routines, and won most meets- the only thing holding them back from gold was their kip. This year there are a handful of girls...
  14. S

    Parents Progression in Xcel?

    My DD is begging me to talk to her coach about moving her to Silver. She is doing very well. And they have had her workout with the silver girls a couple of times. To me, it seems like she only needs work on keeping it pretty. (If that makes since lol) but I honestly don't know alot about the...
  15. tumblerK

    Women JO to Xcel level transition

    Just double checking what I think is allowable. We had a gymnast transfer from another gym. Last year she competed level 4 with limited success, she didn't get a move up score to move up to level 5. She moved to our gym at the beginning of the summer and has been thriving and picking up skills...
  16. A

    Women Xcel diamond

    I am almost 16 and have competed xcel platinum for the last 3 years. There have usually only been a few diamonds who practice with us because there aren't enough of them to make a new group. However, this year most of the level 8 team is doing diamond, so there will be separate groups. I have...
  17. dmbgymnast

    Women Xcel Rant

    As competition season steadily aproaches, I realize that I am very angry. For those who don't know I am in the xcel program, where I'm borderline gold. As meets come closer to the forefront of my mind, I am reminded of my fellow competitors and the gyms they represent. Most gyms in my area are...
  18. X

    Parents Excel Gold

    I'm so overwhelmed trying to pick floor music!!! Any suggestions??? It's for an 8 year old girl, Excel gold. She wants upbeat, energetic music. She likes Top 20 music....pop, hip hop, etc....
  19. waterbreathinq

    Xcel

    Is it possible to go elite through the Xcel program?
  20. A

    Women Common skills used in xcel

    My coaches, teammates and I have recently began to look at what skills we want in our routines - for xcel gold + platinum. The decision is pretty much ours right now - if we can make it pretty and consistent by January (comp season) it doesn't really matter. However many of us are at a loss -...

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