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  1. Gymnast2009

    WAG Beam excel gold

    I need tips on my full turn on beam. I am having a mental block after turning fine for weeks and I can’t remember how I have been doing it. I don’t like it anymore cuz now I feel like my toes are off the edge of beam and I’m gonna split so I bail. And anlso for excel gold I know there is a jump...
  2. XcelMom08

    Parents Xcel to JO Too Late?

    My DD asked me the other day why she can’t go to a college team. She’s 14 so I explained the levels and paths etc. And what most gymnasts are that go to a college team. I sense she is absorbing on all this info. I believe the answer is yes but wanted to seek out your opinion as well. She is...
  3. gymnast.12

    WAG tumbling passes for xcel gold

    so im in xcel gold and i need help on my robhs in my robhs my arms always bend (not that much but enough for me to feel it) no matter how hard I block I think its an issue with my arms coming apart because I don't think I'm too weak or if I am can you give me conditioning tips? i can almost do a...
  4. Anonymous Post

    Anon Xcel silver or bronze?

    (I am asking for a friend from my gymnastics practice - she is not old enough for chalk bucket so I am asking for her….I asked her what I should post and the below is what she messaged me and she wanted me to post this verbatim. Excuse her terrible grammar….) so im going to try out for xcel...
  5. Gymnast2009

    Parents Excel gold deduction

    Is it a deduction if I compete a flyaway for excel gold, and my coach stands on the mats underneath the high bar and counts out my tap swings “1, 2, 3, see your toes“ or something like that but does not spot me?
  6. D

    WAG L8 to Xcel Platinum I think, maybe???

    Not ready to spill details but we may need a gym change. Suffice to say there have been changes that don’t work for us at this time. My kid is a L8/9. She will be a senior next year. Had her coaching situation been different this year, she likely could have competed 9. What’s done is done. She...
  7. Anonymous Post

    Anon Back layout xcel gold??

    Can an xcel gold do a back layout instead of a back tuck? Would that count as the skill without hands?
  8. T

    Parents Xcel silver beam question

    For xcel silver- Is the split jump required for beam or can they do a tuck jump instead? My daughters coach told her to do a tuck jump at the next meet because she performs it better than the split jump but every routine I see they do the split jump.
  9. Anonymous Post

    Anon Xcel only gym that refuse to add diamond (just curious what you think)

    In my state, there is one gym that is Xcel only. In their area, there is one other gym that offers DP and Xcel, but has less good coaching from what I can see and a really small team with athletes that place well below most others. Location wise, the gym is in a small town in a more rural...
  10. Y

    WAG Xcel Gold Bars Mount

    Hello! I was wondering if someone could tell me what mounts are allowed for xcel gold bars. Is a pullover from 1 foot permitted? I’m getting conflicting info and am worried about my child’s routine. Thanks so much!
  11. TheXcelMom

    WAG Xcel Friday morning sessions

    We (and I mean WE because the entire family is affected) have THREE Friday 8am competition sessions this season. That's three missed school days. Three missed work days. Between now and regionals, there could be more Friday mornings. This is our fourth Xcel competition season and we've had only...
  12. O

    Parents Higest Xcel level an average/neighborhood girl can achieve

    I wonder if any coach or experienced gym parent can share what they think about the question above. Note that it's about an average girl, not an average gymnast. Background in case anyone is interested: my daughter (close to 8) is at a low-key Xcel gym on bronze team this year. She was 1-2...
  13. thatgymmom

    WAG Moving from Xcel to DP

    My daughter has been interested in doing DP for a very long time. She is by far the hardest worker and all of her current and past coaches has acknowledged that. In June 2022 she tried out for a DP team at another gym but ended up not doing it due to concerns there. We needed to move gyms...
  14. ash124

    WAG can round off 2 back handspring and round off 1 back hand spring be xcel gold floor passes?

    can round off 2 back handspring and round off 1 back hand spring be used for my xcel gold floor passes?
  15. Anonymous Post

    Anon Xcel gold deductions questions

    Hi, What are the deductions in xcel gold for not completing the full turn on beam (she stays on the beam for the turn but it’s like a 3/4 turn instead of a full turn) and for stumbling on the dismount instead of sticking it? What about not having perfectly straight legs on back walkover on...
  16. Anonymous Post

    Anon Xcel scoring

    In xcel, do the judges only judge the required skills or do they also judge the dance elements on floor and the poses and such on beam?
  17. iLUVgymnastics:)

    WAG Can an aerial be a xcel gold tumbling pass

    For xcel gold can you do an aerial as a tumbling pass of do you need 2 connected flight skills?
  18. PTBEAN

    WAG Xcel Gold tumbling pass requirements

    With the new rules for xcel competition, I am having trouble understanding the Gold requirements for tumbling passes. I see that it says there must be two directly connected acro skills with flight in one of the passes. Would the following two passes meet this requirement: 1. Roundoff backtuck...
  19. E

    Coaches A coach wanting to excel in Xcel

    Hello. I am a retired gymnast who tried to leave gymnastics in my past. Ten years post-retirement, I find myself back in the gym (as a coach) and in the process of catching up on all the things I missed. Yes, I just learned about this newfangled "Xcel" program, which my gym offers. Aside from...
  20. K

    WAG xcel platinum vault sv question

    DD is barely making plat. Since 1/2 on 1/2 off SV changed, what's a front handspring or half on's SV for the 22-23 season? Thanks.

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