My DD is 6 & will be 7 in December. They used to work it into event rotations but then started having it as a separate class an hour a week. She has most of the skills HS on bar, pike up rope, 5 pressed HS and the toe touches but not the flexibility. I think if she was working it every day, or at least the 3 days she has practice, she would be ready to test at this point but that's not my decision to make, I guess. Sounds like your gym does it right. Do they have everyone do the TOPS conditioning (on team) or do they pick certain girls? At this gym, they have to be invited to participate. This is the only gym we have experience with so I wasn't sure what normal is.