Parents Looking into the future....colleges

[Kringle21]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew what the requirements were if a gymnast wanted to join a college gymnastics club(NAIGC)? If the gymnast is currently doing xcel, would that be considered or do they only look at gymnasts involved in JO? Also, at what levels do club gymnastics begin? Thanks

 

[cadybearsmommy]

I don't have any first hand experience but I have heard most NAIGC club teams are very accepting of anyone in any skill level, even event specialists. They compete on loosely based Level 9ish rules, so I'm sure the start values might be lower for a gymnast with a lower skill level but from what I've heard it's an everyone is welcome kind of thing.

 

[raenndrops]

NAIGC updated their Competition Rules on March 2, 2017
NAIGC Women's Competition Rules

NAIGC women's meets may use level 9, level 8, and / or level 6 rules.

Level 9
NAIGC Women's Level 9 will use JO (Junior Olympic) skill values (from the 2013-2018 JO Code of Points) and Level 9 requirements. There will be no difficulty restrictions, including no limit to the number of Ds or Es. Judges should use both level 9 and level 10 bonus to the advantage of the gymnast. Ds and Es will be given additive value of 0.1 and 0.2 respectively and recognized in connection value. On bars, level 9 connection bonus will be used as this is to the advantage of the gymnast.

Level 8
NAIGC Women's Level 8 will use JO (Junior Olympic) skill values (from the 2013-2018 JO Code of Points) and Level 8 requirements. Difficulty restrictions are summarized as: All A and B skills allowed. All C level dance allowed on floor and beam. All allowable C's on uneven bars include: Cast handstand half pirouette, clearhip/back stalder/pike sole circle (toe on) to Handstand or half pirouette. One additional C level skill other than those indicated above may be performed. Each unallowable element will deduct -0.5.

Level 6
NAIGC Women's Level 6 will use JO (Junior Olympic) skill values (from the 2013-2018 JO Code of Points) and Level 6 requirements and level 6 difficulty restrictions. Note that this includes the 1 minute and 15 second time restriction for beam. There will be no finals session level 6, however athletes will still be eligible for awards based on a combined ranking of all level 6 athletes.

Safety Note: As per the NAIGC safety and equipment standards: The gymnast is expected to include in her exercise only elements which she can perform with complete safety. Judges and other officials should permit greater safety measures to be taken than those listed here if doing so is necessary for a gymnast's safety.

Important links:

• USAG women's artistic JO rules
• Optional requirements (see appropriate level)
• L9 Cheat sheet (with composition deductions and connection value bonus)
• L8 and L6 Cheat Sheet (with composition deductions)
• L9 Vault values
• L8 and L6 Vault values
• This table outlines common skills and their values.

Note: Although the FIG Code of Points can be found online (under Code of Points, WAG for Women's Artistic Gymnastics) these are not consistent with the FIG JO Code of Points. The FIG Code of Points on this website outlines Elite rules and skill values (not Junior Olympic rules and values). A JO Code of Points may be purchased through the USAG website.

The full women's rules document can be found here. Please see the Women's 2017 National Championship, Structure, Format, and Rules for information concerning the Nationals compeition.

Lastly, for those gymnasts interested in competing all ten events, see our new Decathlon division! Email [email protected] directly if you wish to participate in the Decathlon or have any questions.

Please contact Rules Spokesperson Molly Stuckey with questions, comments, changes, etc.

 

[cadybearsmommy]

That's awesome I didn't even realize they did different levels!

 

[LizzieLac]

NAIGC updated their Competition Rules on March 2, 2017
NAIGC Women's Competition Rules

NAIGC women's meets may use level 9, level 8, and / or level 6 rules.

Level 9
NAIGC Women's Level 9 will use JO (Junior Olympic) skill values (from the 2013-2018 JO Code of Points) and Level 9 requirements. There will be no difficulty restrictions, including no limit to the number of Ds or Es. Judges should use both level 9 and level 10 bonus to the advantage of the gymnast. Ds and Es will be given additive value of 0.1 and 0.2 respectively and recognized in connection value. On bars, level 9 connection bonus will be used as this is to the advantage of the gymnast.

Level 8
NAIGC Women's Level 8 will use JO (Junior Olympic) skill values (from the 2013-2018 JO Code of Points) and Level 8 requirements. Difficulty restrictions are summarized as: All A and B skills allowed. All C level dance allowed on floor and beam. All allowable C's on uneven bars include: Cast handstand half pirouette, clearhip/back stalder/pike sole circle (toe on) to Handstand or half pirouette. One additional C level skill other than those indicated above may be performed. Each unallowable element will deduct -0.5.

Level 6
NAIGC Women's Level 6 will use JO (Junior Olympic) skill values (from the 2013-2018 JO Code of Points) and Level 6 requirements and level 6 difficulty restrictions. Note that this includes the 1 minute and 15 second time restriction for beam. There will be no finals session level 6, however athletes will still be eligible for awards based on a combined ranking of all level 6 athletes.

Safety Note: As per the NAIGC safety and equipment standards: The gymnast is expected to include in her exercise only elements which she can perform with complete safety. Judges and other officials should permit greater safety measures to be taken than those listed here if doing so is necessary for a gymnast's safety.

Important links:

• USAG women's artistic JO rules
• Optional requirements (see appropriate level)
• L9 Cheat sheet (with composition deductions and connection value bonus)
• L8 and L6 Cheat Sheet (with composition deductions)
• L9 Vault values
• L8 and L6 Vault values
• This table outlines common skills and their values.

Note: Although the FIG Code of Points can be found online (under Code of Points, WAG for Women's Artistic Gymnastics) these are not consistent with the FIG JO Code of Points. The FIG Code of Points on this website outlines Elite rules and skill values (not Junior Olympic rules and values). A JO Code of Points may be purchased through the USAG website.

The full women's rules document can be found here. Please see the Women's 2017 National Championship, Structure, Format, and Rules for information concerning the Nationals compeition.

Lastly, for those gymnasts interested in competing all ten events, see our new Decathlon division! Email [email protected] directly if you wish to participate in the Decathlon or have any questions.

Please contact Rules Spokesperson Molly Stuckey with questions, comments, changes, etc.

Thanks for putting this out there. We recently started looking into this and there is also a list on the USAG site of schools that had a club team ast of 2016. Most schools' websites will also list he club sports they have and you can find out a little more about how often they practice and where (some only get two days at a local JO gym which they arranged).

 

[duyetanh]

Thanks for putting this out there. We recently started looking into this and there is also a list on the USAG site of schools that had a club team ast of 2016. Most schools' websites will also list he club sports they have and you can find out a little more about how often they practice and where (some only get two days at a local JO gym which they arranged).

My friend has an xcel platininum who would love this list....got a link?

 

[Lyddie27]

what was posted above are the divisions for nationals (compete in 2 meets, and you qualify!)

many regular-season meets only have level 9 and/or level 8 divisions (but that's certainly not to say that girls at lvl 6 and below skill levels aren't competing-they're just being scored under the level 8 or 9 rules). so yes, people are getting 2s on events sometimes lol. but it's all in good fun!

there's really no 'recruiting' per say. clubs vary widely in skill levels accepted. some have girls who've never done gymnastics before going out there and competing forward rolls (and yes, getting killed with lvl 9 scoring, but that's really not what it's all about in NAIGC), which I think is a really wonderful opportunity. then you have clubs with tryouts and who used to be D1 teams. it just varies so widely.

here is the list of member clubs: http://www.naigc.net/maps/all.php

i think it's a fantastic league, and so much fun! an xcel platinum (from the little i know about xcel) should be right in the middle of the pack for many teams

pm me if you have a specific school in mind-I'd be happy to tell you what I can about them!

 

[raenndrops]

My friend has an xcel platininum who would love this list....got a link?

https://www.naigc.net/club_list.php

 

[raenndrops]

That's awesome I didn't even realize they did different levels!

This is new… hence the updated information.
In the past, it was all based on L9.

 

[Lyddie27]

I'd also cross-reference that list with the list of clubs competing at nationals:

https://www.naigc.net/nationals.php#sessionInfo

(scroll down to the 'section assignments' chart)

and yes, level 6 was totally new this year, and level 8 is a fairly recent addition

 

[txgymfan]

Great list of schools, small and giant from all over the country. At a glance , I saw the community college from my home town, my sisters big D1 school and several Texas colleges from all over the state.

 

[2G1B]

Honestly, if my kids choose to continue in gymnastics in college I hope that this is the route that they go. I have watched some NAIGC meets and they look like a lot of fun. At that point I want gymnastics to be fun for them, not a stressor.

 

[Lyddie27]

have heard most NAIGC club teams are very accepting of anyone in any skill level, even event specialists.

^^^event specialists are just the tip of the iceberg! (and yes, many many girls 'only' do one, two, or three events)

there are women competing men's events, men competing women's events, and both genders competing ALL TEN! it's called the decathlon; new this year, and totally amazing!!

since we all realize that we don't have that much more time before our bodies give out, crazy/weird skills abound! if you've never seen a man compete beam, I highly recommend you look up some videos

also, check out julia sharpe (mother of twins!) and her husband nate, i believe, who both competed decathlon at nationals this year: http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/05/meet-the-mom-who-competes-in-mens-gymnastics.html

 

[raenndrops]

At our YMCA Regional meet, there was a boy competing in the girls events. His gym doesn't have a boys team and he is in other sports so can't drive an hour each way to compete on a boys team. He is Xcel Gold and did awesome!!! He was awarded "parallel" to the girls so he didn't displace anyone.

 

[Kringle21]

Wow!!! Thank you everyone for all this information. I will definitely do my research.