Jenna Marie
Gymnast
- Dec 13, 2015
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Level 5 is compulsory. All girls do BASICALLY the same routines…
On floor, they can do a split leap or a switch split … On beam, they can do BWO or BHS or Back extension roll.
Bar skills: kip, clear hip, kip, squat on, kip, long hang pullover, swings, flyaway
Beam skills: handstand, back acro listed above, full turn, leap, jumps, L4 dismount held longer
Floor skills: full turn, jumps, leap, splits, Front Tuck, Front Handspring step out front handspring to 2 feet, ROBHSBT
Vault: front handspring
In L5, bar casts do not have to be to handstand and splits do not have to be a full 180º yet.
Level 6 is Optional. Routines can be individualized to a gymnast's strengths using 5 A skills and 1 B skill per event.
Bar skills:
Cast to at least horizontal (but harshly deducted if not close to handstand)
a bar change
a 360º clear circling skill from group 3, 6, or 7
a dismount that is an A or a B.
Beam skills:
Acro element from group 5,6, or 7 starting and finishing on the beam (cartwheel, roundoff, BWO, BHS, Back extension roll, HANDSTAND, etc)
A leap or jump with 180º cross or side split
A full turn
An A or B dismount
Floor Skills:
Acro series with 3 directly connected elements (do not necessarily have to have flight)
A salto or aerial acro element, isolated or in a 2nd series
Dance passage with a minimum of 2 DIFFERENT Group 1 elements, including a LEAP with 180º cross or side split
Minimum of a full turn
Vault:
There are actually options… the same ones for L6, L7, Xcel Gold and Platinum
wow thanks so much for this! It really helped!