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Not required, you need any flight or connection.
No, you need beam flight (so round-off would count, or BHS) OR a connection, such as two connected BWOs. I have heard of gymnasts connecting CWs but I have never actually seen that.
That said, some gyms have requirements that are above and beyond code. For example, my DD's old gym required a BHS as a level 6, even though other things would have qualified. That is actually exactly why we moved to Xcel instead (more flexibility!)
Good luck.
Most of our Platinums do the CW-CW connection. IF they can, we try to have them do a cartwheel-Dive cartwheel, that way, even if they don't get the connection credit, they have it covered with the flight.No, you need beam flight (so round-off would count, or BHS) OR a connection, such as two connected BWOs. I have heard of gymnasts connecting CWs but I have never actually seen that.
That said, some gyms have requirements that are above and beyond code. For example, my DD's old gym required a BHS as a level 6, even though other things would have qualified. That is actually exactly why we moved to Xcel instead (more flexibility!)
Good luck.
Most of our Platinums do the CW-CW connection. IF they can, we try to have them do a cartwheel-Dive cartwheel, that way, even if they don't get the connection credit, they have it covered with the flight.
My FAV connection though is a CW-BWO ... which I have only seen once. It was pretty.
YG is working a Roundoff because, while she is now able to land a cartwheel sometimes, she cant swing the second leg thru to do the second cartwheel.
A dive cartwheel is flight.I will have to watch for the CW-CW and the CW-BWO this season! Is a dive cartwheel considered flight? I haven't seen that one yet either, but that is a good additional option.
Honestly, my DD said a CW-CW is harder than a BWO-BWO because of exactly what you said. Our coaches are also pushing platinum girls to RO or BHS on beam because some judges get very picky with connections and you can lose points easier.
So is a Dive Cartwheel and a Front Handspring, lol.I prefer my Xcel Platinum gymnasts to have a BHS or RO because it fills the acro requirement AND its also a ‘B’ value skill which they need in Platinum as well.