Men routine question

[gymmom_1234]

Can a level 7 routine change mid season? If the child gets more skills can they add new skills to the routine or remove skills if they are not scoring well enough?

 

[raenndrops]

The easy answer is yes.

HOWEVER, some coaches may not approve of this.

 

[skschlag]

Almost always! With L7 and up, changes can be made as needed, in practice, in meets, heck, sometimes mid routine the kiddo might change what he is doing (my son was a master of this!).

Usually coaches like the skill to be ready, and then they can try it in meets. Ad you get closer to post-season, routines may become more "locked in"

And definitely, if a skill is not working, and there can be a substitute made, coaches will usually go for that.