Men Thoughts on Divisions 1/2

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Our JD team is mostly boys who were Level 6 last year and are 11 and 12 years old. My son is one who did well in Level 6D1 , but because of his May bday has to compete as a 13 year old. The coach decided to put them in JD so they could start working on their optionals skills. Although at the beginning of the season, my son had solid Level6-1 skills, he could not have competed at Level 8. Now by season end, his routine is practically the same as a Level 8 routine, so it allowed the boys to do optionals at their own pace on each event. Coach thought this was a better option for this group than doing Level 7 compulsory.

That really sounds like one of the purposes of JD. Well done to your coach, son, and his team.