Coaches Training hours for XCEL Gold and Platinum

[Pointyourtoes]

Hey Coaches!

I am rebuilding an XCEL program at my gym and I was just wondering how many hours a week you have your XCEL levels training, more specifically the Gold, Platinum and Diamond levels. Do you combine levels for classes or are all levels in their own separate class? What does your day-to-day training schedule look like?

Thank you so much for sharing!

 

[GymnastPotterhead]

I'm a gymnast. At my gym, Golds and Platinums train 12 hours a week (4h×3) and Diamonds train 16 hours (4h×4). Depending on the number of people in the level, they practice combined with or without the corresponding DP levels. For instance, last season we had a lot of golds and platinums so they trained separate from L4/L5s. This year they're combined with L4/L5s since there are only a few kids. We don't have that many optionals so the L8s and Diamonds train together.

 

[Mthegymqueen]

All of them are 9 hours (3x3; 30 min warm up, 30 min each event, 30 min conditioning), they all practice together because we only have about 20ish total

 

[Coach Em]

gold is 8 hours a week (4hx2)
platinum/diamond is 12 (4hx3)
45 minute events plus half hour at beginning for warm up/conditioning/stretch

 

[raenndrops]

Gold: 2.5 hours x 3 days a week.
Platinum: 2.5 hours x 3 days a week (plus more if they are on the mile school or high school team too)
We don't have Diamond, but they would be the same as Platinum.

Depending on who is there, Gold And Platinum can be their own group, or they can be combined with the 4s and 5s if the groups are small enough or we're short a coach.

In our gym, L2-8 and Xcel all practice at the same time. L2 and L3 are almost always their own groups. L6-8s are either their own group or they're with L4-5s.

 

[xcelerate]

At our gym it’s
M: 3 1/2 hours (Gold-Diamond only)
T: 2 1/2 hours (bronze group) 3/12 hours (silver - gold + 1 diamond)
W: 2 1/2 hours (bronze-silver) 3 1/2 hours (gold - diamond)
Th: 3 1/2 hours (silver-diamond)
Fri: 2 1/2 hours (bronze-gold)

Bronze and silver only have to come 2 days a week. Gold is allowed to come 2 days but it’s recommended 3, platinums and diamonds are required 3 days. Really no one’s supposed to come 4 days but one of our diamonds does because she works too hard lol.

 

[NYGymfamily]

Our Diamond and Sapphires practice with our optionals
Monday: Diamond and Sapphire 5-8:45
Tuesday: Diamond and Sapphire 5:15-9
Wednesday: Diamond and Sapphire Optional day 3:45-6:45, Silver/Gold/Platinum 5:30-8:30
Thursday: Diamond and Sapphire 3:30-6:30, S/G/P Optional day 5:30-8:30
Friday: Diamond and Sapphire 3:30-7:00
Saturday: Diamond and Sapphire 12:00-4:00
Sunday: S/G/P 12:00-3:00