WAG Xcel gold - skill allowance

[GymCAMom]

My daughter is in her first year of Xcel Gold and hoped to add an illusion to her floor routine this season. She loves how it feels and looks, so it was more of a personality element. She just found out tonight that it's supposedly not allowed. Can anyone confirm? Thanks!

 

[Mthegymqueen]

I have never heard of it not being allowed at all, if its part of the dance choreography. I just don't think they can count it as the turn requirement on floor for gold. One of my teammates (gold) last year had an illusion turn and didn't got deductions for it.

 

[superNova08]

I had one in both my silver and gold routines with no extra deductions, so I'm not sure why there would be a deduction now?

 

[Coach Kate]

My daughter is in her first year of Xcel Gold and hoped to add an illusion to her floor routine this season. She loves how it feels and looks, so it was more of a personality element. She just found out tonight that it's supposedly not allowed. Can anyone confirm? Thanks!

Her gym might not allow skills as choreography because they end up creating more deductions.

 

[estamey21]

What is allowable in the Xcel Code of Points may not be allowed by a team coach for a variety of reasons. The most common reason is that competing unnecessary skills incurs unnecessary deductions. If my memory is correct, an illusion doesn’t satisfy the full turn requirement on floor. If a gymnast can’t perform the skill with near-perfect execution, they will earn a lower score than if they just removed the skill entirely from their routine. Strategizing about routine composition is a skill that takes many years to develop, which is why many coaches impose more constraints on “allowable” skills at lower levels.

For example, my gym has a “zero-deduction” policy for floor routine dance choreography. A gymnast is only allowed to compete dance skills that serve a specific requirement. All other dance choreography must not incur any deductions, which means gymnasts aren’t allowed to compete extra dance skills that are recognized by the Code of Points.