We do private lessons and additional gym time on top of our current required practices already in hopes to gain those missing skills before team decisions are made for comp season over the summer. Typically gymnasts who pursue a collegiate path go through the J.
However, at her age it can be difficult to be motivated to do compulsory routines. If she loves gymnastics and is doing it for pure joy then it might be fun to compete in the Xcel program. However, the fundamental skills she will learn in the J.
Bottom line, she needs to assess if doing college level gymnastics is truly her ultimate goal and if so, then J. But at the same time, you want her to maintain her passion for gymnastics. Ally April 2, , am. I know a gymnast that went from xcel gold to Jo and is really good! She never scored out at level 4 and 5. This was 2 years ago.
Can she get in trouble? Kami May 18, , pm. Kae February 21, , pm. Hi im Kae im 11 im in xcel gold. I did JO for 2 years. I personally would choose xcel. Silla July 21, , pm. My daughter wants to go to USAG so bad.
Going to be promoted to Comets on trial then the plan is Xcel since they see potential. Is that just recteational? Reni January 21, , pm. Nicole November 1, , pm. I want to start doing xcel, probably in either bronze or silver. Tequica Jackson November 17, , am. Sacha Snijders-Uiterwijk January 24, , am. Is there some website where I can find all the international competitions. We would really like to to the xcel this year instead of the usag. Laura Mendoza August 7, , am. The couche explain us that level 4 and 5 could be hard to move and gymnasts could spend a lot of time passing that levels.
I feel that exel would keep her in a lower level than JO I want to make the best decision. If am a level 5 gymnast and im going to do platinum. Hi I competed today and i was wondering what the score requirement is to change from xcel gold novice to gold open pls respond.
Thank you. Im Kae. Thank you!! Annie February 28, , pm. My daughter is only 5 but wish ready to start competing. Is it okay to start with xcel of will it hold her up in the future? Prefer to listen to the audio of this article? What is the Xcel Program? The Xcel Program Was Born The Xcel program was created as a way to keep gymnasts involved and excited about the sport. There are some advantages and disadvantages of the Xcel Program: Advantages Gymnasts get to have fun competing sooner.
Gymnasts get to have fun competing with the Xcel program as soon as they join an Xcel team. Gymnasts compete individual, personalized routines. Most athletes would rather compete routines that are customized to their age, strengths, taste and personality.
Is it more fun to do a floor routine to stuffy, instrumental music like in the compulsory program, or cute, fun music the gymnast has picked out? For example, an older gymnast could use a current hit song without lyrics of course as her floor music. The Xcel Program can be less of a time commitment.
The compulsory program can be unforgiving, with its routines that require gymnasts to learn an exact set of skills regardless of their strengths. Gymnasts can spend less time in the gym but still be able to learn skills that allow them to compete. Gymnasts are not required to compete all four events. With the Xcel program, gymnasts are not required to compete all of the events. Gymnasts can specialize in one or two events and choose to not compete the others.
Levels are Compulsory and each gymnast does the same skills, the same routine, and has the same floor music. If your child is starting off in the Development Program, prepare to spend a season listening to the same floor music at every meet! Once girls reach level 6 and beyond, they are Optionals, and gymnasts have their own routines and floor music. What if your child starts off on one path, then decides the other program would be a better fit?
Movement between the Development Program and Xcel depends a lot on the gym. If you think your child may want to switch tracks, ask your gym owner or coaches how they handle movement from one program to the other. Different gyms have different requirements for their Development Program gymnasts, and the door may be open somewhere else.
Some gyms use Xcel in place of Compulsories and have girls compete Xcel until they are ready for level 6 or 7, although gymnasts do need to score out of levels 4 and 5 before they can move on to Optionals, although as of USAG has announced that girls ages 12 and 13 can petition into levels 6 or 7 following the petitioning process in their state.
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I'll also add some links to old conversations below about this subject if you find any good ones Reply 1 Like. My older daughter did both and my younger daughter did rec since this seems limited to artistic. Developmental JO program. Reply 2 Likes.
She did two years of prep-op before xcel was adopted in our state. We didn't know any better when she first started but this alternative route worked out well for dd and she then transitioned into JO at level 7 without a problem.
Mine started in JO. OG transitioned to Xcel the year before it was nationalized each region had its own requirements for each Xcel division. She had blocks on a couple of skills due to blocks and Xcel Gold allowed her to work around them.
Eventually, she transitioned back to JO L6 and then retired. YG did 2 years of "old" L4 and then chose to "repeat" L3 after the great level shift The next year, she transitioned to Xcel. She has competed Gold and Platinum. LSS started in L3.
She competed a year, quit to focus on dance for a year, then came back. She competed L3 her first year back and L4 the next year. After that, she transitioned to Xcel Gold. She has done 2 years of Gold.
She may be done with competing, but the possibility of wearing shorts during meets has piqued her interest again, lol.
I did notice that the article had an OLD Xcel mobility chart, so I am including the more updated one. Gymnasts present is with windows of opportunity. If you wait too long, the window shuts. Sat you have a gymnast who is a level 2 standard or a bronze or whatever on bars, but they are a great tumbler and are at level 6 skills. In most traditional levels programs the gymnasts would not be allowed to touch level 6 or 7 tumbling if they are sitting at a level 2.
But that could be really ready to fly. By the time the gymnasts bars level has caught up to their tumbling, that readiness fit more advanced skills is often gone.
Reply 10 Likes. My DD18 wasn't really given an option - she started gym at age 11 after being a competitive dancer for 6 years. After a year of pre-team, learning the basics, the gym started a Silver team for her and 3 other girls who didn't quite fit the JO track.
It was the best thing that could have happened for her. Olympic Program or do not wish to train or compete at Level 7 or 8. Athletes not previously involved with USA Gymnastics to enter the program.
Benefits of the Xcel Program A great way for clubs to maintain students Participants are able to experience optional competition without the huge commitment necessary for the JO compulsory and optional programs. Fosters team work. Incentive to improve. Mandi Gagne Xcel Co-Chair.
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