Optional Gymnastics
Training and Competition
Level 7
Current Level 7 rules limiting the performance of certain levels of
more difficult skills and the requirements of the inclusion of certain
skills limit the usefulness of Level 7 in Elite development. For
example, Level 7 vaulting is restricted to handspring vaults and other
vaults which are not useful progressions to higher level vaulting.
Level 9
Recent changes in Level 9 rules allowing gymnasts to perform all the
difficulty allowed in Level 10, but without rewarding that difficulty with
bonus points clouds or inhibits any motivation to perform or achieve more
difficult skills than the minimums. This is not an advantageous strategy
for those who look to achieve the Elite level. The East – West format
of Level 9 Nationals does not allow gymnasts at this level to see the entire
range of competition at this level.
Levels 8 and 10
This leaves Levels 8 and 10 as the most legitimate and useful optional
levels of competition for those interested in making Elite. Success
at Level 10 can also be a ticket for a gymnastics college scholarship.
Gymnastics – An End and Reward in Itself
For those gymnasts, for whom, gymnastics competition is an end in itself,
personal development and mastery of gymnastics skills and apparatus provide
a reward in itself. The personal confidence that gymnastics develops
in individual athletes is a reward in itself.
Some Guidance:
We have already completed e-Books for
Level 7 and Level 8 appropriately named – Secrets to Level 7 and Secrets
to Level 7. We have not yet completed e-Books for Level 9 and 10
and in truth are not likely to do so soon. We are, however, working
on our Secrets to Making Elite e-Book which we feel will be even more appropriate
for these levels. We expect this e-Book to be completed this year.
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