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Xcel Bronze Requirements

BRONZE VAULT REQUIREMENTS

Bronze gymnasts must perform one of the following vaults:

  • Stretch jump onto mat and then kick to handstand and fall to flat back OR

  • Jump to handstand and fall to flat back

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BRONZE BARS REQUIREMENTS

Bronze gymnasts must have the following in their bar routine:

  1. A minimum of 4 “A” value skills

  2. A Cast (hips must leave the bar)

  3. A Circling Skill (not the mount or dismount)

  4. A Dismount

An example of a routine that meets all the requirements would be: Jump to Front Support- Cast- Back hip circle- Cast off stand dismount.

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BRONZE BEAM REQUIREMENTS

Bronze gymnasts must have the following in their beam routine:

  1. Minimum of 1/2 turn on one or two feet

  2. One jump or leap (ex. tuck jump)

  3. One non-flight acro skill (ex. forward roll)

  4. A dismount — not a salto or aerial dismount (ex. straddle jump off the beam)

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BRONZE FLOOR REQUIREMENTS

Bronze gymnasts must have the following in their floor routine:

  1. Minimum of two directly connected acro skills (ex. roundoff – backward roll)

  2. A second pass with one acro skill (ex. cartwheel)

  3. A dance passage with two skills, one of which is a leap with a 60 degree cross or side split — they can be directly or indirectly connected

  4. Minimum of 1/2 turn on one foot. 

Xcel sliver requirements

SILVER VAULT REQUIREMENts

Silver gymnasts must perform one of the following 2 vaults:

  • Handspring over Mat Stack

  • 1/4 to 1/2 on, to land on feet facing mat stack

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SILVER BARS REQUIREMENTS

Silver gymnasts must have the following in their bar routine:

  1. A minimum of 5 “A” value skills

  2. A Cast min 45° below horizontal

  3. A Circling Skill (not the mount or dismount)

  4. A Dismount

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SILVER BEAM REQUIREMENTS

Silver gymnasts must have the following in their beam routine:

  1. Minimum of 1/2 turn on one foot

  2. One jump or leap that reaches a 90 degree angle (ex. straddle jump)

  3. One non-flight acro skill (ex. cartwheel)

  4. A dismount (ex. roundoff off the beam)

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SILVER FLOOR REQUIREMENTS

Silver gymnasts must have the following in their floor routine:

  1. Minimum of two directly connected acro skills, one must have flight (ex. roundoff – back handspring)

  2. Either a 2nd pass of 2 directly connected acro skills (no flight required) or 1 acro with flight (ex. roundoff backward roll or a front handspring)

  3. A dance passage with two skills, one of which is a leap with a 90 degree cross or side split — they can be directly or indirectly connected

  4. Minimum of 360 degree turn on one foot

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Xcel gold requirements

GOLD VAULT REQUIREMENT

Gold gymnasts must perform a minimum of a front handspring vault.

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GOLD BARS REQUIREMENTS

Gold gymnasts must have the following in their bar routine:

  1. A minimum of 6 “A” value skills

  2. A clear support skill finishing at horizontal or above (ex. cast to horizontal)

  3. A Circling Skill (not the mount or dismount)

  4. A Dismount from the high bar

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GOLD BEAM REQUIREMENTS

Gold gymnasts must have the following in their beam routine:

  1. Minimum of 1/1 (360°) turn on one foot

  2. Two different dance skills, can be isolated or in a series (ex. split jump and straight jump)

  3. One jump/leap that reaches a 120° angle (ex. split jump with 120° split)

  4. Two acro skills and one of the skills must achieve or go through vertical (ex. cartwheel and backward roll)

  5. A dismount (ex. roundoff off the beam)

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GOLD FLOOR REQUIREMENTS

Gold gymnasts must have the following in their floor routine:

  1. Minimum of two directly connected acro skills, both must have flight (ex. front handspring, front tuck)

  2. Either a 2nd pass of 2 directly connected acro skills with flight or an aerial or a salto(ex. roundoff back handspring back tuck or a side aerial)

  3. A dance passage with two skills, one of which is a leap with a 120° cross or side split –they can be directly or indirectly connected

  4. Minimum of 360° turn on one foot

Xcel Platinum Requirements

PLATINUM VAULT REQUIREMENT

Platinum gymnasts must perform a minimum of a front handspring vault.

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PLATINUM BARS REQUIREMENTS

Platinum gymnasts must have the following in their bar routine:

  1. 6 “A” & 1 “B” valued skill

  2. A clear support skill finishing above horizontal

  3. A Circling Skill (not the mount or dismount)

  4. A Kip

  5. A Dismount from the high bar

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PLATINUM BEAM REQUIREMENTS

Platinum gymnasts must have the following in their beam routine:

  1. 6 “A” & 1 “B” valued skills

  2. Minimum of 1/1 (360°) turn on one foot

  3. Dance series with 2 skills (they can be the same or different skills)

  4. One jump/leap that reaches a 150° angle (ex. straddle jump) — can be included in dance series

  5. One acro skill that has flight (ex. back handspring) or an acro series with or without flight (ex. handstand, back walkover)

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PLATINUM FLOOR REQUIREMENTS

Platinum gymnasts must have the following in their floor routine:

  1. 6 “A” & 1 “B” valued skills

  2. Minimum of two directly connected acro skills, both must have flight and one must be an “A” or “B” salto (ex. front handspring, front tuck)

  3. Either a 2nd pass of 2 directly connected acro skills with flight or a  “B” salto (ex. roundoff– back handspring– back tuck or a front pike)

  4. A dance passage with two skills, one of which is a leap with a 150 degree cross or side split –they can be directly or indirectly connected

  5. Minimum of 360 degree turn on one foot

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xcel diamond requirements

DIAMOND VAULT REQUIREMENT

Diamond gymnasts must perform a minimum of a front handspring vault.

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DIAMOND BARS REQUIREMENTS

Diamond gymnasts must have the following in their bar routine:

  1. 5 “A” & 2 “B” valued skills

  2. A clear support skill finishing a min of 45° from vertical

  3. Circling Skill – minimum of a “B” value

  4. A Release, Pirouette or 2nd Different Circling Skill — minimum of a “B” value

  5. A Salto or Hecht dismount from the high bar

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DIAMOND BEAM REQUIREMENTS

Diamond gymnasts must have the following in their beam routine:

  1. 5 “A” & 2 “B” valued skills

  2. Minimum of 1/1 (360°) turn on one foot

  3. Dance series with 2 skills (they can be the same or different skills)

  4. One jump/leap that reaches a 150° angle (ex. straddle jump) — can be included in dance series

  5. One acro skill that has flight (ex. back handspring) that can be isolated or in a series AND an acro series with or without flight (ex. handstand, back walkover)

  6. Salto or Aerial Dismount

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DIAMOND FLOOR REQUIREMENTS

Diamond gymnasts must have the following in their floor routine:

  1. 5 “A” & 2 “B” valued skills

  2. Two separate acro connections each with a minimum of two directly connected acro flight elements (ex. front handspring, front pike and round-off back handspring back tuck)

  3. Two different saltos (can be isolated or in a series) and one must be a minimum of a “B” value (the front pike and back tuck from the previous requirement would fulfill this one)

  4. A dance passage with a minimum of two different leaps, jumps or hops, one of which is a leap with a 150° cross or side split — they can be directly or indirectly connected

  5. Minimum of “B” turn on one foot ( A 540 degree turn is a “B”)

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