Be a USAG Level 4 Gymnast
The following details what you need to do to be a Level 4 female gymnast.
Steps
- Develop the following level 4 compulsory skills:
- Low bar- glide kip, front hip circle, cast, and cast squat on.
- High bar- long hang kip, back hip circle, under-swing, two tap swings, and half turn dismount.
- Beam- mount, snap turn, leap, poses, weight transfer, handstand, swings, two pivot turns, side arm over pose, fish pose, half turn, cartwheel, straight jump, split jump, 1-2-3-and-4 steps, arabesque and scale, pivot turn, and turn dismount.
- Floor- arm up other arm up and circle, leg over turn, two straight jumps, straddle jump, dive roll, sashay, jump turn front hand-spring, 1-2-3-and-4 steps , turn into leap, go down on floor on back then turn into a split, stand up, prances, weight transfer, turn, back extension to handstand, step kick, run to a curtsy, full turn, hitch kick, leg up turn, back walkover, round-off two back handsprings, rebound, last step back pose.
- Vault- Handspring vault (run, jump on springboard, hands on vault, legs over hands and flip over, while hollowing)
Tips
- Have fun!
- If your gym time is light on strength conditioning, you can condition at home, too. Strength becomes more and more important with each new gymnastics level.
- Make sure to stretch at home, especially if you aren't very flexible. It will make practice much easier.
- Transition to any level is easier when you have mastered the progressive skills from the previous level.
- It doesn't matter if you can't make a skill when you move. Just stretching at home can make your flexibility much better. Just moving up can give you the confidence to make it easier.
- If you were on a level 4 team, many of the skills are similar. Some are: beam handstand, turns, front hip circles, leaps, many dance poses. Other skills are buildups or progressions to another skill. Some examples are: back extensions (was push up at level 3, now handstand at level 4), handstands and beam dismounts (you just have to hold it longer), glide/kip, back hip circle on low bar/high bar, kickover/back walkover, progression from flat fall to handspring on vault, progression from one back handspring to two.
- Make sure that even if these new skills are hard, you commit and most importantly, listen to what your coach has to say.
- Warm up before you start.
Warnings
- Do not do anything new or difficult without a coach.
- If you are injured do not push it until it has fully healed..
- DO NOT WEAR SOCKS!!!
Things You'll Need
- Any wrist supports, ankle braces, etc. you need that will prevent injury
- Tape and pre-wrap.
- For bars you need grips.
- Wear a leotard and booty shorts to move around in and be sure to wear your hair up!
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Sources and Citations
- www.deltchevgymnastics.com
- www.usa-gymnastics.org
- www.deutschsgym.com
