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JO Level 10

Ask the CGM! – Level 10 Bar Routine

I had a great question come in regarding the value of some level 10 bar combinations and thought I would share with you a little of our conversation. I would…

Level 10 additional bonus - 10.1 start value

JO Level 10

New .1 Additional Bonus (The 10.1 Start Value)

In the new JO Optional Code of Points they have now added a .1 additional bonus on each apparatus for completing successfully what they deem to be an above and…

Floor Exercise

JO Level 10 Floor Routine Construction

The Level 10 floor routine comprises some of the most difficult tumbling and impressive dance and expression you will find in JO gymnastics. Many of these gymnasts are on their…

Floor Exercise

Compositional Deductions – Floor

At level 8 and above, the way a routine is constructed can incur compositional deductions. We have previously discussed compositional deductions for uneven bars. Today let's take a look at…

JO Level 10

Uneven Bar Transitions – JO Level 9 and 10

Let's take a look at some of the most common bar transitions. Level 9 and 10 level bar routines will generally include multiple transitions from low bar to high bar…

What’s a CGM?

CGM = Crazy Gym Mom

The CGM has a bad reputation, sometimes honestly earned, for being a little over the top, pushing their child too hard, wanting success more for themselves than their child and worst of all undermining and overstepping with the coach.

Yes, those parents are out there for sure and you will know one when you see them and steer clear if you get the chance. But, I think everyone has a little CGM in them. Nobody is perfect. We all worry, we all question, we all say the wrong thing sometimes. But I do believe that most of us, even at our craziest have only the best intentions and love for our child.

In my many years involved in this sport I have noticed that every parent and every coach and even every little gymnast has their very own personal crazy and that it is impossible to hide it from those also involved in this sport.

So let your CGM flag fly high and let’s learn from one another, embrace our own and each other’s bits of crazy and find some love, acceptance and respect for one another.

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Tag: level 10

Ask the CGM! – Level 10 Bar Routine

New .1 Additional Bonus (The 10.1 Start Value)

JO Level 10 Floor Routine Construction

Compositional Deductions – Floor

Uneven Bar Transitions – JO Level 9 and 10