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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…

Balance Beam

Level 9 Beam – Routine Construction

JO Optional Code of Points 2018-2022 The new JO Optional Code for 2018 thru 2022 is in effect for the upcoming season. For level 9 beam the changes mostly include…

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…

The JO Optional Code

The New Code is in play! – Let’s Dig In

So the new JO Optional Code went into effect August 1st for the upcoming season. This version of the code will remain in effect until 2022. There will inevitably be…

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

JO Level 9 Floor – Routine Construction

UPDATE: The content of this article has been updated and republished to reflect the rules of the new JO Optional Code for 2018-2022. Updates are made to the code all…

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…

Front Handspring Vault - Level 4, 5, 6, and 7 - scoring and deductions

JO Optional Scoring

The Front Handspring Vault

Oh, front handspring vault. Whydo you vex us so? When I talk to gym parents vault is definitely one of the most confusing events. What distinguishes an 8.4 vault from a…

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…

Compositional Deductions - Squat or Pike on Jump to High Bar - JO Optional Bars

JO Optional Scoring

Compositional Deductions – Bars

At level 8 and above, the way the routine is composed is judged and compositional deductions may apply. Today we will look at uneven bars and what the judges are…

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: the JO code

Ask the CGM! – Level 10 Bar Routine

Level 9 Beam – Routine Construction

New .1 Additional Bonus (The 10.1 Start Value)

The New Code is in play! – Let’s Dig In

JO Level 10 Floor Routine Construction

JO Level 9 Floor – Routine Construction

Compositional Deductions – Floor

The Front Handspring Vault

Uneven Bar Transitions – JO Level 9 and 10

Compositional Deductions – Bars