Xcel Platinum Gymnastics Lesson Plan — Free Sample

Here are the first three weeks of the KINETIC Xcel Platinum season — free. It’s the exact Safety-phase opener: which skills to introduce on every event, with a sample drill for each. The full 48-week season lives in the app.

The first 3 weeks

• Week 1: Gold Refresh — All Events (Safety phase — introduce & progress)
• Week 2: Cast Above Horizontal Refresh (Safety phase — introduce & progress)
• Week 3: Full Turn Refresh (Safety phase — introduce & progress)

What you’ll work — Weeks 1–3

Vault

• Front Handspring (vault) — try: Front Handspring Over Panel Mat Stack (No Table)
• Block / Repulsion — try: Table Slap Drill

Bars

• Glide Kip — try: Kip Timing Drill on Ropes / Rings
• Cast — try: Cast to Horizontal on Low Bar
• Back Hip Circle — try: Back Hip Circle on Low Bar with Mat Stack
• Tap Swings — try: Single Tap Swing Hold (Coach Evaluation)
• Cast above horizontal — try: Cast to Vertical Wall Target
• Underswing Dismount — try: Underswing Snap-Down to Resi (Progressive Height)

Beam

• Cartwheel (beam) — try: Cartwheel on Floor Line
• Back Walkover (beam) — try: Back Walkover on Beam — Spot and Stick Protocol
• Full Turn — try: Full Turn Consistency Drill (10 Reps, Same Direction)
• Arabesque — try: Arabesque Against Wall (Hip Square Check)
• Leap — try: Walk-to-Leap (Eliminate Approach Errors)
• Back Handspring (beam) — try: Back Handspring on Floor Line (Precision Standard)
• Scale — try: Scale Against Wall (Vertical Check)
• Stretch Jump (beam) — try: Stretch Jump on Floor Line (No Beam)

Floor

• Round-off — try: Round-Off from Cartwheel (Add the Snap)
• Back Handspring (floor) — try: Back Handspring on Floor Line (Precision Standard)
• Back Walkover — try: Bridge Kick-Over (Floor)
• Full Turn — try: Full Turn Consistency Drill (10 Reps, Same Direction)
• Leap — try: Walk-to-Leap (Eliminate Approach Errors)
• Front Tuck — try: Front Tuck from Elevated Surface
• Switch Split Leap — try: Switch Leap on Floor (Leg Switch Timing)

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