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Level 5 Gymnastics
Everything you need to coach Level 5 — the USAG requirements, every skill broken down, the drills that build them, and a full season lesson plan.
Level 5 requirements
Front handspring vault
Kip · Cast to above horizontal · Clear hip to above horizontal OR back sole circle to clear front support OR back stalder circle to clear front support · Squat-on or back sole circle · Long hang kip · Long hang pullover · Tap swings · Flyaway dismount · Flyaway is confirmed Level 5. It requires the high bar which begins at Level 4+.
Back walkover OR back extension roll OR front walkover OR back handspring · Straight leg leap with 150° leg separation · Full turn (360°) on one foot · Split jump · Sissonné · Cartwheel · Back tuck dismount
Straddle jump · Stretch jump with full turn · Front handspring step-out · Back extension roll · Passé hop with ¾ turn · Front tuck OR front aerial OR aerial cartwheel · Split leap with 150° leg separation · Full turn (360°) · Round-off back handspring back tuck
Vault skills
Bars skills
Beam skills
Floor skills
Drills for Level 5
Front Handspring Vault drillsClear Hip Circle / Back Sole Circle / Back Stalder to Clear Front Support drillsTap Swings drillsFlyaway Dismount drillsBack Walkover / Back Extension Roll / Front Walkover / Back Handspring (Choice) drillsStraight Leg Leap 150° drillsFull Turn (360°) on Beam drillsBack Tuck Dismount drillsStraddle Jump drillsStretch Jump with Full Turn drillsFront Handspring Step-Out drillsBack Extension Roll drillsPassé Hop with ¾ Turn drillsFront Tuck / Front Aerial / Aerial Cartwheel drillsSplit Leap 150° drillsFull Turn in Passé drillsFull Turn in Passé drillsBack Walkover drillsCast above horizontal drillsTap Swing Flyaway drills
Lesson plan
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