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Level 7 Gymnastics
Everything you need to coach Level 7 — the USAG requirements, every skill broken down, the drills that build them, and a full season lesson plan.
Level 7 requirements
Front handspring · ¼-½ twist on (Tsukahara entry) to mat stack · Round-off entry (Yurchenko) onto table to mat stack
1 cast to handstand -- FIRST LEVEL requiring handstand on bars · 2 × 360° clear circling skills (same or different -- e.g., clear hip or giant swing) · One circling skill must be "B" value · One must be: clear hip circle, underswing, stalder circle, or hecht · Salto dismount minimum "A" value · Cast to HANDSTAND and Giant Swings first appear at Level 7. NOT at Levels 3-6.
Acro series with min 2 skills · One acro flight skill (can be part of series) · One leap or jump 180° split · 360° turn on one foot · Aerial or salto dismount minimum "A" value
Backward acro series including back salto directly connected to flight element (e.g., RO BHS back layout) · Front acro series including front salto · One salto in layout position landing on two feet · Dance passage with min 2 different skills -- one a leap with 180° split · 360° turn on one foot
Vault skills
Bars skills
Beam skills
Floor skills
Drills for Level 7
Lesson plan
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