Are you interested in what is going on with new Women’s Junior Olympic program routines?
It’s time for the eight year cycle of change when USA Gymnastics modifies the Women’s Junior Olympic program. The new routines are out! August is their full competition mode debut. This year it’s not just the routines that are changing. USA Gymnastics is also re-organizing the Women’s Junior Gymnastics levels to provide a more comprehensive progression by now offering five levels of compulsories and five levels of optionals.
The first of two women’s National Compulsory Workshops that was help at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney Resort inBuena Vista,Floridawas a big success. More than 1,600 gymnastics professionals attended the sold-out workshop (and that group included some of you)! The second national workshop took place inReno,Nevadawith more than 1,300 participants.
Coaches from around the country gathered to learn the new routines that they took back to their gyms to teach to their students.
You can click here to see photos from the workshops. We know that many of you attended the workshops! We would love to see your comments….please post them as comments to our blog post!
Watch the 2013 Compulsory Elements on YouTube!
You can also find new routine information in your July/August issue of USA Gymnastics Magazine.