Gymnastics Skills List: Bars

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Gymnastics Skills List for Bars

 

Here is a list of bars gymnastics skills. It’s not a comprehensive list. But we’ve tried to list the most commonly learned bar skills in the order that most gymnasts learn them.

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Mounts

Casts/Swings

  • Cast
  • Single Leg Cut
  • Squat on- jump to high bar
  • Cast to Handstand
  • Long Hang Kip
  • Uprise

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Circling Elements

  • Back Hip Circle
  • Front Hip Circle
  • Mill Circle
  • Clear Hip Circle
  • Backward Sole Circle
  • Back Stalder Circle
  • Front Stalder Circle
  • Back Giant

Dismounts

  • Underswing
  • Sole Circle Dismount
  • Flyaway Tucked
  • Flyaway Piked
  • Flyaway Stretched
  • Flyaway Tuck 1/2

 

 

Here are gymnastics skills lists for Floor and Beam.

 

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  • Darby August 1, 2017, 8:34 am

    I can not do much of them but I love it because I go to gymnastics

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  • Louise Taylor September 17, 2017, 7:37 am

    My daughter is struggling to catch top bar everytime she catches it she slips off any tips??

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    • Madison March 4, 2019, 2:05 pm

      I am an eleven year old gymnast. I am in 8th level and I had the same problem as your daughter. For starters, has she tried using grounded up chalk? All you need is a little bit of it and it works great. The only problem with that is it will stain your bars and be scratchy but you can wash it off with a washcloth occasionally. The only other thing I can think of is using bar grips for her hands. I use them often but they do create blisters if on too long.

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      • Olivia April 17, 2021, 1:40 pm

        HI I AM TEN YEARS OLD AND I AM A LEVEL 8 GYMNAST AND I LOVE DOING ALMOST ALL OF THESE SKILLS. AND I NEVER REALLY HAD THAT PROBLEM BUT WHEN I WAS LITTLER I WAS SCARED OF EVERY COMBINATION ON THE FLOOR. SO DOYOU HAVE ANY TIPS TO HELP MY OLDER SISTER IN LEVEL FIVE

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    • lilly August 13, 2021, 7:17 am

      keep practcing and keep trying to grab on to the bar and keep practicing all the time

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    • micah bolding March 1, 2024, 9:24 am

      i have some tips. let her practice jump off the low bar a few times. then, have her start catching bars from little distances then grow the distances the more consistant she is.

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  • Anna Grace December 10, 2017, 9:28 pm

    I wis I could do that stuff!

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  • Kennedy December 30, 2017, 10:57 am

    I love gymnastics so much an can do a lot of these things any idea what level I am?

    ¶:)

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    • skye August 18, 2018, 6:27 pm

      r u in level 6

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  • Paisley May 17, 2018, 3:28 pm

    I wish I could do all of those

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  • Lily September 15, 2019, 10:30 pm

    What are leg cuts?

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  • anonymous March 18, 2020, 7:40 pm

    It’s usually called a cut in or a cut out sometimes even a cut in-cut out if they are connected. It’s when you move your arm out of the way and put your leg over the bar (for a cut in) or move your arm out of the way to move your leg off of the bar (cut out)

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  • Madison Galloway January 2, 2021, 11:12 am

    I am a self taught gymnast but the good part is I’m able to because I have floor mats, a bar, and a beam.
    So since it was the new year I did a planner to try to do certain skills on certain days from easiest to hardest, not including the thing I already know how to do. I’m going to try to do a back layout by 1/27/21.

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  • Elizabeth January 28, 2021, 12:58 pm

    SO I WAHT TO BE IN GYMNASIT BUT I CAN NOT OR I CAN BUT THAT WILL BE HARD SO IS GYMNASIT IS LOOK FUN SO THAT WAS GOOD TODAY I HOP YOU GUYS HAVE FUN TODAY BYE.

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  • GymnasticsWriter101 February 22, 2021, 9:37 am

    I am writing a book with two level 9 gymnasts in it. What are some tricky skills on bars that they should be working on?

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    • GymnaticsFan125 March 6, 2021, 9:50 am

      Level 8: Minimum of 1 Bar Change 1 Skill (minimum of “B”) with flight (the mount is ok) or turn (cannot be the mount or dismount) 1 Skill (minimum of “B”) which is from one of the following groups of elements: underswings, clear hip circles, stalder circles, circle swings or hechts A Salto dismount which is a minimum of “A” value. Level 9: Level 9 routines must include 3 A’s, 4 B’s, and 1 C gymnast may also include full turn in handstand skills, which are Ds.You can also find more about level 9 routines on bars here: https://www.cgmknows.com/blog/2016/09/03/jo-level-9-bars-routine-construction/

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    • GymnaticsFan2.0 March 6, 2021, 9:51 am

      Level 8: Minimum of 1 Bar Change 1 Skill (minimum of “B”) with flight (the mount is ok) or turn (cannot be the mount or dismount) 1 Skill (minimum of “B”) which is from one of the following groups of elements: underswings, clear hip circles, stalder circles, circle swings or hechts A Salto dismount which is a minimum of “A” value. Level 9: Level 9 routines must include 3 A’s, 4 B’s, and 1 C gymnast may also include full turn in handstand skills, which are Ds.You can also find more about level 9 routines on bars here: https://www.cgmknows.com/blog/2016/09/03/jo-level-9-bars-routine-construction/

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  • Annia April 28, 2021, 3:23 pm

    I am ten and I love gymnastics. I am in level 9. My little sister Adli just got her kip! I got mine in level 2. My big sister Avery is twelve and she quit gymnastics at level 7. I did a roundoff back salto back handspring double arabia. I am in training for the junior olympics! I want to encourage you all to keep going.

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  • Rachel February 16, 2022, 11:13 am

    Hi I’m Rachel I’m a ten year old level 10 training junior olympics I just want to say keep pushing yourself to the limit and reach for the stars by the way this article is amazing thanks Jessica

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  • Ella February 16, 2022, 11:14 am

    Hi I’m Ella I’m level 10 and I’m 9 years old this article is awesome thanks jessica

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  • Orly Osher April 26, 2023, 10:45 am

    Hi I’m Orly and I am 10 years old and level 3. Do you have any tips to get a round off back tuck?

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    • Susanna June 30, 2023, 6:46 pm

      Make sure you set up, and spot the wall parrellel to you for as long as possible while going back. also mine came way easier by doing roundoff high back handspring, and then doing standing tuck on tumbltrak

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