Level 7 Gymnastics Requirements

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Level 7 Gymnastics Requirements explained with checklist


Here are the updated level 7 gymnastics requirements that will come into effect on August 1, 2018. Information for other gymnastics levels can be found here.

To compete in level 7 gymnastics, a gymnast must be able to do the following skills on each of the four events.

In addition to the skills listed below, level 7 routines must each have 5 “A” skills and 2 “B” skills. In gymnastics each skill has a value, A’s are the easiest all the way up to E’s, which are the hardest. So when the choreographer is choreographing the routine, he or she will need to make sure to add the right amount of skills and difficulty.

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Level 7 Gymnastics Requirements: Vault

You can do one of the following vaults:

  • front handspring
  • 1/4-1/2 twist on (Tsuk entry), land on mat stack
  • Round-off entry (Yurhenko) onto table, land on mat stack

Level 7 Gymnastics Requirements: Bars

  • 1 cast to handstand
  • 2 360 degree clear circling skills — they can be the same or different (an example of this would be a clear hip or a giant)
    • one of the clear circling skills must be a “B” valued skill
    • one must be a clear hip circle, an underswing, a stalder circle or a hecht
  • salto dismount, minimum “A” value

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Level 7 Gymnastics Requirements: Beam

  • an acro series with a minimum of two skills (ex. backwalkover, back handspring)
  • one acro flight skill (this can be included in the series, so it could be the back handspring in the previous example)
  • one leap/jump requiring 180° split
  • 360 degree turn on one foot
  • aerial or salto dismount that is at least an “A” valued skill

Level 7 Gymnastics Requirements: Floor

  • a backwards acro series which includes a back salto that is directly connected to a flight element- this could be roundoff back-handspring back-layout*
  • a front acro series that includes a front salto — this could be front handspringfront tuck*
  • one salto that is in the layout position (no twist) and lands on two feet – so either a front or back layout to two feet
  • dance passage with minimum of two different skills, one a leap with 180 degree split
  • 360 degree turn on one foot
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Once a gymnast can perform all of these skills and she has passed out of level 6 she can compete in a level 7 meet. And after successfully completing level 7, she can compete level 8.

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  • Yolie June 28, 2013, 8:33 am

    If someone was a level 6 in 2012 and scored higher than a 32, can they go straight to level 7, or do they have to do the level 6 optional first?
    Thank you

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    • gymnasticshq July 13, 2013, 11:05 am

      Because the levels are changing, for this year the gymnast can either choose to compete level 6 optional or level 7.

      Reply
    • Makaila.Gymnast January 12, 2019, 9:29 am

      I currently was in level 5 but i got a 32.95 in all around and i am now in level 6 so yes u can level out

      Reply
    • kaylee June 16, 2020, 9:32 am

      you can move to level 6 but if your qualified to go to level 7 you could go to level 7 if you have all the moves

      Reply
  • Cudutch August 27, 2013, 6:22 pm

    Can a level 7 do more than 2 b skills? Can they do more b’s and they count as A skills?

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    • Lauren March 31, 2022, 11:32 pm

      In theory, yes you can do more b skills than a skills but it really does not give you that much of an advantage. Often times it’s more risky and dangerous to do more b skills than a skills. I have found that it is often not really worth it

      Reply
  • Joy October 2, 2013, 11:12 pm

    can a gymnast who has met the required score last season in the old level 5 compete one meet the new level 5 and then test out to go to the new level 6 optional?

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    • gymnasticshq October 8, 2013, 6:03 pm

      Hi Joy,
      Yes, She may mobilize out of the new level 5 to compete level 6 optional as long as she obtains a minimum 31 all-around score.

      Reply
  • Shahbaz December 8, 2013, 6:56 am

    Hi,

    Is the beam compulsory for men? We got a couple of balls to worry about. Can a person just skip tumbling on a beam like girls do and promote to upper levels.

    Regards,

    Reply
    • Margaret November 28, 2014, 11:28 pm

      The beam is not a mens event.

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      • Siobhan Ryan January 19, 2020, 3:58 pm

        Hahahahahahahahahahaha yea it’s not mean for a reason…

        Reply
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    • Hannah May 17, 2020, 10:59 pm

      I have a question. I was a level 5 gymnast when I was 13 years old. I am now 23 and want to get back in shape to become a level 7 gymnast and will do whatever it takes to get reach my goal. My parents both passed away this year and My mother was the one who knew the best coaches and everything I needed for gymnastics back when I competed. My question is my goal possible? And where do I find the best coach that will take me on and get me where I wanna be.

      Reply
      • kylee March 25, 2021, 10:23 pm

        im in level 7 and im 10 but i didnt know you could be a level 7 gymnast when your 23 but thats sad that your parents died

        Reply
      • Hannah March 14, 2024, 2:25 pm

        Keep going!! you can totally do it!

        Reply
  • TT May 31, 2014, 1:22 pm

    Is 2 back handspring step outs in a row more impresssive than tic toc back handspring step out for points? If a gymnast has a more difficult routine, would her chance of winning be higher? If a gymnsat doesn’t have the most diffiuclt routine on the team, then she is positioned not to win, at least within this team. Is that a fair statement?

    Reply
    • maddie November 5, 2017, 11:59 am

      yes to both questions

      Reply
  • TT May 31, 2014, 1:24 pm

    Is 2 back handspring step outs in a row more impresssive than tic toc back handspring step out on beam for points? Are these good elements for level 7 beam? If a gymnast has a more difficult routine, would her chance of winning be higher? If a gymnast doesn’t have the most difficult routine on the team, then she is positioned not to win, at least within this team. Is that a fair statement?

    Reply
  • lyuba June 14, 2014, 8:09 pm

    can a gymnast do two front walkovers instead of two back walkovers in level 7

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    • dd May 26, 2022, 2:50 pm

      yes and front walkovers are B’s but back walkovers are A’s so if you do back walkover back walkover then you would still have to do two other B’s where as if you do two front walkovers you don’t have to have any other B’s so two front walkovers is much better to do

      Reply
  • ally June 25, 2014, 12:05 pm

    I’m having trouble finding our what could be considered A’s and B’s for floor,beam,and bars because I know the requirements are that you need to have 5 A’s and 2 B’s for this event

    Reply
  • Bobby June 25, 2014, 2:21 pm

    I’m having trouble coming up with 5 “A” and 2″B” skills in addition to the requirements for floor, beam, and bars. It would be greatly appreciated if you could make a list of extra skills for each of these events along with there values.

    Thank You,
    . Bobby

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  • Bobby June 25, 2014, 2:25 pm

    Hi,
    I’m having a bit of trouble coming up with the 5 “A” and 2 “B” skills for bars, beam, and floor. It would be greatly appreciated if you could possibly make a list of extra skills for each of these events.

    Thank You,
    Bobby

    Reply
  • Katie July 11, 2014, 3:01 pm

    I am a level 7. Can you do more than a front handspring on vault? And on beam can you do a backwalkover-backwalkover and a backhandspring separately? Thanks!

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    • Penny March 8, 2020, 6:21 pm

      Yes, you can do a front handspring vault, Tsuk entry onto stack mats and roundoff entry onto stack mats (Yurhenko). And can do a 2 back walkover series and a back handspring flight series separately

      Reply
  • Abby September 5, 2014, 11:53 pm

    I am a level 7 gymnast and I have trouble back tumbling on floor so is it possible to do a front tuck step out round-off layout instead of the round-off backhandspring layout

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    • gymnasticshq September 6, 2014, 1:40 pm

      Yes, because the rule says that you must have 3 directly connected flight elements one of which is a back layout, so that would work 🙂

      Reply
  • katie November 22, 2014, 11:52 am

    I am a level 7. Can you do more than a front handspring on vault? And on beam can you do both a backwalkover-BHS and a roundoff back-tuck separately? Thanks! I want a 10.0 start value

    Reply
    • Abby November 22, 2014, 3:44 pm

      For level 7 floor could you do a front hand spring step out round-off layout instead of the round-off backhandspring layout.

      Reply
  • Emma November 19, 2016, 9:14 am

    Am I allowed to have a mat on the floor to land on when I compete a level 7 floor routine?

    Reply
  • Annika December 17, 2016, 10:56 am

    My gym doesn’t have anything After xcel platinum, it just goes back to levels. So what level would you be after xcel plantinum?

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    • Anonymous June 17, 2018, 6:04 pm

      You would do level 7

      Reply
    • kylee March 25, 2021, 10:27 pm

      you would be a xcel diomand

      Reply
  • Amy January 5, 2017, 12:59 am

    Can an xcel gold gymnast transfer to JO level 6?

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    • gymnasticshq January 5, 2017, 7:10 pm

      You would need to compete at least one meet each as a level 4 and 5 and have qualifying scores of 31 AA.

      Reply
    • dd May 26, 2022, 2:54 pm

      yes you can I did it and i didnt have to compete jo 4 or 5

      Reply
  • Chesney January 10, 2017, 5:00 am

    Is this the same for Australian levels?

    Reply
  • Sydnee March 30, 2017, 5:52 pm

    I am a xcel gold gymnast and my difficulty is really high in xcel gold, I could be an xcel diamond which is a level 7, but can I just move to level 5 and 6 and compete until I get to level 7? (I already have competed level 4)

    Reply
    • gymnasticshq April 10, 2017, 11:12 am

      If you have already competed level 4 and scored out of it, then yes you can go compete level 5.

      Reply
  • Even May 7, 2017, 6:32 pm

    Can you replace A skills with B skills?

    Reply
  • Megan September 19, 2017, 5:41 pm

    Is a clear hip circle a B skill on bars?

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  • Emory September 20, 2017, 4:35 pm

    Thank you, I really like the checklist! I was wondering, does a gymnast have to score out of level 6 to compete level 7?

    Reply
  • Lea October 2, 2017, 8:40 pm

    I was a level 4 a few years ago and then went on to compete level 7 the next year. Is that allowed? I had all the requirements for level 7 and had scored over a 31 AA o level 4. I am pretty sure I was supposed to compete at least one meet at level 5 but I’m not positive.

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  • Ting October 29, 2017, 2:27 am

    How much is it to join mate?

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  • megan schreiber November 12, 2017, 7:30 pm

    Where can you find a list of element difficulties? Example – list of “B” valued skills on bar. I can’ t find that anywhere

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  • megan schreiber November 12, 2017, 7:32 pm

    Where can you find a list of element difficulties? Example – list of “B” valued skills on beam.

    Reply
  • Evelyn March 12, 2018, 7:00 pm

    one of my friends who were recently a level 9 gymnast says that I would be a level 5 gymnast but I can do all the skill requirements of level 6 and most of the level 7 do you know if the skill requirements changed or if there are different skill requirements for each state or region. please get back to me as soon as possible thank you

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    • Reese May 2, 2018, 12:46 pm

      You have to compete at least one level 5 meet and score at least 32AA to skip level 6 and move on to level 7. Keep in mind having a skill and skill perfection are two completely different things. Good luck!

      Reply
  • Valeria Torres April 14, 2018, 8:37 am

    I am slill confused
    So can you skip 7 and go straight to 8 if you have all your 7 skills?
    Thank you

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    • Reese May 2, 2018, 11:41 am

      As far as I know, only level 6 may be skipped if you scored a 32AA in level 5

      Reply
  • Irelyn April 21, 2018, 9:06 pm

    If I’m in level 5 can i skip 6 and go to 7

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    • Reese May 2, 2018, 11:34 am

      As far as I know, only level 6 may be skipped if you scored a 32AA in level 5

      Reply
  • JC June 22, 2018, 12:45 am

    Does USAG levels 6-10 allow for individual event specialists? My daughter loves the floor but is thinking of quitting because she no longer wants to compete on beam and bars….

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    • Hailey July 13, 2018, 9:55 am

      No USAG levels don’t let you compete as an event specalist, but Xcel levels will let you!

      Reply
  • Karly August 22, 2018, 10:06 am

    I have a level 7 who is really nervous about bars since her neck injury. She will do baby giants on the low bar but is really scared to do them on the high bar. Can compete the baby giants on the low bar and still and free hip on the HB and still meet all her requirements?

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    • gymnasttriniti May 3, 2019, 7:45 am

      She may compete a free-hip on the high bar but technically a baby giant on the low bar is not a skill and could be considered a free-hip.

      Reply
  • Dakota September 10, 2018, 9:42 pm

    how do i get a split on the wall? i am in level 3 and i can do the splits, split jump almost and a handstand with the splits, but i cannot do them on a wall! how do i get there?

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  • gwynn October 13, 2018, 2:43 pm

    hi I am not sure what level I would be in because on a trampoline I can do a front tuck, front layout, and a front handspring but on mats I can only do a handstand, cartwheel, and round off.

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    • Asha Schamber February 24, 2022, 12:39 am

      you would be level 1-2

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  • Gwynn Cook November 20, 2018, 8:34 am

    My daughter competing level 7 this year if she does a stoop on low bar is that considered as one of her clear hip circling elements.

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  • Sheila March 30, 2019, 10:12 am

    Is a tick tock back handspring considered a lower skill or harder than a back walk over back handspring?

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  • Tiana May 26, 2019, 2:35 am

    I’m about to be a level 7 and I’m struggling with my giants, and free hip handstand. Which I used to have but lost. What are some ways I can try and get them back?

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  • Sadie July 30, 2019, 3:00 pm

    i am level 4, but 10 years old and i have never competed. I’m working on my backhandspring on floor, backwalkover on beam, kip on bars, and fronthandspring on vault. does anyone know if i could ever become elite?

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    • McKenna August 14, 2019, 5:33 am

      Well you could but it could take 6 years at least to get to level 10 and then years after that so at least 9 years to be an elite yes you could be an elite.

      Reply
  • Catherine Napier November 10, 2019, 7:06 am

    I always was going to skip 6 but maybe only because I got 37 in 5

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  • Luis January 10, 2020, 7:26 pm

    What score is needed to qualify for state in level 7? (Texas)

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  • Madison Rizzo February 16, 2020, 1:46 pm

    what is the score to qualify for level 7 to get to level 8

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  • Kaylie February 26, 2020, 11:55 am

    Hello I was wondering what connection could be done on floor with an aerial to make a front Acro series for level 7.

    Sincerely,
    Kaylie

    Reply
  • Hannah May 17, 2020, 11:02 pm

    I have a question. I was a level 5 gymnast when I was 13 years old. I am now 23 and want to get back in shape to become a level 7 gymnast and will do whatever it takes to get reach my goal. My parents both passed away this year and My mother was the one who knew the best coaches and everything I needed for gymnastics back when I competed. My question is my goal possible? And where do I find the best coach that will take me on and get me where I wanna be.

    Reply
    • Faith February 16, 2021, 10:16 am

      Can you skip level 6 to be a level 7. Currently I am a level 5 and want to go to 7.

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      • Sofi September 14, 2023, 10:35 am

        Yes Faith, you can! Level 6 is the only optional level by rule that you don’t have to test out of. I am going from level 5 to 7 currently, and most gymnasts (not all) skip level 6 to go on to seven.

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  • Zoey June 23, 2020, 8:03 pm

    Hi,
    I am doing a fast track program fo level 7. May you make a list of all of the “A”s and “B”s for level 7 for all of the events. That would be super helpful so i can start working on the skills now. The advice on this website has really helped so far.

    Thank you,
    Zoey

    Reply
  • Dee January 26, 2021, 3:52 am

    Hello,
    How many times can a gymnast compete in a move up meet from level 7 to level 8?

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  • Katie October 20, 2021, 8:29 pm

    If I am i level 6, and have all my skills for level 7, if i do go on he first level 6 meets could I move up to level 7

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  • Deborah January 15, 2022, 8:48 pm

    Level 6 is not a requirement. You do not even need to level out of level 6 to move on to seven. You could simply skip it! If you have all the skills u most certainly can do that!

    Reply
  • rae April 12, 2022, 8:54 am

    how do i get into competitions? And what are the best ways to practice an aerial

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  • Meaghan Imes September 7, 2022, 1:20 am

    So theoretically as a training level 7 gymnast. On floor could you do a round-off back handspring back tuck and a front layout and still meet the requirements?

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    • haley October 16, 2022, 10:21 pm

      yes

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      • Jasmine Canonizado November 23, 2023, 12:10 pm

        What about just a roundoff back tuck instead of roundoff back handspring tuck

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  • haley October 16, 2022, 8:54 pm

    can my mount be a difficulty c mount? (for beam)

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  • daj February 23, 2023, 2:54 pm

    When will the requirements be updated for the new code?

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  • daj February 23, 2023, 2:54 pm

    When will the requirements be updated for the new code for 2023?

    Reply
  • Sofia March 18, 2023, 4:18 am

    When your a level 7 but you do a move as if it’s level 6 do you get sent back to level 5

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    • Sofia March 18, 2023, 4:20 am

      I was supposed to say get sent to level 6

      Reply
  • Sofi September 14, 2023, 10:32 am

    Hi, I will be competing level 7 this year and I have a few questions.
    1. Can you compete a handstand backhand spring on beam as your series?
    2. Can your bar routine be a kip squat on, kip cast handstand, giant, giant, layout flyaway?
    3. Can you do a back full on floor?
    Thank you!

    Reply
  • Jasmine Canonizado November 23, 2023, 12:08 pm

    What is my gymnast competes a front layout and a round off back tuck as her tumbling passes. Does she meet the requirements still?

    Reply

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