The Xcel Bronze gymnastics level is the first level in the Xcel program. To compete gymnastics in the Xcel Bronze Division, the gymnast must be able to do routines that meet these requirements, as stated in the Xcel Code of Points. These requirements are paraphrased for easier comprehension; for precise information always refer to the official book published by USA Gymnastics.
The Xcel Bronze division is one level in the Xcel program; here is more information about all the gymnastics levels.
While these are requirements, some gymnasts compete in the Xcel Bronze level without being able to do all the skills listed below. For what requirements gymnasts don’t fulfill, the judges take deductions.
Bronze Vault Requirements
Bronze gymnasts must perform one of the following vaults:
- Stretch jump onto mat and then kick to handstand and fall to flat back OR
- Jump to handstand and fall to flat back
Bronze Bars Requirements
Bronze gymnasts must have the following in their bar routine:
- A minimum of 4 “A” value skills
- A Cast (hips must leave the bar)
- A Circling Skill (not the mount or dismount)
- A Dismount
An example of a routine that meets all the requirements would be: Jump to Front Support- Cast- Back hip circle- Cast off stand dismount.
Bronze Beam Requirements
Bronze gymnasts must have the following in their beam routine:
- Minimum of 1/2 turn on one or two feet
- One jump or leap (ex. tuck jump)
- One non-flight acro skill (ex. forward roll)
- A dismount — not a salto or aerial dismount (ex. straddle jump off the beam)
Bronze Floor Requirements
Bronze gymnasts must have the following in their floor routine:
- Minimum of two directly connected acro skills (ex. roundoff – backward roll)
- A second pass with one acro skill (ex. cartwheel)
- A dance passage with two skills, one of which is a leap with a 60 degree cross or side split — they can be directly or indirectly connected
- Minimum of 1/2 turn on one foot
The next Xcel gymnastics level after Bronze is Silver.
Join SkillTrakker to Improve Your Gymnastics Skills (and Score!) Today!
View Comments (86)
How can I get to Xcel Silver?
You're coach decides for you. You're coach is mainly looking if, you pay attention, work hard, and make corrections.
I am a bronze gymnast what grips should i bye palm grips or jusr regular
K
I'm 11 and can pretty much do all of the above but would I be to old to compete?
nope, you are not too old!
You should never get someone's hopes down like that I'm 11 and I just started the excel bronze program last summer so she could if her coaches think she is ready
Hey! Im 11 Too!
Me too! And I'm in Xcel Bronze.
im 10 and im in Xcel bronze!
I’m 11 and when I was 10 I was supposed to move up but couldn’t and I’m in rehab rn, but hopefully I can get back soon and be on xcel too! :D
Yes I'm twelve and I'm and excel bronze
im 13..
im 14 lol im xcel bronze im just now starting
Holy cow why are y’all so old im 12 and on gold
Hey I'm twelve too! I'm on excel gold though
And I’m 12 and I compete in xcel bronze
So I'm 11 and I've been doing gymnastics for a couple of years but lately for some reason I have not been going!! But I will be heading back in august 1st will I still be in the team AAU Bronze will they teach me the things I for got how to do what if I for got how to do my back walkover (the team I was in before I left)
You may or may not be in the same level. My guess would be you would go in a lower level and they would teach you the stuff you forgot, and then once you got the skills, you could go back to bronze.
My daughter is in pre Xcel does she need a back handspring for Xcel bronze
Most certainly not I am in Excel and I do not have my backhand spring
I needed my back handspring
It's not too hard...
It is not hard to learn one i have 24 backhandsprings in a row and I am only 11
isn't that like a world record???? Im ten and I'm and bronze but I can literally only do three
Is there a maxium number of skills a gymnast can do in a floor routine? And can you get deducted for skills being to hard on the value chart?
Hey I have all those skills butt im in level 3
Hi I’m 6 years old and I really want to get a round off back tuck but I just started to work on it
I am in Xcel bronze and I do not have my backhandspring yet im kinda scared to go backwards but I can do a bak walkover do you have any tip or tricks for me?
Yeah I do! It can be scary, but all you need is someone you trust to spot you.
I'm only ten and I'm in Exel platinum and just about to move to Exel diamond
So I can roundoff flick-flick, roundoff - tuck and I can handspring which grade will I be in
excel gold probably but dpinding on ur other skills excel silver-excel platinum
If I’m 10 can I still compete bronze
i am twelve , i can do all the bronze skills, if i can do most of the silver skills but back handspring will i be i still be in xcel bronze pr silver
I am in Xcel silver and I don't have a back handspring
I,m eleven on excel gold...BOOM!
I started when I was 11, and I ( if I do say so myself) good. You might be the oldest or tallest, but as long as you are having fun that's all that counts
thanks for that I'm not the oldest but I am almost the tallest and I'm in bronze