At MGA, we offer beginning to advanced level competitive teams for girls. We compete Xcel levels Silver through Platinum and DP Levels 1-10. Our competitive teams focus on both the quality of the gymnastics and the quality of the athlete. We beleive in training gymnasts with their whole well-being in mind, aiming to strike a balance of pushing a gymnasts to be their best while also focusing on having a healthy mindset and creating positive habits.
Competitive teams work on skill and technique progressions, mastering more basic elements before graduating onto incrementally more difficult skills and complex techniques. Conditioning exercies and flexibility training also become increasingly challenging as girls progress through the levels. Safety is our highest priority and we use a wide variety of equipment such as foam block pits, tumble track and trampolines, mats, wedges and barrels to safely perform repetitions of elements and learn new elements while minimizing the risk of injury.
Competitive teams work on skill and technique progressions, mastering more basic elements before graduating onto incrementally more difficult skills and complex techniques. Conditioning exercies and flexibility training also become increasingly challenging as girls progress through the levels. Safety is our highest priority and we use a wide variety of equipment such as foam block pits, tumble track and trampolines, mats, wedges and barrels to safely perform repetitions of elements and learn new elements while minimizing the risk of injury.
In addition to gymnastics skills and routines, at MGA girls also learn:
- strength, balance, and flexibility
- teamwork and team unity
- discipline and respect for one another
- goal-setting skills and overcoming fears
How to join our teamThere are two ways to have the ability to join the MGA team:
Current Members For girls that are already members of MGA, girls must be a part of the Pink Plus Level 3 program, and have the following:
New Members Already have experience in competitive gymnastics? Come in for a team tryout! Give us a call at (407)880-0809 to schedule a time to come in, meet our coaches and team, and try out a practice. 
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About Girls Competitive Gymnastics
Development Program ("DP")
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The Women's Development Program has 10 levels. At MGA, Levels 1-3 are fully in-gym competitive levels (Pink teaches Level 1 and Pink Plus teaches levels 2 and 3), meaning that all children compete in our in-house competitions. From Levels 4 and up, children begin to compete with other gyms in the region and the country, at various venues and locations.
Levels 4 and 5 are compulsory levels, meaning gymnasts across the country learn and compete the same routines on each event. Levels 6-10 are optional levels, meaning that certain skills and difficulty are required at each level, and coaches compose and choreograph routines for each athletes on each event. The Development program is a strict program when it comes to technique, form, and choreography of compulsory levels. This program tends to require a heavier load of practice hours and training as gymnasts progress through more advanced levels and has more difficult score requirements to move to the next level. |
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Xcel Program
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The Xcel Program consists of 6 levels. The levels, listed in order from easiest to hardest are: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and beginning this year, Sapphire. All levels are considered “optional” levels, meaning that certain skills and difficulty are required at each level, and coaches compose and choreograph routines for each athletes on each event.
At MGA, we compete levels Silver to Diamond. From Silver to Diamond level, children begin to compete with other gyms in the region and the country, at various venues and locations. The USA Gymnastics Xcel program was developed as an alternative competitive program offering individual flexibility to coaches and gymnasts. The goal of Xcel is to provide gymnasts of a wider range of abilities or commitment levels the opportunity for a rewarding gymnastics experience. The program allows a wide choice in skills to meet requirements so selection may be based on an individual athlete's strengths. The focus of the Xcel program is sportsmanship, leadership, teamwork, and fun. |
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DEvelopment Program vs. Xcel
In a nutshell, the Development Program is a more technically strict program, typically requiring gymnasts to begin at an earlier age and a heavier training load, especially at advanced levels and it is harder to to move up to the next level. Gymnasts start at compulsory levels 4 and 5 and work their way into optional levels. The Xcel Program gives more leniency for varying techniques, is slightly less strict with judging deductions, and is designed to play to an athlete's strengths with optional rules at all levels. Minimum requirements are also much lower to move up to the next level in Xcel, making moving up more based on skill level. Gymnasts have the ability for a child to transition from Xcel to JO or vice versa, although typically not mid-season.
