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Feb 9, 2009 0:35:54 GMT -5
Post by tiff on Feb 9, 2009 0:35:54 GMT -5
i'm tiff, i'm 16 and i live in australia! iv'e been doing gymnastics on and off since i was 5. i had a 2-3 year break and only got back into it about 6 months ago. this year i'm competing level 7 state. umm some other stuff i like is music. i'm absolutely addicted to music and my favourite bands are The Academy Is... and Madina Lake. i'm year 12 this year. i like acting and horse riding sometimes also.
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Feb 9, 2009 7:59:25 GMT -5
Post by Ryan on Feb 9, 2009 7:59:25 GMT -5
Hi Tiff, Where you from? We are creating a bit of a little aussie corner on here Im from Brisbane. Hope to talk soon! Add me on msn Ryan
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Feb 9, 2009 13:45:24 GMT -5
Post by Martina on Feb 9, 2009 13:45:24 GMT -5
Hi tiff! Welcome to our forums!!! That`s totally awesome you are going to compete at states this year. When exactly are states for you?
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Feb 10, 2009 4:03:49 GMT -5
Post by Ryan on Feb 10, 2009 4:03:49 GMT -5
Australia has a couple of different 'streams' of gymnastics. In some states there is a 'state' stream, then there is a 'national' stream, and then there is 'elite or international' stream.
State stream depending on which state could be anywhere from level 1 to level 10 (our levels system is 10 levels). QLD (my state) has a 'state level 1-3' program- which simply means the state has its own level 1-3 program which differs from the national stream- makes things a bit easier for us. This means that our level 1-3's dont compete against anyone from other states in Australia, as they are doing different routines with different rules. Some states have a full level 1-10 'state' system, which means that anyone in that stream of gym can only compete within their state with the routines they are using= no national championships- only up to 'state championships'. Great for gymnasts who don't intend to compete at nationals or above, as the rules are slightly easier.
National stream is for athletes who want to represent their state- these rules are basically FIG code of points.
Then there is international stream (which all of our junior and senior international athletes are). These start with development levels, and work up from there. Basically its just a very serious version of the national stream- pushing the kids for harder skills and a higher standard.
I dont know the rules of other countries so i dont know if this is similar to US/europe etc. I know Canada is quite similar- our programs/governance were adapted from Gymnastics Canada a looooong time ago (i think early 70's but not sure exactly).
Ryan
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Feb 11, 2009 1:27:11 GMT -5
Post by tiff on Feb 11, 2009 1:27:11 GMT -5
yeah i'm from south australia and i'm not exactly sure when states are but i think it's around september. and i havn't been back in gym for long so i don't really understand the new system but yeah just the easiest level 7.
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Feb 11, 2009 14:42:41 GMT -5
Post by Martina on Feb 11, 2009 14:42:41 GMT -5
Ah ok thanks for letting me know tiff! Well this leaves you a little more time to get prepared for states then. It should be a great experience for sure.
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Feb 12, 2009 6:13:05 GMT -5
Post by tiff on Feb 12, 2009 6:13:05 GMT -5
yeah it should be should have all my routines and all sorted by then too. i hope states hasn't changed too much in the past couple of years
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