Levels & Programs

USAG Women’s Floor Requirements: Levels 6–10

Compare the 2026–2030 optional floor requirements, value parts, start values and current…

How Boys Learn Vault: From Early Progressions to a First Meet

Understand the purpose of early vault stations, how USAG program rules affect…

Level 5 Gymnastics Skills: The Last Compulsory Level

Level 5 adds some clear milestones to women’s compulsory gymnastics: higher casts…

Level 4 Gymnastics Skills: Requirements on Every Event

USAG Level 4 brings together several recognizable milestones: a handspring over the…

USAG Floor Exercise Skill Requirements (Levels 1–5)

USAG floor exercise skill requirements change steadily from Level 1 to Level…

USAG Floor Routines: A Guide to Levels 1–5 (2021–2029 Cycle)

USAG women’s Levels 1–5 use compulsory floor routines: prescribed exercises that combine…

USAG Beam Routine Skill Requirements (Levels 1–5)

USAG beam routine skill requirements build from basic balances and jumps in…

USAG Women’s Skill Requirements: A Guide to Levels 1–10

In the USA Gymnastics Women’s Development Program, Levels 1–5 use prescribed routines,…

USAG Gymnastics Levels 1–10: What Changes as Gymnasts Progress?

The USA Gymnastics Women’s Development Program takes gymnasts from basic skills to…

Xcel and DP Levels: Why There Is No Exact Conversion Chart

Compare Xcel divisions and Development Program levels by event, requirements and entry…

Is Level 10 Enough? Understanding a Gymnast’s Next Options

Level 10 can be a gymnast’s long-term competitive home, a route toward…

How Competitive Gymnastics Programs Work in the U.S.

Thinking about signing your child up for competitive gymnastics? If you're new…