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Junior Olympic Girls Team Program

The Junior Olympic program was developed with the belief that all athletes, regardless of their potential, must have a solid foundation of basic skills to advance safely. The program allows the gymnast to advance at her own pace, competing in more than one level in a year, if she so chooses.

To compete in a sanctioned competition, an athlete must be a registered USA Gymnastics Athlete Member.

The Women’s Junior Olympic Program is divided into three major segments; developmental, compulsory and optional.

  • The Developmental Levels 1 through 3 may be used as a non-competitive and achievement-oriented program for use within a gym’s pre-team program, or they may be used as an introductory/recreational competitive program. States may offer State Championships for these levels.
    • In-gym or inter-club testing.
    • Equipment should accommodate the size of the gymnasts.
    • Gymnasts must enter at Level 1, but may progress through the events and skills at different levels.
    • Athletes may not skip any level (Exception: Level 6 may be skipped, see below). They must advance one level at a time by scoring the minimum mobility score at any USA Gymnastics sanctioned competition (Exception: Levels 1-3 do not have a mobility score)
    • A gymnast may not advance to Level 4 until she has completed the requirements as listed in the Entry & Mobility chart.
    • Levels 1-2: Some states have an organized Level 1-2 competitive program with sanctioned events.
      • Contact your State Administrative Committee Chairman for information on scheduling, judging criteria, etc.
  • The second part consists of Compulsory Levels 4 and 5. Both of these levels are progressive in nature, building upon the skills required at the previous level. Competitive opportunities are provided up to and including the USA Gymnastics State Championships.
  • The third segment is the Optional Levels 6-10. Levels 6, 7, 8 and 9 have difficulty restrictions, while Level 10 has no restrictions in the skill choice. Composition is evaluated at Levels 8, 9 and 10. Refer to the Jr. Olympic Code of Points for a complete explanation of Level 6-10 rules.
    • Level 6 & 7 has competitive opportunities up to and including State Championships.
    • Additional competitive opportunities are provided for Levels 8-10, with the Level 10 competitive season culminating at the Jr. Olympic National Championships, Level 9 at the Eastern or Western Championships and Level 8 at the Regional Championships.

Girls are chosen by our team coaches. If you are interested in having your daughter participate in this program, please call the gym to schedule a personalized assessment.

The commitment required for these programs is September through August.

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