Competition Rules

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Competition Rules

This page has links to competition rules and updates from USA Gymnastics and NorCal Gymnastics.

2026 South Xcel Bronze and Silver State Championships

  • Xcel Bronze and Silver

  • March 13-15, 2026

  • Venue: Red Morton Community Center, 1120 Roosevelt Avenue, Redwood City

  • Hosted by Pacific West Gymnastics
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2026 Noth Xcel Bronze and Silver State Championship

 

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2026 Level 6-10 State Championships

 

  • Level 6-10

  • March 21-22, 2026

  • Venue: Visalia Convention Center, 303 E. Acequia Avenue, Visalia

  • Host: CCGI

  • Also hosting Level 2-5 California Championship Same Weekend Same Venue

 
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2025-2026 NorCal Registration

 

  • Full Voting Membership $125 per club (Since it is now after July 31, 2025)

  • Fall Athlete Fee $15 per athlete (Since it is now after July 31, 2025)

  • USAG Spring Athlete $15 per athlete (Since is is now after December 31, 2025)

  • NGA Spring Athlete $15 per athlete (Since it is now after December 31, 2025)

 
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NCWGA (NorCal)

The Northern California Women's Gymnastics Association is an organization of gymnastics clubs that works in conjunction with various National organizations to promote and oversee gymnastics in Northern California.

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USA Gymnastics SAC/NorCal

USA Gymnastics is the governing body of gymnastics for the United States.  The State Administrative Committee (SAC)  NorCal is the committee that makes sure all rules are followed in qualifying and competitions.

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National Gymnastics Association

National Gymnastics Association (NGA) is an organization for competitive gymnastics that focuses on the grass roots levels of gymnastics.  NCWGA monitors qualification to meets and makes sure all rules are followed.

 

 

NorCal Championship Meet Rules

  • 2025-2026 Qualification State, Regional, & National Championships

  • State Qualifying Scores

    • Levels 2-10 32.00 to State

    • Levels 8-10 Individual Event Specialists 8.5 to State (3 events or less)

    • Xcel Bronze and Silver 32.00 to State

    • Xcel Gold to State 32.00

    • Xcel Platinum, Diamond, and Sapphire 32.00 to State

    • Xcel Diamond and Sapphire Individual Event Specialists 8.50 to State (3 events or less)

    • NGA All Levels 32.00 to State

  • Regional Qualifying Scores

    • No Regionals for Levels 3-5 or Xcel Bronze and Silver

    • Levels 6-10 34.00 at State

    • Level 9-10 Individual Event Specialists 9.0 at State (Level 8 IES do not go to Regionals)

    • Xcel Gold Score 36.00

    • Xcel Platinum Score 34.00

    • Xcel Diamond and Sapphire Score 33

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    • Xcel Diamond and Sapphire Individual Event Specialists 9.0 at State (9.25 if petitioning)

    • NGA All Levels 33.00 at State

  • National Qualifying

    • Level 9 Top 7 per Age Group from Regionals

    • Level 10 Top 7 per Age Group from Regionals

    • NGA All Levels 33.5 at Regionals

  • Spring Injury Petitions

  • Xcel Gold-Sapphire and DP Levels 6-10 are eligible to petition to State Championships.  For additional information, please visit https://www.norcalusag.com/forms.

  • Petition Instructions for Level Xcel Regional Championships

  • Petition Instructions for Level 6-10 Regional Championships

  • Petition Instructions for Xcel Event Specialist to Regional Championships

  • Petition Instructions for Event Specialists to Level 8, 9, & 10 Regional Championships

  • Any State meet has the potential to be a 3 day meet.

  • The last day to get a qualification score for Level 3-5 State is November 9, 2025

  • The last day to get a qualification score for Xcel Bronze/Silver State is March 8, 2026

  • The last day to get a qualification score for Level 6-10 State Gold - Diamond Xcel State is March 8, 2026

  • The Declaration Date (Drop Back Date) for the Fall, 2025 Competitive Season is November 3, 2025. Please inform Scott Slater (norcalscores@gmail.com) and Perry Siu (norcalchair@gmail.com) if you are dropping back

  • The Declaration Date (Drop Back Date) and Specialist Declaration Date for the Spring, 2026 Competitive Season is March 2, 2026. Please inform Scott Slater (norcalscores@gmail.com) and Perry Siu (norcalchair@gmail.com) if you are dropping back

  • Event Specialist Qualification to State (8-10) and Regionals (9-10)

    • Xcel Diamond and Sapphire can qualify as event specialists to State with a score of 8.50 or higher from a meet where 3 or fewer events were competed.  Please inform Scott Slater (norcalscores@gmail.com) and Perry Siu (norcalchair@gmail.com) of each event specialist.

    • Xcel Diamond and Sapphire event specialists at Regionals 9.0 at State

    • No Level 6 or Level 7 event specialists at State or Regionals

    • Level 8's, 9's and 10's can qualify as event specialists to State with a score of 8.50 or higher from a meet where 3 or fewer events were competed.  Please inform Scott Slater (norcalscores@gmail.com) and Perry Siu (norcalchair@gmail.com) of each event specialist.
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