Alabama USA Gymnastics

Here is the schedule for the 2026 Alabama Optional/Xcel State Championships in Cullman at the Omniplex on March 27-29

Alabama USA Gymnastics Members,

We’re excited to announce that our Alabama USA Gymnastics Apparel Store is officially open! 🎉

We’ve added brand new designs and fresh items that are perfect for coaches, gymnasts, and proud gym parents. Whether you're on the competition floor, in the gym, or cheering from the stands, we’ve got something for everyone.

🛍 Shop the store here:
https://store.perfectfitz.com/usa_gymnastics_alabama/shop/home

🗓 Ordering Windows
First Round (To get your items before Regionals!)
Store closes: March 21
Orders ship: April 3

Second Round
Store closes: April 30
Orders ship: May 14

Don’t miss your chance to grab the new gear and represent Alabama USA Gymnastics in style! Items are only available during these ordering windows.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

We can’t wait to see everyone wearing the new designs!

Important Dates
FEBRUARY 27 - Entry deadline for 2024 Optional/Xcel State Meet

MARCH 1 - Nominations for State Chair Election Open

MARCH 2 - Deadline for Senior Bios and Banner Photos - link to Senior Bio Form - https://forms.gle/Vebj9vfTcSDV26j5A

MARCH 9 – Regular Scratch Deadline for State Meet (5 PM)

MARCH 13 - Level/Program Declaration Date for Optional/Xcel for State Meet

MARCH 16 - Non-Qualifier Scratch Deadline for State Meet (5 PM)

APRIL 1 - Nominations for State Chair Election Closed

MAY 1-15 - Voting for State Chair Elections Open

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✨fearless, powerful, strong✨

To the girls & women who continue to push our sport forward, happy !

Our hearts and prayers go out to Paradigm Gymnastics in Ruston, Louisiana. The weight of the ice and snow collapsed their roof.

Big congratulations to Mountain Brook Gymnastics — Alabama USA Gymnastics 2025-2026 Compulsory Gym of the Year! 🏆👏 They earned the most points at the 2025 State Championships in Montgomery (Dec 5–7) — an incredible team effort. Read more about the results and top ten finishers: https://wix.to/ONXcqWb

Congratulations to Mountain Brook Gymnastics - 2025-2026 Compulsory Gym of the Year. Congratulations to Mountain Brook Gymnastics who won the Alabama USA Gymnastics 2025-2026 Compulsory Gym of the Year title at the recent 2025 Alabama USA Gymnastics State Championships in Montgomery on December 5-7.Mountain Brook accumulated the most points based on their team and all-around finishe...

It's here! Today is Day 1 of the 2025 Alabama USA Gymnastics State Championships - kicking off State Meet weekend with our Level 1, Level 2, HUGS Ruby, and HUGS Sapphire gymnasts. Safe travels and we can't wait for you to see how special Armory Athletics has made the Multiplex for State Meet 2025!

Just something you might want to share with your parents (& coaches)

The T-Ball Principle: Why Every New Gymnastics Level Requires a Reset
Every preseason, the same wave of nerves rolls through the gym.
Parents start wondering why their child who looked so confident last year suddenly seems off-balance or unsure. Coaches feel that quiet tension, too, trying to remind everyone that progress doesn’t move in a straight line.

Here’s the perspective shift that helps me every year: think T-ball.
When your child first played T-ball, nobody expected a home run the first game. The “pitcher” didn’t pitch. The ball barely left the infield. It was about learning how the game worked.

Then came coach-pitch—a big jump. Kids had to watch a real ball move toward them for the first time. The “pitcher” became a fielder. Timing mattered. Then, with kid-pitch, it reset again. The same players now had to throw strikes, track pitches, and think all at once. Each step felt messy before it started to look good.
That’s gymnastics in a nutshell.

Every time an athlete moves up a level, the game changes. The equipment looks the same, but everything about how it’s used—timing, form, pressure, rules—shifts. The basics they built before still matter, but they have to be re-applied in a new way. Expecting a gymnast to start a new level “pitching a no-hitter” is as unrealistic as expecting that first T-ball season to end in a grand slam.

FOR PARENTS:
When your gymnast is wobbling, missing connections, or hesitating, that’s not regression—it’s recalibration. They’re figuring out what works in a different league now. Try to:
• Reset your lens. Compare this to their first season ever, not their last.
• Notice effort. Judges can’t score determination, but you can celebrate it.
• Let the frustration breathe. Learning is uncomfortable by design.
• Trust the process. The struggle now builds the confidence later.

FOR COACHES:
We feel it, too. Preseason is humbling on both sides of the chalk bucket. Our job isn’t to rush the outcome—it’s to steady the climb.
Keep reminding athletes (and yourself):
• Every skill looks awkward before it looks easy.
• Confidence can’t be spotted; it’s earned through repetition.
• Calm coaching beats urgent correction every time.
• The goal isn’t perfection in November—it’s composure in March.

So this season, when the routines wobble or the vault timers feel off, remember the T-ball field. Nobody expected those kids to hit curveballs before they’d even learned to swing. They showed up, missed a few, laughed, tried again—and somewhere along the way, contact happened.

That’s exactly how gymnasts grow, too.

They don’t need a no-hitter. They just need the chance to keep stepping up to the plate

Dear Alabama Gymnastics Family,

One of our Level 2 gymnasts, Libby, was recently diagnosed with an extremely rare blood disorder that required a bone marrow transplant. While the procedure was successful, Libby still has a long road to recovery ahead of her.

As a gymnastics community, we want to rally around Libby and her family, not only to show our love and support but also to help ease some of the financial burden they are facing. We're organizing a fundraiser to assist with medical and related expenses, and to remind Libby every day that her gymnastics family is behind her every step of the way.

Each leotard is $50, and we’ll get them to you as soon as they arrive. We’ve included a flyer, a Google Form and our Venmo to make it easy for any of your gymnasts to place an order.

Our goal is to continue sharing Libby’s story and show her that the gymnastics community across the state is standing behind her with love and support.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScD22LrdokfwzA1ZZcFa8DgOrWdYWswnqMxKCiz8pieZN8MQA/viewform?usp=dialog

Thanks for your support,

Prattville YMCA Gymnastics

Congratulations to Allie Daniels from the Huntsville Gymnastics Center. Allie qualified for TOPS and was selected for the TOPS B Team. We are so proud of her hard work and the extra hours she's put into achieving this goal!