Yes, usually the instructors do the USFSA Basic Skills tests and the ISI tests up to the higher level Freestyles. (At that point, you need more than one examiner, videos, or you have to take the test at certain events.)

I agree that different coaches have different standards for these tests. Plus, group lesson students are often "judged" easier than private lesson students. The coaches assume a private lesson student is more serious and needs to master these elements since those are often the students who become competitors.

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