# Levels

> Levels define how gymnasts are categorized, scored, and ranked at your meet.

A **level** in Gym Art Meets represents a competition category - for example, "Level 5", "Xcel Gold", or "Junior Elite". Each level has its own pricing, capacity, and score settings that control how individual and team results are calculated.

## What You Can Configure Per Level

| Setting                       | What It Controls                             |
| ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| **Name & discipline**         | Level name and sport type (WAG, MAG, etc.)   |
| **Capacity & pricing**        | Max gymnasts and registration fee            |
| **Individual score settings** | Tiebreakers, vault decisions, rank method    |
| **Team score settings**       | Team size, score selection, team tiebreakers |
| **Age groups & subdivisions** | How gymnasts are grouped within this level   |

## Steps

1. [**Create a level**](https://docs.gymart.org/levels/create-a-level) - Add a new level with name, discipline, capacity, and price
2. [**Configure individual score settings**](https://docs.gymart.org/levels/individual-score-settings) - Set tiebreakers, vault decisions, and rank method
3. [**Configure team score settings**](https://docs.gymart.org/levels/team-score-settings) - Set team score count, selection method, and team tiebreakers
4. [**Understand vault score decisions**](https://docs.gymart.org/levels/vault-score-decision) - Choose between one vault, average, or best of two
5. [**Understand bump ranks on tie**](https://docs.gymart.org/levels/bump-ranks) - Choose how tied ranks are numbered
6. [**Delete a level**](https://docs.gymart.org/levels/delete-a-level) - Remove a level you no longer need

## How Levels Relate to Other Concepts

* Each level belongs to a **meet** - configure levels after [creating a meet](https://docs.gymart.org/meet-setup/create-a-meet)
* Levels define the score settings used by **competitions** (age groups + subdivisions) - see [How do competitions work?](https://docs.gymart.org/competitions/index)
* Score settings on a level are the default; individual competitions can override them
* Tiebreaker algorithms are configured per level - see [How do tiebreakers work?](https://docs.gymart.org/tiebreakers/index)

## Related

* [How do I create and configure a meet?](https://docs.gymart.org/meet-setup/index)
* [How does scoring work?](https://docs.gymart.org/scoring/index)
* [How do tiebreakers work?](https://docs.gymart.org/tiebreakers/index)
* [How do competitions, age groups, and subdivisions work?](https://docs.gymart.org/competitions/index)
* [Glossary](https://docs.gymart.org/getting-started/glossary)