NGJA National Course 20062007 edited by Ken Achiron, National Technical Secretary 2006.10.01.a

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NGJA National Course2006-2007
edited by Ken Achiron, National Technical
Secretary 2006.10.01.a
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Major Contributors / Editors

• Ken Achiron
• Review
• Dan Bachman
• Brian Meeker
• Butch Zunich

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Major Contributors / Editors

• Additional Event Review and Update
• FX Mike Cook and George Krenk
• PH Butch Zunich and Tom McNamee
• R Jim Hartung and Jim McKinney
• V Mike Juszczyk and Bruce Temple
• PB Ken Achiron and Doug Hills
• HB Dean Schott and Dave Juszczyk

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Warning !

• Information here is based on current FIG Code
  as we understand it to be, along with the latest
  interpretations.
• Most new material is highlighted.
• Some items are missing or unclear.
• Some items are very important.
• Slides updated after ntlcr0607a this year will be
  marked. See 200 (notes) for a list of updates as
  the year progresses.

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For Course Directors

• The slides marked with a check mark are
  considered of major importance and should
  definitely be included.
• Other slides may be of use particularly in a two
  day course and are of value for individual
  judges who are studying.

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Course Outline

• General Intro
• NCAA Rules
• Scoring and A-Panel Rules
• Difficulty Rules
• Element Groups / Dismount Requirements
• Presentation
• Event Specifics in Olympic Order

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General Information

• This course will concentrate on the rules and
  skills necessary to judge on the national level.
• There are additional areas of the code that
  judges studying for international courses should
  also focus on during their preparation

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General InformationAdditional areas of concern

• Ch 1 - Purpose / Goal of the Code of Points
• Ch 2 - Regulations Gymnasts, Coaches, Judges
• Ch 3 - The Organization of the Apparatus Jury
• Ch 13 - Additional Explanations Interpretations

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General InformationPhilosophy of the rules

• Article 20 Instructions for the Gymnast
• 1. The gymnast must include in his exercise only
  elements that he can perform with complete safety
  and with a high degree of aesthetic and technical
  mastery. The responsibility for his safety rests
  entirely with him. The B-Jury is required to
  deduct very rigorously for any aesthetic and
  technical errors.

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General InformationPhilosophy of the rules

• Article 20 Instructions for the Gymnast
• The gymnast must never attempt to increase the
  difficulty or the Start Value at the expense of
  aesthetic and technical execution.

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NCAA Rules for 2006 2007

• NCAA Competition will preserve the 10.0
• Difficulty Connection Bonus 3.5 max (9
  Best elements dismount)
• Element Groups (0.5 each) 2.5
• Execution 4.0
• Start Value 10.0
• (Stick Bonus) Stuck D or greater 0.1

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NCAA Rules for 2006 2007

• Additional Modifications
• Judges will evaluate both A and B.
• Use traditional two judge panel ranges.
• Dark pants in all colors will be ok.
• No time limits on FX.

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NCAA Rules for 2006 2007

• Additional Modifications
• FIG Rules for execution will be used, however
  except for vault, a fall is 0.5.
• If an A part is the only skill in an element
  group, it must be selected, then select the other
  best skills to fill out the 10 skills.

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NCAA Rules 2006 2007 Vault

• Vault No zero for landing seat first.
• Vault numbers will be flashed or a pre-comp form
  will be utilized.
• Vault (Only) a fall will be deducted 0.8

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NCAA Rules 2006 2007 Score Ranges

• 9.5 10.0 .1
• 9.0 9.45 .2
• 8.0 8.95 .3
• 6.0 7.95 .5
• 0.0 5.95 .8

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NGJA National Course2006-2007

• National International Rules

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Organization

• FIG A and B Panel Scoring
• A Panel sets the Start Value
• B Panel presentation deductions
• B Panel Range
• 0.1 for deductions of 0.00 0.40
• 0.2 for deductions of 0.40 0.60
• 0.3 for deductions of 0.60 1.00
• 0.4 for deductions of 1.00 1.50
• 0.5 for deductions of 1.50 2.00
• 0.6 for deductions of gt 2.00

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Organization

• On all apparatus will be two separate scores, A
  and B.
• The A-jury sets the A score (content)
• The B-jury sets the B score, (exercise
  presentation).
• A score content will include by addition
• Difficulty value of 10 elements
• The Connections Value, (special rules on
  different events),
• Element Group Requirements Value,
• B score, starting from 10.0, deductions in
  tenths of a point
• B Score deductions for presentation subtracted
  from 10.0
• The Final Score A Score B Score
• The highest and the lowest sums of execution
  errors are eliminated.

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Apparatus jury

• A Panel 2 Judges
• A-1 Responsible of the Apparatus Jury
• A-1 is appointed by FIG-MTC
• B Panel 6 judges
• Supplementary
• 2 line judges, timer at FX
• Scoring assistants
• Requires size and composition same all sessions.

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Duties of the A1

• He is both coordinator and member of the A-jury.
• Record any A score violations.
• Submits
• agreed upon A score or informs Chair of
  Superior Jury if the A-judges cant agree on the
  A score.
• at the end of competition, report to Chair of S.
  Jury citing problems, violations, or ambiguities
  w names of the respective gymnasts.
• Submits a written report of the content of all
  exercises to the President of the MTC in one of
  the official FIG languages within 2 months of
  the competition.

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Duties of A1 and A2

• To evaluate the content of the exercise. This
  task includes
• Determining the value of elements and
  connections.
• Calculating
• the difficulty value of the best 10 elements,
  dismount incl.
• connections value, based on special rules for
  each event.
• the number and value of executed Element Groups
• the correct A score, by adding these factors.
• Evaluate all aspects of the A score as outlined
  in Chapter 3.
• A-Jury work independently but may consult each
  other.
• They are obligated to faultlessly record the
  exercise content.
• To fulfill the responsibilities as outlined in
  Article 6.

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B - Jury

• Each judge of the B-jury
• will judge the exercise and determine the sum of
  the technical compositional and positional errors
  (deductions) independently and without consulting
  the other judges.
• B-Jury, must calculate and submit or display his
  deductions within ten seconds of the completion
  of the exercise.
• The B-Jury will evaluate all aspects of the
  Exercise Presentation in accordance with the
  regulations outlined in Chapters 6 through 12.
• To fulfill the responsibilities as outlined in
  Art. 6.

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Basis For Scoring

• A Panel
• Difficulty of the 9 best elements dismount
• Connections Value
• Element Groups Requirements
• B Panel
• Presentation (starting from 10.0)
• Aesthetic and Execution errors
• Technical and Compositional errors
• Total Score A Score B Score

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Difficulty Values

• Values
• A Panel will count the 9 best skills the
  dismount for a total of 10 skills. The dismount
  is always counted first.
• Repeated skills may not be counted.

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Difficulty Values

• Extent possible only single elements listed in
  the Code.
• Unlisted Elements must be submitted for a rating
  to the Chair of the Superior Jury 24 hours before
  competition.
• An element (or with same Code ID Number) may be
  repeated but may not contribute towards the A
  score. Pommels and Rings have additional rules.
• Elements no longer listed in the Code
• usually not permitted or fall below the value of
  A.

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Selecting 10 SkillsDifficulty Values

• Count the dismount first. On FX the skill also
  counts toward the total in its original group.
• Count the next nine best skills.
• No more than 4 from an element group.
• If there are enough other skills, choose to the
  gymnasts benefit.
• If there are exactly 10 or fewer, you must go
  back and count chronologically and drop the fifth
  skill in the group, even if it is a higher value.

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Bonus

• Difficulty Bonus no longer exists
• Only certain events will have connection (see
  later information)

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Element Groups Dismounts

• Each event has 4 element groups (I,II,III, and
  IV) and except for FX, also a dismount group.
• Must include at least one element from Groups
  I,II,III, and IV.
• Each El. Group Req. met 0.5 (A-Jury)
• Dismount must be at least a D on all events.

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Element Groups Dismounts

• Dismount must be at least a D value all events.
• Completing dismount req., A-Panel will award
• A or B Dismount (not acceptable) - 0.0
• C Dismount 0.3
• D Dismount 0.5
• No dismount / non-recognized dismount
• non recognition no value for dismt
  group.

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Non-Recognized Dismounts

• A dismount that pushes off the feet (except on
  Floor Exercise).
• An exercise finished without a dismount.
• An exercise finished with a partially shown or
  incomplete dismount.
• A dismount that does not land on the feet
  (including roll elements on FX)
• A dismount that intentionally lands sideways.

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Missed Dismounts I

• If a fall takes place on the dismount
• (without landing feet first and without showing
  any control)
• 0.8 for fall
• No Recognition of the element
• Element Group not fulfilled.
• (The dismt must land on feet prior to fall).

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Missed Dismounts II

• If a fall or large deduction takes place on the
  dismount
• (After showing a landing on the feet first)
• 0.8 for fall or 0.5 for a large deduction
• Recognition of the element
• Credit for the Dismount.
• Dismounts must land feet first prior to fall.

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Missed Dismounts III

• A missed dismount may not be repeated.

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Connection Bonus Points

• A-Panel awards for special connections.
• Special connections as particularly described on
  specific apparatus.
• Connection Points are awarded only for directly
  connected recognized high valued elements
  performed without a large error.

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A Panel Responsibilities

• Evaluate Difficulty 9 highest value skills
  dismt
• Award completion of Element Groups
• Award Dismount element Group
• Evaluate for Connection Bonus
• No deduction for repetition (3x in a row)
• Non-Recognition of elements
• In local competitions A Jury also does neutral
  deductions (FIG Chair takes from final score)
• Prohibited elements such as
• (unlisted straddled strength, etc.)

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Skills Definitions

• Each element is defined to the perfect end
  position or as being performed with perfection
  (F.I.G.).
• In all cases, the A-Jury is to make decisions
  based on gymnastics sense and to decide in the
  interests of the sport of gymnastics. In cases of
  doubt, the benefit of that doubt must be given to
  the gymnast (F.I.G.).

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Non Recognition I

• An element that is not recognized by the A-Jury
  will receive no value and will not be eligible
  for Element Group award or bonus points.
• A legitimate dismount that does not have its
  difficulty recognized for performance reasons
  will receive no credit for the Dismount
  requirement.

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Non Recognition II

• An element is completed with a large error or
  fall.
• Repeated elements
• Assistance by spotter in completion of the skill.
• Pushing off with feet first dismount (except FX)
• Interrupted turns to handstand.
• Swings to handstand gt45 away from the HS.
• Twisting over/under by 90 (may lead to
  re-evaluation of skill).
• So poorly done as to be non-recognizable

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Non Recognition III Falls

• When the gymnast falls on or from the apparatus
  during an element, or alters, or interrupts it in
  some other manner.
• When the gymnast falls on or from the apparatus
  during an element without having reached an end
  position that permits continuation with at least
  a swing
• (i.e. a distinct hang phase on horizontal bar
• or a distinct support phase on pommel horse
• or that otherwise fails to display a momentary
  control of the element during landing or re-grasp.

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Non-Recognition - IV - Strength

• Straddled strength when not listed.
• Strength hold significantly bent arms.
• Holding less than 1 sec. on required holds.
• Press or pull out from strength hold not
  recognized for any reason.
• Strength holds gt 45
• Guide Inv. Cross head entirely above Rings.
• Guide Cross with arm pits entirely above rings.

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Non-Recognition V Events

• ALL A fifth skill in an Element Group.
• FX skill performed entirely outside the area.
• FX More than 2 acrobatic roll-out or front
  support finishing elements. and Unlisted
  acrobatic roll-out skills.
• PH skew more than 45.
• SR element controlled by feet on cables.
• VT Invalid vault
• VT Repeating 1st vault group in Qualification or
  Finals.
• HB element from the feet on the bar
• HB More than 2x through lower vertical in 1-arm
  hang.

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Final Score DeductionsBehavior Deductions 0.3

• Non-permitted spotter
• Improper attire
• Not acknowledging before/after
• Over 30 sec. before starting
• Remounting the podium after
• Coach speaking w gymnast during
• Other undisciplined/abusive
• Over 30 sec. after fall exercise over (no
  additional deduction)

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Final Score DeductionsApparatus Violations 0.5

• (Vault) Over 25 meter run 0.5
• No vault board safety collar
• on Round Off Entry zero score
• Illegal board placement (PB) 0.5
• Illegal Mat situation 0.5
• Move supplementary mat during exercise 0.5
• Raising apparatus w/o permission 0.5

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Other Individual Violations

• Absent from comp. area w/o permission
  disqualification
• Absent from Victory Ceremony
• Result and Final Score annulled
• Performing without signal or green light zero
  score

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Team Violations

• Team gymnast(s) compete in wrong order on an
  apparatus 0.8
• (Gymnast also receives 0.0 score by Chair of
  Superior Jury)
• Team attire in team competition 0.8
• Other undisciplined or abusive behavior by
  coach 0.8
• (and possible removal) by C of SJ)
• Second occurrence 0.8 and removal of gymnast.

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Repetition Rules

• No repetition of elements.
• Repeated elements may not count towards the start
  value but are still evaluated for presentation
  (connecting skills like giants, etc., may be done
  2x in succession w/o deduction).
• No longer deduct for 3x in a row.
• Rings final strength hold position may be shown
  at most twice.

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B Jury Responsibilities

• The B - Jury evaluation
• Aesthetics,
• Execution,
• Technical performance,
• Composition (construction)
• Elements must be performed with perfection and to
  perfect end positions.

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B Jury Responsibilities

• B- Jury judges are obligated to deduct equally
  severely for any error of the same magnitude
  regardless of the difficulty of the element or
  the connection.
• The same deduction is applied each time for the
  same severity of bending, whether it be the arms,
  legs, or the body.

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Presentation

• Skills are defined to the perfect ending
  position, which is often a handstand.
• Judges are asked to pay close attention to
• Body Positions, extension
• Angles
• Length of hold positions
• Landings
• Form

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Presentation - I

• Small error 0.1
• (Minor or slight deviation / adjustments)
• Slight bending
• Medium error 0.3
• (Distinct or significant deviation / adjustments)
• Strong Bending
• Large error 0.5
• (Major or severe deviation / adjustments)
• Extreme Bending
• Full intermediate swing
• Fall 0.8
• Any assistance (spot) that contributes

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Presentation - II

• Deviation During Holds
• Small error - up to 15 0.1
• Medium error - 16 to 30 0.3
• Large error - gt 30 0.5
• gt 45 0.5 non-recognition

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Presentation - III

• A press from a static strength element that did
  not have its difficulty recognized for any reason
  will also not have its difficulty recognized.
• If a preceding strength hold is deducted for
  poor technical position, then a press from that
  position will receive the same deduction, up to
  0.5. (Does not apply to poor L-seats.)

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Presentation IVTechnically correct end
positions

• Perfect ending positions
• Handstands swing to or through
• Pommels perfect cross or side support
• Certain Strength - horizontal support

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Presentation - V

• Deviation During Swing to HS or other endings in
  strength positions
• Up to 15 0.0
• Small error - 16 to 30 0.1
• Medium error- 31 to 45 0.3
• Large error Over 45 0.5 non-recognition
• (Also for over 90 on twists)
• See also Additional Rules for swing to strength
  Rings There is no window you must be there!

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Presentation VISwing to strength - Rings

• During swings to a hold position, the shoulders
  may not rise above the final hold position.
• If the shoulders rise above the final hold
  position, the deduction is
• Small error - up to 15 0.1
• Medium error - 16 to 30 0.3
• Large error - gt 30 0.5
• gt 45 0.5 non-recognition

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Presentation - VII

• Duration of hold parts - 2 sec.
• held betw 1 - 2 seconds (small) 0.1
• held one second (medium) 0.3
• held lt 1 sec. (large) 0.5 non-rec

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Presentation - VIII

• Intermediate Swings and Layaways
• Layaways 0.3
• 1/2 intermediate swing 0.3
• full intermediate swing 0.5
• Incomplete twists
• up to 30 0.1
• 0.31 to 60 0.3
• 61 to 90 0.5

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Presentation - IX

• Lack of height or amplitude in
• salto or flight elements 0.1, 0.3
• Additional extra hand support 0.1
• Assistance by the spotter 0.8 non
  recognition of difficulty
• Strength w swing / vice versa 0.1, 0.3, 0.5
• Other technical errors 0.1, 0.3, 0.5

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Presentation X

• Non-distinct positions 0.1, 0.3, 0.5
• Adjust or correct hand or
• grip position each time 0.1
• Bent arms, legs / legs apart 0.1, 0.3, 0.5
• Poor posture / position or postural
• corrections to end position 0.1, 0.3, 0.5
• Salto w legs apart
• less than shoulder width 0.1
• more than shoulder width 0.3

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Presentation XI

• Atypical (Gratuitous) Straddling (med0.3)
• Other aesthetic errors 0.1, 0.3, 0.5
• Walking in HS per step-no limit 0.1 each
• Interrupt upward move 0.1, 0.3, 0.5
• Two or more attempts to hold 0.3, 0.5
• Unsteadiness or Fall from HS
• Swing or big disturbance 0.3
• Fall over 0.5

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Presentation XII

• Touching apparatus or floor 0.1, 0.3
• Hitting apparatus or floor 0.5
• Interruption of exercise
• without fall 0.5
• Assistance by spotter 0.8
• Spotter touches (no assistance) 0.3

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Landings I

• Lack of extension for landing 0.1, 0.3
• Legs apart on landing lt shoulder width 0.1
  gt shoulder width 0.3
• Unsteadiness, minor adjustment
• of feet, or excessive arm swings
• on landing 0.1

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Landings II

• Landing Loss of balance during any landing
• Slight unsteadiness 0.1
• small steps or hops 0.1 each,
• large step or hops 0.3
• touch mat 1 or 2 hands 0.3
• support w 1 or 2 hands 0.5
• Fall during landing 0.8 and no bonus
• Fall during any landing without
• feet contacting mat first 0.8
  non-recognition

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Body Positions

• Tuck
• Pike
• Stretched

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Body PositionsTuck

• Perfect tuck is with knee bend and hip flexion of
  90.
• Knee bend of less than 90 or a hip flexion of
  less than 90 are errors.

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Body PositionsPike

• Perfect pike is straight knees and hip flexion of
  gt90.
• Hip flexion of lt 90 is an error.
• Knee flexion gt 45 at any time tuck.

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Body PositionsStretched

• Stretched perfectly straight for static,
  slightly bent for swing.
• Hip flexion gt45 at any time Pike.
• Stretched with backward knee flexion of 90 is
  stretched, but with large error and non
  recognition.

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Marks Review (Inquiries) I

• Inquiries for the difficulty (A) scores are
  allowed, provided that they are
• Made verbally by the coach to the A1
• immediately after the publication of the score
• Or at the very latest
• Prior to end of the exercise of the next gymnast.
• Late inquiries will be rejected.
• A federation is not allowed to complain against a
  gymnast from another federation.
• Inquiries for B scores are not allowed.

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Marks Review I I

• Video review with A Jury if there are still
  differences of opinions (after oral)
• Inquiry confirmed in writing by the coach (or nat
  fed official) to Chair of SJury within a few
  minutes,
• but not later than the next rotation is started
  or,
• at the last apparatus, before official results of
  the rotation has been signed out.
• National Federation must agree to payment of
• o USD 300.- for the first complaint
• o USD 500.- for the second complaint and
• o USD 1000. - for the third and subsequent
  complaints.

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Marks Review New I I I

• Inquiry sustained? This sum will be reimbursed.
• Denied? Sum transferred to the FIG Foundation.
• A final decision by Sup Jury (which may not be
  appealed) must be taken at the very latest
• At the end of the rotation
• for qualifying competitions,
• the all-around and Team (finals) competitions
• before showing the score of the next gymnast in
  finals.

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Marks Review New I V

• In the days following a competition, a global
  video analysis will be carried out by the
  respective TCs, and in case the mistakes are
  established, the guilty judges will be punished
  accordingly.

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Floor ExerciseElement Groups

• I Non Acrobatic Elements
• II Acrobatic forward
• III Acrobatic backward
• IV Sideward acrobatic elements or bwd. jumps w.
  1/2 t. to saltos fwd orfwd. jumps w. 1/2 t. to
  saltos bwd.
• Dismount cannot be Group I.

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Floor Exercise - Connecting Saltos

• There is no longer Value Raising.
• Connected saltos retain their values.
• Acrobatic Elements only, can be connected
• Connection Bonus between acrobatic elements
• A (saltos only) E or F 0.10
• B D or E or F 0.10
• C C or D 0.10
• C E or F 0.20
• D D or E or F 0.20

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Floor Exercise

• No Minimum Time 70 sec MAX
• Dismount must be to a stand with feet together
  no roll outs.
• Pauses of 2 sec betw tumbling not allowed.
• Element / series must finish with control.
• A press to handstand on floor must be held only
  if it is expected or needed for difficulty or
  requirements, but the onus is on the gymnast to
  show his intention clearly.

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Floor Exercise Roll out skills I

• Diving / salto elements that roll must show a
  momentary support of both hands.
• They may not be performed w/o hand support or
  with contact only on the back of the hands.

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Floor Exercise Roll out skills II

• Maximum of two acrobatic elements (Group II, III,
  IV) finishing with a roll out or in front support
  position are permitted.
• All such elements above are listed in the
  Difficulty Tables.
• For safety reasons, no new such elements are
  permitted.

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Floor Exercise More on Difficulty

• Skills, including dismounts, initiated and
  performed totally outside the area
• Non-recognition, do not count in start value,
• Still evaluated by the B-Jury.
• 3/2 salto elements with reception by and then
  spring from the hands are not permitted.

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Floor Exercise More on Difficulty

• Circle and flair elements have the same value and
  identification number (unless indicated).
• Wende swings w. legs apart not permitted.
• Strength holds w. straddled legs not permitted.
• Exceptions are L-sits with hands between the legs
  and straddled Japanese handstands.

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FX B Panel I

• Insufficient height acro 0.1, 0.3
• Lack of flexibility 0.1, 0.3
• Less than 4 corners 0.3
• Rolling dives w/o support
• Using back on hands 0.3
• Without support 0.5
• Pause 2 sec before acro 0.1
• Uncontrolled landings in transitions 0.1, 0.3,
  0.8(Fall)
• Simple steps in transitions to corners 0.1

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FX Deduct from final score I

• C of Sup Jury takes these from Final Score
• Touching 1 foot or 1 hand 0.1
• Touching 2 parts 0.3
• Landing directly outside 0.5
• Begin Land outside no value
• Steps needed to return inside no deduction
• Step on the line is okay, over the line, no.

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FX Deduct from final score I I

• Exercise over 70 seconds
• 2 seconds 0.1
• gt 2 seconds up to 5 seconds 0.3
• gt 5 seconds 0.5

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Floor Exercise - Difficulty

• Selected
• Skill Evaluations
• Of Note

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Floor ExerciseNew Skills

• From Manna (2 sec.), turn over (dislocation)
  through handstand C
• From Manna (2 sec.), turn over (dislocation) to
  handstand (2 sec.) D
• (FIG MTC Newletter 20, Sept. 2006)

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Floor ExerciseClarifications - FIG

• Simple steps or transitions to arrive to the
  corner deduction 0.10 p each time To get no
  deduction, the transition must be a real
  gymnastic movement or if it is a
• simple step, it must include a turn of
  minimum180
• Landing directly outside the floor area
  deduction 0.50
• This deduction will be taken if the gymnast lands
  with both feet outside ( it is not necessary that
  both feet are landing totally outside )
• (FIG MTC Newletter 20, Sept 2006)

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Floor ExerciseGroup I Non-acrobatic Elements

• Fedorchenko
• 360 A
• 720 B
• 1080 C
• Gogaladze C
• Flair 1/1 spindle HS to circle / flair D

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Floor ExerciseGroup II - acrobatic elements fwd

• Front Salto tuck or Pike A
• Front Salto stretched B
• Front Salto 1/1 twist C
• Salto forward with 5/2 twists E
• Salto forward with 3/1 twists F
• Van Roon (3/2 salto w 1/1 tw) D

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Floor ExerciseGroup III - acrobatic elements bwd

• Back salto tuck or pike A
• Back Salto stretched B
• Tempo Salto backward B
• Salto backwards with 7/2 t. E
• Double salto bwd. w. 2/1 or 5/2 t E
• Triple twisting double back tucked F
• Salto backwards with 4/1 t. F
• 2/1 tw in stre pike out (Kolyvanov) F

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Floor Exercise Group IV Sideward acrobatic
elements or Bwd. jumps w. 1/2 t. to saltos fwd
orFwd. jumps w. 1/2 t. to saltos bwd.

• Arabian double piked E
• Arabian Double Stretched (Tamayo) F
• Jump fwd w. ½ t. - salto bwd B
• Jump fwd w. ½ t. - dbl salto bwd t / p D
• Aerial Cartwheel, tuck side salto A
• Side salto Stretched B
• Arabian salto tucked B

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Floor Exercise - Connecting Saltos

• There is no longer Value Raising.
• Connected saltos retain their values.
• Acrobatic Elements only, can be connected
• Connection Bonus between acrobatic elements
• A (saltos only) E or F 0.10
• B D or E or F 0.10
• C C or D 0.10
• C E or F 0.20
• D D or E or F 0.20

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Pommel HorseElement Groups

• I. Single leg work
• II. Circles, spindles, handstands
• III. Side and cross Travels
• IV. Kehres and Wendeswings
• V. Dismounts

91
Pommel Horse A Score(unless otherwise
indicated)

• All Circle skills begin end in Front Support.
• Value / ID for circle v. flair same
• (exception 1/1 spindles in side support)
• Value / ID for leather v. pommel same
• All 3/3 travels same value except
• step across or hop across (1-2-4-5 and 3/3 hop)
• Max of 2 cross travels (3/3) allowed
• Side travels are all same value except
  hop,spindle
• All ½ turns same value (czech, swiss, etc)

92
Pommel Horse B Score I
93
Pommel Horse B Score II
94
Pommel Horse - Cross Travels

• All 3/3 cross travels are values at D except
• L-P-P-L C and 3/3 hop travel E
• Only two 3/3 cross travels are allowed.
• (L-P-L-P-L L-L-L L-P- far L)
• (1-2-3-4-5 1-3-5 1-2-5)
• 1 hand or 2 hand support same travel.

95
Pommel Horse A Panel

• All side support travels have the same value
  (Example of exceptions hop travels, spindle
  travels).
• All ½ turns (Czech, Stöcklis, fwd. and bwd.,
  Swiss hops, and) have the same value (Example of
  exceptions spindles in cross support and kehres).

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Pommel Horse HS Values

• HS from circle HS from flair
• (during or dismount).
• HS, including Dismounts increase
• 1 letter for Stockli fwd/back or rev Stockli
• 1 letter for 360 or greater turn in HS
• 1 letter for 3/3 travel
• ( must initiate w/ one hand on end and have
  support on each end)
• 1 letter for continuing in circle or flair

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Pommel Horse Dismounts

• Dismounts must
• cross the body of the horse.
• land cross stand facing on long axis of the horse
• must land adjacent to the last hand support.
• Dismounts through a HS must
• pass over the body of the horse or
• turn 270º if started in side support or
• turn 360º if begun in cross support.
• Unless otherwise indicated
• Multiple skills to a HS dismt. does not increase
  dismt. value.
• Only the last element becomes part of the
  dismount.
• For ex, a 2 DSB to HS is DSB DSB to HS

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Pommel Horse Where do Skills End ?

• Each element is defined as occurring within one
  structure group
• A hop element ends at the completion of the hop
  or series of hops.
• Circle / Flair element ends when it changes to
  the other.
• Spindles end when the spindle action stops.
• Front support (wendeswing) ends when wende action
  ends.
• Cross Travels end when the travel action or cross
  support is interrupted by a circle or other
  action.

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Pommel HorseFlops - I

• All Flops start from front support. Flops are
  Group IV.
• Flops are sequences of Stocklis (S) Pommel
  Loops (L) which can be combined to create skills
  of D or higher value.
• A gymnast can do either stocklis or pommel loops
  in a flop sequence, but cannot perform 3
  consecutive stocklis or 3 consecutive pommel
  loops.

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Pommel HorseFlops II

• You must do at least 3 flops to get credit for
  combined skills
• Only 1 flop sequence (DSB Pommel loops) is
  allowed
• 3 flops on the pommel D, flaired E
• 4 flops on the pommel E, flaired F

101
Pommel Horse Flops III

• Pommel loops and/or Stockli A or B may be
  combined with Russian wende swings (can be D, E
  or F).
• The flops can precede or follow the Russian wende
  swings, but if there are two flops they must
  appear together. The flops can appear as 2
  circles, 2 DSB, or 1 circle and 1 DSB.
• SSLL-SSR36 EE
• Only one of these combined sequences may be used
  for value.

102
Pommel Horse Flops IV

• To perform the two types of combined elements one
  after the other the gymnast may not show the same
  element 3x in succession.
• Step Up ¼ turn direct Stockli B
• DSB finishes in side support frontways on one
  pommel
• No other double elements credited for value. Ex
  DSBDSB 1DSB non-rec.

103
Pommel Horse FlopsRussians
104
Pommel Horse Flops Review

• A gymnast can do only 1 sequence of flops and 1
  combined sequence of flops and Russians in a
  single routine.
• To perform both consecutively, you cannot do an
  element 3x in a row.
• Flops can only fulfill the group IV requirement
• No other combined elements for value.

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Pommel Horse Flops V Stockli Rules

• Stocklis are always counted from front support to
  front support.
• A skill is a Stockli if it includes a 1/2 turn
  from front support to front support.
• The exception to this is for a longitudinal
  travel to the pommel finishing with a 1/4 turn to
  front support. This is also a Stockli.

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Pommel Horse Flops VIPommel Loop Rules

• Pommel loops All start from front support
• Three possibilities
• Front sup sidew 1/4 t. PL - Front sup crossw
• Front sup crossw PL to 1/4 t. - Front sup sidew
• Front sup crossw PL - Front sup crossw

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Pommel Horse Flops VII Combining Flops

• It is impossible to do a single pommel loop
  between 2 stocklis.
• In order to successfully complete 2 pommel loops
  between 2 stocklis (SLLS) the 2 pommel loops each
  include a 1/4 turn (S - 1/4t. Loop Loop 1/4t. -
  S)

108
Pommel Horse Counting Hand Placements

• Because all circle skills start from front
  support
• Leg cut fwd to rear support to pick up circles
  will need 4 hand placements after the leg passes
  fwd in order to complete 1 full circle for an A
  skill.
• Leg cut bwd to front support and pick up into
  circles will take only 3 hand placements to earn
  one A circle.

109
Pommel Horse Counting Hand PlacementsCircle
sideways on the Leather

• For B value 1 Circle sideways on the leather
  (hands outside the pommels)
• Must have 3 hand placements on the leather
  (starting in front support).

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Pommel Horse - Spindles

• Any 1/2 spindle in side support B
• Any 1/2 spindle on end in cross support B
• All 1/1 spindles, cross or side support, legs
  together or flair, in one or two circles D

111
Pommel Horse Russians

• 270 A
• 360- 540 B
• 720- 900 C
• 1080 D
• on 1 pommel upgrades one letter

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Pommel HorseClarifications FIGHandstand
Dismounts

• A dismount which starts and ends at the same part
  of the horse must cross the horse (pass over the
  body of the horse). It can be executed with or
  without turns.
• A dismount which starts on one end, followed by a
  travel, can be finished on the same side of the
  body of the horse, in side position, face outside
  (without passing over the body of the horse).
• Also for a dismount which includes full travel,
  and full turn, it is not necessary to pass over
  the body of the horse.
• (FIG MTC Newletter 20, Sept 2006)

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Pommel Horse Difficulty

• Selected
• Skill Evaluations
• Of Note

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Pommel Horse - DifficultySelected New Evaluations

• Li Ning Scissor (thru HS to straddle) D
• Bryan Scissor (thru HS w. pirouette) D
• From circle rear hop travel to circle B
• 3/3 Cross support travel w. hop (Driggs) E

115
RingsElement Groups

• I. Kip and swing elements
• II. Swing to handstands
• III. Swing to strength holds
• IV. Strength and hold elements
• V. Dismounts

116
RingsGeneral Principles - I

• Connection ONLY for strength to strength with
  only ascending connection. (See following page on
  connection bonus)
• Same final strength hold position may be shown at
  most 2x no matter how position was reached.
• Even though the final strength hold position may
  be shown twice, a repeated element (same box) not
  given credit.
• No Crossing of the ropes allowed.

117
Rings Connection Bonus

• Connection bonus is available only for directly
  connected strength elements that have been
  recognized and are of sufficient difficulty and
  that include ONLY an ascending phase
• From swallow (if E) (2s) to Nakayama (2s) E and
  D (never connection)
• From swallow (if E) (2s) and press to inverted
  cross (E) will be given connection as EE.

118
Rings Connection Bonus

• For ascending strength to strength only
• D D or D E 0.1
• E E or E F 0.2
• Without a large error

119
RingsGeneral Principles - II

• The coach is not permitted to give the gymnast an
  initial swing.
• Layaways, back swings in support not to value
  part are deducted by the B-Jury (medium).
• Hold positions must be reached directly, with
  straight arms, w/o need or postural corrections.
  All holds minimum 2 sec.
• Swing, Strength, hold approximately equal.
• A false grip (overgrip) on strength parts is a
  deduction (-0.1) (B-Jury).

120
Rings Swing to Strength

• During all swing to strength hold elements, the
  shoulders may not rise above the level of the
  final hold position.
• Any deviation will result in the normal
  deductions by the B-jury and, may lead to
  non-recognition by the A-jury or to recognition
  as two elements.

121
Presentation - V

• Deviation During Swing to HS
• Up to 15 0.0
• Small error - 16 to 30 0.1
• Medium error- 31 to 45 0.3
• Large error Over 45 0.5 non-recognition
• (Also for over 90 on twists)
• See also Additional Rules for swing to strength -
  Rings

122
Presentation VISwing to strength - Rings

• During swings to a hold position, the shoulders
  may not rise above the final hold position.
• If the shoulders rise above the final hold
  position, the deduction is
• Small error - up to 15 0.1
• Medium error - 16 to 30 0.3
• Large error - gt 30 0.5
• gt 45 0.5 non-recognition

123
RingsGeneral Principles - III

• Presses are recognized only if the beginning
  strength or hold part was recognized and the end
  position is held at least 1 sec.
• Straight arms must be used whenever the nature of
  the element permits them.
• (If the arm bend is greater than 45, then the
  felge to handstand is not recognized.)

124
RingsGeneral Principles - IV

• Example of Deductions
• Felge to inverted cross
• Entry at 35 above horizontal
• Lowers to inv. cross 10 above horiz.
• Deduct 0.5 entry too high,
• Deduct 0.1 for position on the hold.

125
RingsGeneral Principles - V

• Everything is a Planche unless it is a Maltese!
• A Maltese is recognized as such when the
  shoulders and hips are at the level of the rings.
  Anything higher is recognized as a planche.
• The correct arm position on a Maltese is with the
  hands flat to the ground. If the hands are turned
  in, there is a deduction. If the body is resting
  on the arms, there is non recognition.

126
Rings B PanelSpecific Deductions

• Legs apart / poor execution during lift to Rings
  0.3
• Pre-swing before start of exercise 0.3
• Coach gives gymnast an initial swing 0.1
• False grip (over grip) each time 0.1
• Bent arms in swing to strength hold 0.1, 0.3,
  0.5
• Bent arms to establish hold position 0.1, 0.3,
  0.5
• Support/balance w. feet/legs on cables
  0.5NR
• Touching cables or straps (any) 0.1, 0.3
• Layaway on the back swing 0.3

127
Rings B PanelSpecific Deductions

• Fall from handstand 0.5 NR
• Excessive Swinging of the cables
• During 1 element 0.1
• During many elements 0.3
• During most of the exercise 0.5
• Crossing cables during any skill 0.3 (B
  Panel)

128
Rings B Panel DeductionsHold parts - Review

• Duration of hold parts - 2 sec.
• held between 1 and 2 seconds 0.1
• held one second 0.3
• held lt 1 sec. 0.5 non recognition
• If a skill is not recognized a press from that
  non-recognized skill also cannot be recognized.

129
Rings Difficulty

• Selected
• Skill Evaluations
• Of Note

130
RingsNew Skills

• Honma piked direct to swallow (without any
  support phase) F
• Guczogy piked to Li Ning hang D
• Dismount salto fwd. piked or stretched with 2/1
  turn D
• (FIG MTC Newletter 20, Sept 2006)

131
Rings - DifficultySelected Evaluations

• I. Yamawaki tucked C
• I. Yamawaki piked (Jonasson) D
• I. Yamawaki stretched E
• II. Back kip to HS (with swing) B
• III. Front uprise direct to inv cross piked w.
  straight arms D
• III. Front uprise direct to inv cross stretched
  w. straight arms E

132
Rings - DifficultySelected Evaluations

• III. Front Uprise V-seat B
• III. Li Ning 2 to swallow (Tampakos) E
• III. Felge to Planche Straddled C
• III. Back uprise to Planche Straddled C
• III. Honma piked direct to inv cross E
• III. Kip to V-seat B
• III. Kip backw to Planche straddled C
• III. Kip swing to inv cross piked, str arms, no
  support phase D, w. straight body E

133
Rings - DifficultySelected Evaluations

• IV. Felge Backward stretched to HS B
• IV. Inverted swallow (Victorian) E
• IV. Felge back slowly to maltese F
• IV. Inv CrossInv HangMaltese (Jovchev) E
• IV. Pull w. str arms thru front lever swallow
  E
• (Bhavsar)

134
Vaulting

• Vaulting is Quick!
• Start Value
• Maximum Run 25 meters
• Preflight execution up to support w. 1 or 2
  hands
• 2nd Flight phase pushing off until the landing
• Body position
• Technical execution
• Landing (including axis)

135
Vaulting

• Comp I, II, IV One vault except those in Comp I
  who wish to qualify for Vault Finals must do
• Two vaults from different groups with different
  2nd flight phases
• 1st Vault to count towards team and AA.
• 2nd vault averaged w 1st to qualify for Finals.
• Two vaults - same rules in Vault finals.

136
Vaulting - FIG

• Runway 25 meters
• Must have a block across runway at end
• RO Entry vaults require safety collar around
  board
• Axis zone 100 cm at near end of table
• Axis zone widens to 150 cm end of mat
• Distance not listed currently.

137
Vaulting - FIG

• Salto vaults must display a distinct opening
  phase in preparation for landing.
• A landing that is not prepared is a sign of an
  error in technique and will usually result in a
  technical execution deduction as well as a
  landing deduction.

138
Vaulting FIGMarking the mats

• The taped lines marking the landing zone must be
  placed in the safe landing area. Landing on the
  tape is still good.
• The mat containing the marked landing zone for
  alignment must be securely fastened so that it
  cannot shift during competition.

139
VaultingElement Groups

• I. Direct Vaults
• II. Full turns in preflight
• III. Front handsprings
• IV. Tsuks, Kasamatsus
• V. Round-off entry vaults

140
Vault Zero Vaults - I

• Steps on to the springboard and/or touches the
  horse w/o vaulting.
• Approach interrupted and the gymnast returns for
  a second attempt.
• Vault so poorly executed that it cannot be
  recognized.
• The gymnast pushes from the horse with his feet.
• The gymnast double touches the horse.
• No support phase, i.e., neither hand touches the
  horse.

141
Vault Zero Vaults II

• At least 1 foot must contact the landing mat
  before any other part (Must be a feet first
  landing).
• Land intentionally in a side stand.
• Performs a prohibited vault (straddled legs,
  salto in pre-flight, support of only one hand,
  prohibited pre-element, etc)
• Repeat first vault group for the second vault in
  Qualification for Vault Finals or in Vault
  Finals.
• No vault safety collar for RO Entry.
• NCAA no zero for not landing feet first.

142
Vault Deductions

• Take 0.1, 0.3, 0.5 (S-M-L on each of the
  following)
• Execution/technical (each) in 1st flight
• Execution/technical (each) in 1st flight
• Insufficient height no conspicuous rise of the
  body
• Lack of extension in preparation for landing
• Lack of extension in preparation for landing
• Insufficient distance 0.1, 0.3 or
• Landing within 1 meter of table 0.5

143
Vault Deductions

• Landings
• Touching 1 foot/hand outside the zone 0.1
• Touching 2 feet/hands, other, outside 0.3
• Landing directly outside the zone 0.5

144
Vault Deductions by Chair

• Repeating 1st Vault in Qualification for Vault
  Finals or in Vault Finals 0.0 by chair
• Repeating 1st Vault Group in Qualification for
  Vault Finals or in Vault Finals 1.0 by chair
• Repeating 2nd flight phase in Qualification for
  Vault Finals or in Vault Finals 1.0 from start
  value of 2nd vault by A-Jury
• No Safety Collar when required 0.0 score by
  Chair
• Exceeding 25 meter run for Vault 0.3 by Chair

145
Vault Evaluating Start Value

• Cuervo vaults Handspring Salto vaults w.
  twists.
• Kasamatsu Tsukahara vaults.
• Yurchenko Tsukahara or Kasamatsu vaults.
• One-hand support vaults Two hand support.
• Unless otherwise indicated
• RO entry vaults w. ½ t. fwd approach vaults
  0.1.
• RO entry vaults w. 1/1 turn Tsukahara vault
  0.2.

146
Vault - Values

• Group I Direct vaults 2.0 5.4
• Group II Vaults w. 1/1 turns 3.4 5.4
• Group III Handsprings 3.0 7.0
• Group IV Tsukahara 3.0 7.0
• Group V Yurchenko 3.0 7.0
• Currently the top start value is set at 7.0.
• (NCAA add 3.0 to Start Value.)

147
Parallel BarsElement Groups

• I. Support on rails
• II. Upper arm on rails
• III. Long swing hang 1 or 2 rails
• (giants, moys, kips)
• IV. Swing through hang on both rails
• (underswings baskets and casts)
• V. Dismounts

148
Parallel BarsGeneral Principles - I

• The exercise begins the moment one or both hands
  contact the apparatus. Evaluation begins the
  moment the feet leave ground.
• Swinging one leg or stepping into the mount is
  not permitted (feet must leave simultaneously).
• Vaulting board placed at the height of the
  regulation landing mats permitted for the mount.
• Pre-elements not permitted. An element that
  rotates more than 180 about any axis may not be
  performed prior to grasping rail(s) with hands.

149
Parallel BarsGeneral Principles Holds / Stops

• No more than 3 stops
• No additional pauses of 1 sec.
• Deliberate stop must be 2 sec.

150
Parallel Bars General Principles Layaways

• Back swings in support/upper arm that only
  reverse direction and swing back down in or to a
  lower hang/support position are deducted.
• Examples of layaways are
• back swing in upper arm hang, layaway to glide
  kip
• back swing in support, layaway to front uprise
• back swing in support, layaway to giant swing
• glide kip to upper arm hang or to momentary
  support and lay back to upper arm hang
• from handstand, lower to shoulder stand

151
Parallel BarsGeneral Principles - III

• Only listed strength elements permitted
• No Saltos or dismounts in side hang
• Regrasp in bent arm upper arm finish
• Start in bent arm start from support
• Swinging skills to HS need not be held
• Skill in unusual grip skill in normal grip
• Warmups timed at USAs 50 sec/per

152
Parallel BarsGeneral Principles Turns I

• No extra support allowed on during elements w
  turns on one arm support
• Giant swing with turn
• Back uprise with turn
• Forward uprise with turn
• Felge element with turn

153
Parallel BarsGeneral Principles Turns II

• Turns are not recognized as part of the skill if
• They occur after the handstand
• They occur after a hop to handstand
• Elements with turns must have the turn as part of
  the element itself.

154
Parallel Bars Skill DefinitionsPresses and
Straddling

• Straddling on a press on Parallel Bars
• A Panel award difficulty
• B Panel deduct 0.3 (gratuitous straddling)
• This includes the basic press from support and
  the glide to stoop through on 1 bar to handstand.

155
Parallel Bars Additional B - Panel

• Brushing the floor through the bottom on giant or
  other swings - 0.3
• Hitting the floor while passing through the
  bottom on giants/other swings - 0.5
• Any elbow bend on a basket HS is a deduction.
  S-M-L and large non-recognition.
• Glide reverse cut HS legs must go directly
  toward the HS or deduct.

156
Parallel Bars Deductions
157
Parallel Bars Deductions
158
Parallel BarsClarifications FIG

• Code of Points p. 107 Gr. II Element 14 Roll
  bwd. to handstand with straight arms on 2 bars or
  on 1 bar are counted as same elements.
• Unless otherwise indicated, all elements in the
  Code of Points with a straddle-cut executed to
  upper-arm position or to bent-arm support will be
  counted 1 letter lower than the same element to
  support-position
• For Saltos the rule is different, see the
  indicated elements value in the Code of Points
  difficulty tables
• (FIG MTC Newletter 20, Sept 2006)

159
Parallel Bars Difficulty

• Selected
• Skill Evaluations
• Of Note

160
Parallel BarsNew Skills

• Tsolakidis I to upper arm D
• If the element Makuts is not completed in one
  direction, but goes back to the reverse
  direction, than the value is C
• (FIG MTC Newletter 20, Sept 2006)

161
Parallel Bars DifficultySelected Evaluations

• I. Healy to upper arms (2 rails) B
• I. Healy to upper arm from 1 rail C
• I. Healy to support D
• I. I. Healy to support from 1 rail from swinging
  hop skill of minimum B value E
• I. Double salto fwd tucked D
• I. Double salto fwd piked E
• I. Urzica E

162
Parallel Bars DifficultySelected Evaluations

• II. Frt uprise-Makuts (Tsolakidis I) E
• II. Frt uprise 3/2t to HS (Tsolakidis II) F
• II. Dimitrenko (frt uprise dble back) E
• II. Dimitrenko piked F
• II. Honma D
• III. Tippelt front salto tu, strad, pike D
• III. Belle 1/1 tuck (Quintero) F

163
Parallel Bars DifficultySelected Evaluations

• III. Tippelt front salto tu, strad, pike D
• III. Belle 1/1 tuck (Quintero) F
• III. Belle tucked E
• III. Belle piked F
• III. Glide stoop to HS hop 3/4 t. D

164
Parallel Bars DifficultySelected Evaluations

• IV. Coucherat (inloc. Basket) D
• IV. Basket to glide B
• IV. Basket ½ turn to uppr arm C
• IV. (any) Basket to HS D
• IV. (any) Basket to HS w. ½ t. E
• IV. (any) Basket to HS w. 1/1 t. F

165
Parallel Bars DifficultySelected Evaluations

• V. Salto fwd dism w. 2/1 or 5/2 t D
• V. Double salto fwd tuck dism E
• V. Double salto fwd tu w. ½ t. E
• V. Double salto bwd tu w 1/1 t. E

166
Horizontal BarElement Groups

• I. Long hang swings
• II. Flight elements
• III. In bar
• IV. El-grip
• V. Dismounts

167
Horizontal BarGeneral Principles

• Elements fulfill the element group requirement
  for only those groups that the element is listed
  in. e.g. Elgrip endo is listed in 4, not 3.
• Unless otherwise indicated, hop elements have the
  same value as analogous elements performed
  without a hop, but different boxes.

168
Horizontal Bar General Execution I

• Most skills from Groups I, III, and IV,
  especially w. hops / pirouettes on top must be
  completed in a nominal handstand (15 of HS).
• Skills that re-grasp in double el-grip or flying
  hop elements (Quast, etc.) are not included in
  this provision.

169
Horizontal Bar General Execution II

• Flight elements must demonstrate a conspicuous
  rise of the body above the bar.

170
Horizontal Bar casts, layaways

• Back swings in support (casts) that reverse
  direction ( w/o a value) and swing back down in
  or to a lower hang position are deducted 0.3.
• Specific examples of such layaways are
• following a kip
• cast and layaway to giant swing
• cast in overgrip - straddle in to Stalder
• cast in overgrip to free hip circle
• following a backward swing in hang
• hop to overgrip swing forward

171
Horizontal Bar - Connections

• Skills retain values but earn connection as
  follows
• FIG-TC used IN-Bar and ON-Bar interchangeably.
• Connections may be done as shown or vice versa.

172
Horizontal BarDifficulty Guidelines - I

• Same value box if the skill is performed
• From handstand, back swing, or other position.
• With the "wrong grip" or atypical grip positions.
• With or to 1 arm vs. performed w. both arms.
• Re-grasping flight elements w. 1 hand (or the
  "wrong grip") regrasping w. 2 hands.
• hop elements same value w/o hop but different
  box (unless otherwise indicated).
• Unless listed, skills with or from feet on the
  bar are not permitted (exception Piatti
  elements).

173
Horizontal BarDifficulty Guidelines - II

• Skills are 1 value higher
• If finished double elgrip as opposed to 1 arm in
  elgrip
• The base element value is
• Not raised by ½ turn
• Raised 1 letter for 1/1 turn
• Raised 2 letters for 1/1 turn to double elgrip
• Not raised by a hop
• Raised 1 letter for re-grasp in double elgrip