General deductions Flashcards
Changing, reversing, or omitting a series of connections
Flat 0.3
Changing, reversing, or omitting a small part
Flat 0.1
Reversing the order of 2 elements in any of the directly connected dance series in BB or FX
Flat 0.3
Changing a major element
Value of the element
Substituting or omitting a major element
Double the value of the element
Reversing a major element (if not allowed)
Half the value of the element
Incomplete major element
Up to the value of the element
Adding an extra element
Flat 0.3 each
Incorrect position of head, arms, legs, feet (text errors)
Up to 0.3
Repetition of a missed element
No penalty
Incorrect foot form on major elements (flexed or sickled feet during major elements)
Each time flat 0.05
Broken series of dance major elements on balance beam
Flat 0.05
Leg or knee separations
Each time Up to 0.2
Incorrect body alignment, position, or posture on major elements
Up to 0.2
Movement lacking dynamics
Up to 0.2
Bent arms or legs
Up to 0.3
Complete bend of arms or legs 90 degrees or more
Flat 0.3
Balance errors - small medium large
Up to 0.3
Incorrect body alignment, position, or posture during connections
Up to 0.3
Fall on or off the apparatus
Flat 0.5
Repositioning hands in front support or feet in squat on
Flat 0.1
Alternate hand grasp or regaining hand grasp without supplementary support
Flat 0.2
Extra cast or swing
Flat 0.3
Using supplementary support to regain position
Flat 0.3
Brush, touch, or hit apparatus or mat with foot or feet
Up to 0.5
Touch/brush on apparatus or mat with foot or feet
Up to 0.1
Hit on apparatus with foot or feet
Flat 0.2
Hit on mat with foot/feet
Flat 0.3
Full weight on mat with foot or feet
Flat 0.5
Incorrect leg alignment in arabesque position when indicated
Up to 0.1
Failure to expand or contract when indicated
Up to 0.1
Failure to mark passé position in releve at the completion of turns.
Flat 0.05
Failure to kick/swing leg to horizontal or above when required
Up to 0.1
Uneven leg separation in leaps/jumps
Up to 0.2
Failure to perform 180 degree turns and 360 turns in high releve
Each up to 0.1
Failure to finish with music
Flat 0.1
Failure to land with feet closed together on 2-foot landing of jumps on FX
Flat 0.1
Performs inward turn instead of required outward turn
Flat 0.1
Incorrect foot work/form during connections
Up to 0.3
Insufficient split
Up to 0.2
Failure to perform steps and pivot turns in high releve position
Up to 0.2 for whole exercise
Extra kick up to handstand
Flat 0.3
Grasping beam to avoid a fall
Flat 0.3
Stop between elements in an acro series on floor
Flat 0.3
Movement lacking artistry
Up to 0.3
Incomplete turns
Up to value of element
Insufficient internal body amplitude during extended positions
Up to 0.2
Insufficient external amplitude away from bar during swinging/circling movements
Up to 0.2
Insufficient amplitude on non value part choreography/dance steps
Up to 0.1
Insufficient height on leaps and jumps
Up to 0.2
Insufficient height on salto elements
Up to 0.3
Concentration pause (more than 2 sec) on FX
Flat 0.1
Lack of continuity (tempo) between elements in a directly connected dance series
No deduction
If broken, deduct 0.05 exactly
Gymnast not performing in time with the music (FX)
Up to 0.2
Insufficient sureness of performance (BB)
Up to 0.2
Error in line of direction or spacing of a single element
Up to 0.1
Error in line of direction or spacing of acrobatic, dance or dance/acro series
Up to 0.2
Error in line of direction or placement of whole section of floor pattern
Up to 0.3
Slight hop or small adjustment of feet
Up to 0.1
Extra arm swings upon landing
Up to 0.1
Taking extra steps after landing
Each 0.1 (max 0.4)
Very large step or jump
Flat 0.2 (max 0.4)
Additional trunk movements to maintain balance for UB, BB, & FX
(dismounts UB and BB)
Up to 0.2
Squat upon landing
Up to 0.3
Contacting the mat or apparatus with 1 or both hands after landing (brush, touch, or hit)
Up to 0.3
Support on hands or fall onto mat or against apparatus upon landing
Flat 0.5
Failure to land feet first for UB, BB, and FX saltos and/or dismounts
Up to value of element + 0.5 for the fall
Coach assists during element
Up to value of element + 0.5
Coach assists on landing only
Flat 0.5
Overtime
Chief judge flat 0.1
Out of bounds on FX
Each time flat 0.1 chief judge
Lack of presentation by gymnast before and/or after excercise
Each time flat 0.1 chief judge
Coach/teammate giving verbal cues after warning has been given
Flat 0.2 CJ
Incorrect attire after warning
Flat 0.2 CJ
Failure to begin excercise within 30 sec after being signaled by CJ
Flat 0.2 CJ
Failure to observe warm up time
Flat 0.2 CJ
Use of unauthorized mats
Flat 0.3 CJ
Springboard or mounting mat/block on unauthorized surface
Flat 0.3 CJ
Failure to remove springboard after mount
Flat 0.3 CJ
Gymnast begins exercise without signal from CJ (must stop and repeat)
Flat 0.5 CJ
FX performed without music
Flat 1.00 CJ
Performs a 1 arm vault
Flat 1.00 CJ
What is range of scores for 9.5-10.0?
0.2
What is allowable range if 9.00-9.475?
0.5
What is range of scores for 8.00-8.975?
0.7
If the scores fall below 8.0, what is allowable range?
1.00
Major element performed with an additional turn
Up to the value of the element
Taking additional running steps into fwd tumbling pass (FX). *This is NOT applied to the front salto tucked.
0.05 exactly
Hesitation during jump to high bar
Up to 0.1
Repositioning/adjustment of hands in front support or feet in squat/stoop on.
Flat 0.1
More than one extra swing/cast preceding or following an element.
Max Flat 0.5
Grasp of bar apparatus to avoid a fall.
Flat 0.3
Failure to keep ears covered by arms when moving in and out of slow acro elements
(i.e. cartwheels, handstands, etc.)
Flat 0.05
Concentration pause on beam that lasts 2 seconds.
Flat 0.1
Concentration pause on beam that is more than 2 seconds.
Flat 0.2
