Level 3 Vault

Question 1

A. General Deductions:
1. Failure to maintain a straight body position:
Arch:______
Pike:______

Answer 1

Arch: Each phase up to .30
Pike: Each phase up to .50

Question 2

A. General Deductions:

2. Legs bent

Answer 2

Each phase up to .30

Question 3

A. General Deductions:

3. Legs separated

Answer 3

Each phase up to .20

Question 4

A. General Deductions

4. Incorrect foot form

Answer 4

Each phase up to .10

Question 5

A. General Deductions

5. Incorrect head alignment

Answer 5

Each phase up to .10

Question 6

A. General Deductions

6. Deviation from straight direction

Answer 6

Up to .30

Question 7

A. General Deductions

7. Insufficient dynamics (speed/power)

Answer 7

Up to .30

Question 8

A. General Deductions

8. Assistance of coach after gymnast achieves hand support on the mat stack

Answer 8

2.00

Question 9

A. General Deductions
*If the gymnast never achieves vertical and returns to the board (or lands on the mat stack between the board and hand placement)

Answer 9

VOID

Question 10

A. General Deductions

9. Performing incorrect vault (i.e. squat on, etc.)

Answer 10

VOID

Question 11

A. General Deductions

10. Assistance of coach from board to mat stack (NO deduction for coach standing between board and stack mat)

Answer 11

VOID

Question 12

A. General Deductions

11. Run-approach without executing the vault (Balk)

Answer 12

No Deduction

Question 13

A. General Deductions

12. Touching the springboard or mat stack

Answer 13

Balk

Question 14

B. Run and Board Contact:
(Fall on runway during approach = balk (not fall or void)
1. Insufficient acceleration during the run

Answer 14

Up to .30

Question 15

B. Run and Board Contact:
(Fall on runway during approach = balk (not fall or void)
2. Failure to maintain horizontal running speed to the board

Answer 15

Up to .30

Question 16

B. Run and Board Contact:
(Fall on runway during approach = balk (not fall or void)
3. Excessive forward lean of the body upon board contact

Answer 16

Up to .30

Question 17

D. Support Phase

1. Arms bent

Answer 17

Up to .50

Question 18

D. Support Phase

2. Completely bent arms causing head to contact mat)

Answer 18

2.00

Question 19

D. Support Phase

3. Incorrect shoulder alignment (showing a shoulder angle less than 180 degrees)

Answer 19

Up to .30

Question 20

D. Support Phase

4. Failure to show an inverted vertical position from hands to hips (Performing a forward rolling action)

Answer 20

Up to 2.00

Question 21

D. Support Phase

5. Contacting the mat stack with the hands after vertical
   * Contact from 1-45 degrees past vertical:_______
   * Contact from 46-89 degrees past vertical:______

Answer 21

1-45 degrees past vertical: Up to .50

46-89 degrees past vertical: .55-1.00

Question 22

D. Support Phase

6. If both hands land beyond the tape line

Answer 22

.50

Question 23

D. Support Phase

7. Staggered hand placement: one hand inside zone, one over line

Answer 23

.20

Question 24

D. Support Phase

8. Additional hand placements (taking steps/hops on hands)

Answer 24

Each .10

Question 25

D. Support Phase

9. Failure to contact mat with both hands (performs a front layout or touches with only one hand)

Answer 25

3.00

Question 26

C. First Fight Phase

Answer 26

See A. General Vault Deductions for body position, etc.

Question 27

E. Post-Handstand Phase

Answer 27

See A. General Vault Deductions for body position, etc.

Question 28

F. Landing Phase

1. Failure to finish in a straight lying position on the back
   * Examples for applying this deduction:
   - —The gymnast lands on her feet, salutes, and steps off the mat
   - —The gymnast lands on her seat with 90degree hip angle, salutes, and steps off the mat
   - —The gymnast lands on her back with an arch and bent legs, salutes and steps off the mat

Answer 28

Failure to finish in straight lying position—1.00

Lands on feet, salutes, steps off mat—1.00

Lands on seat with 90 degree hip angle, salutes, and steps off mat—.50

Lands on back with arch and bent legs, salutes, and steps off mat—.50

Question 29

If gymnast makes any Landing phase execution errors than lies back down to straight lying position ___ DEDUCTION for failure to finish on mat in straight lying position is taken.

Answer 29

No deduction for failure to finish on mat in straight lying position is taken; however, you may have execution deductions for the errors while the gymnast is falling to her back (Post-handstand phase)

Question 30

The evaluation finishes when _______

Answer 30

The gymnast arrives in a straight lying position