1. 2016-17 Girls Gymnastics Rules PowerPoint
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RULE INTERPRETATION MEETING
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2. NFHS Girls Gymnastics rules changes

3. Definitions Rule 1 Directly connected Hand placement mat
Extra swings break a connection on the uneven bars
Hand placement mat
Must be manufactured by a gymnastics equipment company
Any size is legal
Rule 1, Page 6 & 7
Extra swing was added to the definition of directly connected on the uneven bars to clarify how a broken connection occurs on the uneven bars. An extra swing on the uneven bars breaks a connection.
Hand placement mats come in a variety of sizes. A mat used as the hand placement mat must be manufactured for that specific purpose. As long as the mat is manufactured by a gymnastics equipment company, any size is legal.

4. Scoring Rule 4-1-2 Composition – 0.7 Execution – 4.5 www.nfhs.org
Rule 4-1-2, Page 12
The Composition category was reduced from 0.8 to 0.7 to reflect the change in interpretation of lack of choreography on the uneven bars and the interpretation of lack of artistry on balance beam and floor exercise. There is less emphasis on the performance of original elements on the uneven bars and more emphasis on combinations of elements that avoid uncharacteristic movements such as stops, climbing on the apparatus, or other movements that impede swing.
The Execution category is now The category was 4.4 but an additional 0.1 was added to compensate for the reduction of 0.1 in Composition.

5. Inquiries Rule 5-1-7 First failed inquiry receives no deduction
Second failed inquiry and all subsequent failed inquiries = 0.5 each
There is no limit and no deduction for inquiries that result in a score change
Rule 5-1-7b, Page 15
The word “failed” was added to 5-1-7c to clarify the interpretation of the application of the deduction.
If an inquiry is denied it is considered a “failed” inquiry. A coach may have one failed inquiry before the deduction is applied.
A second failed inquiry and all subsequent failed inquiries will result in a 0.5 deduction each time which is taken by the meet referee from the final team score.
A coach may submit an unlimited number of inquiries and not receive a deduction if the inquiry results in a score change.

6. Vault, uneven bars, balance beam & floor exercise rules 6, 7, 8 & 9
Landing with the feet staggered – Up to 0.1
Rule 6-3-4a & 6-4-4a, Page 17 & 18; Rule 7-3-4a (3), Page 30; Rule 8-3-4a (2), Page 57; Rule 9-3-4a (2), Page 80
Additional wording was added to landing deductions on each event.
If there is a slight hop, adjustment of the feet or if the feet land staggered an up to 0.1 deduction could be taken. All landings should be with the heels of the feet together.

7. Vault rule 6-4-2 Support phase deductions
Legs bent in support – up to 0.2
Too long in support for non-salto vaults – up to 0.5
Rule 6-4-2a (5), Page 18; Rule 6-4-2b, Page 18
An up to 0.2 deduction was added for the legs bent in the support/repulsion phase of vault.
This deduction was added to penalize the early initiation of the tuck body position on salto vaults.
An up to 0.5 deduction for too long in support for non-salto vaults was added. Forward entry vaults are considered non-salto vaults.
Correct technique should have the hands contact the table and leave the table quickly, by vertical. The body should rebound or “pop” off the table with only momentary contact of the hands.
Hands that remain on the table too long will cause the vault to leave the table late. The result looks like the gymnast is falling off the table on the second flight side like a falling tree or bridge over the table. When no effort to repulse is shown, the maximum deduction of 0.5 should be taken.
A piked body usually causes the hands to be on the table longer while the legs “catch up” to the upper torso. A deduction for the piked body is taken as well as an up to 0.5 deduction for remaining in support too long.
Bent arms is another indicator that the body will remain on the table longer. The deduction is dependent on the amount of time the hands remain on the table.

8. New Vault rule 6-6-6 New vault – 6.503 10.0
Round-off, flic-flac with ½ turn (180°) on – salto forward off (Ivantcheva – tuck)
Rule 6-6-6, Page 21, 6.503, Page 27
This is a new 10.0 vault that starts off from a round-off flic-flac on. The gymnast ½ turns to arrive onto the table as a forward entry vault. A salto forward is performed as the body leaves the table.

9. Judging after a fall on uneven bars rule 7-2-4
After a fall, judging begins with the first element performed that is listed in the rules book
Rule 7-2-4, Page 29
Judging begins with the first element performed that is listed in the rules book.
If the gymnast jumps up to the low bar and then crawls to a stand on the low bar before a long hang kip, judging does not resume until the gymnast performs an element listed in the rules book. Judging does not begin until the long hang kip because it is the first element that is listed in the rules book.
If the gymnast performs a back hip pullover to remount, everything following the back hip pullover is judged including if the gymnast crawled up to stand on the low bar.

10. Choreography on Uneven Bars Rule 7-3-3
Combined the criteria for deficient choreography into a single deduction
use of uncharacteristic elements
lack of creativity in combinations of elements
Reduced deduction to up to 0.1
Rule 7-3-3c, Page 30
The choreography category was restructured to reduce subjectivity in evaluating the performance of original elements by a high school gymnast.
The category is now worth up to 0.1.
The emphasis now is to deduct 0.05 for each uncharacteristic movement.
The judge should also look for creativity in combining elements rather than the performance of an original element.

11. Failure to remove mounting apparatus on ub & bb Rules 7-3-7, 8-3-7
Failure to remove the board/folded panel mat/mount trainer mat after the mount – 0.3
Rule 7-3-7k, Page 32; Rule 8-3-7k, Page 59
Each acceptable mounting device for the uneven bars and balance beam was added to the deduction to avoid confusion.
A board/folded panel mat/mount trainer mat are all acceptable mounting apparatus and must be removed following the mount to avoid a 0.3 chief judge deduction.

12. Chief judge deduction for a short exercise Rules 7, 8 & 9
UB – moved the deduction for a routine with less than five Value Parts from Neutral to Chief Judge
BB & FLOOR EXERCISE – moved the deduction for a routine less than 30 seconds from Neutral to Chief Judge
Rule 7-3-7q, Page 32; Rule 8-3-7q, Page 59; Rule 9-3-7r, Page 82
The deduction for a routine with less than five Value Parts on the uneven bars and a routine less than 30 seconds in length on balance beam and floor exercise was moved from from Neutral deductions to Chief Judge deductions.
The chief judge is the judge who is notified by the timer if the exercise is less than 30 seconds. Acting judges may not know of the timing infraction.
The 2.0 deduction was misplaced in rules book and is now in the correct category.

13. Dismount deductions for uneven bars & balance beam rules 7-3-6 & 8-3-6
Exercise without a dismount – 0.3
Terminates routine intentionally – 0.3 neutral for no dismount and 0.2 for no superior dismount in ER
Dismount has no value – 0.3 neutral for no dismount and 0.2 for no superior dismount in ER
Falls without initiating dismount and does not continue – 0.5 for fall, 0.3 neutral for no dismount and 0.2 for no superior dismount in ER
Dismount that does not land on the feet first for fall, 0.2 for no superior dismount in ER but do not deduct for no dismount
Rule 7-3-6a, Page 31; 8-3-6a, Page 58
A routine begins with a mount and concludes with a dismount.
The 0.3 deduction for an exercise without a dismount on the uneven bars and balance beam was added to the rules book to objectively apply deductions for no dismount.
There are a variety of conditions that determine the type of dismount deduction that is taken.
If a routine is terminated intentionally there is a 0.3 neutral for no dismount and a 0.2 deduction in event requirements for no superior dismount.
If the dismount has no value such as simply jumping off the apparatus, a 0.3 neutral deduction is applied for no dismount and a 0.2 deduction is taken for no superior dismount in event requirements.
If the gymnast falls without initiating a dismount and does not continue the exercise, a 0.5 deduction is taken for a fall. A 0.3 neutral deduction is taken for no dismount and a 0.2 deduction is taken for no superior dismount in event requirements.
If the dismount does not land on the feet first a 0.5 deduction is taken for a fall and 0.2 is taken for no superior dismount in event requirements. However, there is no deduction for no dismount because a dismount was initiated even though it resulted in a fall. Credit is still given for a dismount with the appropriate fall and execution deductions are applied.

14. New Uneven bars element rule 7-6-9
Dismount – – Toe on or sole circle front salto dismount
Added that the toe on or sole circle front dismount can be performed with or without a ½ twist or more
Rule Box Page 50
The only new part to this dismount is the addition of a ½ twist or more. No matter how much additional twist is added beyond the ½, the element is still an advanced high superior.

15. Spacing and direction on Beam rule 8-3-3
Lack of an acro element in each of two different directions (one must be backward and another must be forward or sideward)
Must have one of each and both start and finish on the beam for no deduction
If either or both is missing deduct 0.1
If both are included but one is the dismount deduct .05
Rule 8-3-3b, Page 57
Specific deficiencies in direction, up to 0.1 are listed. There must be an acro element in each of two different directions on beam. One must be backward and the second direction could either be forward or sideward.
Both the backward and the forward/sideward direction must start and finish on the beam for no deduction.
If either direction is missing or if both are missing it is a 0.1 deduction.
If both directions are included but one is the dismount then a .05 deduction is taken.

16. Artistry on beam and floor Rules 8-3-3 & 9-3-3
Artistry – up to 0.1
Movement that reflects personal style
Quality of expression (projection, emotion, focus)
Originality
8-3-3c, Page 57; 9-3-3c, Page 80
The Artistry category on beam and floor exercise was revised and the deduction reduced to an up to 0.1.
The emphasis is now on how the movement reflects the gymnast’s personal style, the gymnast’s quality of expression with originality being a smaller part of artistry.

17. Supplemental support on beam rule 8-3-4
Use of supplemental support – 0.3
Foot/feet remain on mat or board as mount is completed
Foot/feet make contact with the mat in cross straddle sit during exercise
Rule 8-3-4c (10), Page 58
If a foot or the feet remain on the mat or board as the mount is completed a deduction of 0.3 for the use of supplemental support is taken.
If the foot or feet make contact with the mat in a cross straddle sit during the exercise a deduction of 0.3 may also be taken.

18. Series exceptions & examples on balance beam rule 8-6
All series exceptions have been deleted except:
Series of cartwheels = Superior
Series of back walkovers = Superior
Series including a cartwheel and a back walkover = Superior
Round-off and back handsprings will retain their superior value whether isolated or in a series
Rule 8-6
All series exceptions have been deleted.
This concept has been replaced with the more comprehensive Bonus category.
The only series that remain in the book are:
Series of cartwheels = Superior
Series of back walkovers = Superior
Series including a cartwheel and a back walkover = Superior
The round-off and back handsprings will retain their superior value whether they are performed as an isolated element or in a series.

19. New beam elements rule 8-6
Back hip pullover mount
Leg swing with ¼ - ¼ turn to front support
Split jump with change of legs (Sweetin)
Switch lp/jp 180° with ½
Cartwheel back walkover series
Cartwheel with ¼ turn on the hands and repulsion to salto backward tucked (Lawson) or piked (Keck) salto at the end of the beam
Rule 6-6
Page From a side stand front-ways with take-off from one or two feet – back hip pullover to front support.
Page One foot take-off, leg swing with ¼ - ¼ turn (total 180°) to front support - 90° approach to beam.
Page Split jump 180° with change of legs (minimum 30° leg separation) prior to split position (Sweetin).
Page Switch leap/jump 180° with ½ (180°).
Page Cartwheel back walkover series (in any order).
Page Cartwheel with ¼ turn on the hands and repulsion to salto backward tucked (Lawson) or piked (Keck) at the end of the beam (Tsukahara tucked/piked).

20. Floor exercise event requirement rule 9-2-3
Three acro passes are required
Two or more directly connected acro elements in each pass
Except for the round-off, all elements must receive Value Part credit
All elements may be in any direction: forward, backward, or sideward
A two-element pass must include a HS, AHS, or BBS
Rule 9-2-3a (2), Page 79
A pass contains two or more directly connected acro elements in each pass. A dance element would break the pass.
With the exception of the round-off, all elements in a pass must now have a Value Part. This is the case on all other events where non-value parts, such as elements performed a third time or those that do not land on the feet first, are not able to fulfill event requirements.
Elements may be in any direction: forward, backward or sideward.
A two-element pass is permissible but one of the elements must be a high superior, advanced high superior or a back-to-back superior.

21. FLOOR EXERCISE Event Requirement examples rule 9-2-3
Acro Pass Examples
Round-off, back handspring, back tuck
Front tuck, front tuck
Round-off, double back salto
Front handspring, round-off, back handspring, back handspring
All would receive credit in event requirements as a pass
Rule 9-2-3a (2), Page 79
If all of the examples on the slide were in the same routine, all would qualify as a pass.
Three round-offs are allowed because a round-off is the exception to the repetition rule.
Series of front tucks is a BBS.
Double back is an AHS
A third back handspring counts since it is in a series and is a separate element in the rules book.

22. FLOOR EXERCISE event requirement rule 9-2-3
Superior acro element in the third pass
If first or second pass is broken, credit may be awarded
Examples
1st pass: front tuck, two steps, round-off, back handspring
2nd pass: front handspring, round-off, back roll
3rd pass: round-off, back handspring, back handspring
Rule 9-2-3a (3), Page 79
Even though the first pass is broken by the steps, credit may be given for the event requirement that requires a superior acro element in the third acro pass or as the last acro element because there is a series of back handsprings (S) in the third pass.
A series of back or front handspring (S) may be counted as the superior acro element in the third acro pass or as the last acro element even though it is a series exception of two mediums that combine to become one superior.

23. Coach inside the border marking rule 9-3-7
Coach on the floor exercise mat inside the border marking – 0.5
No deduction if the coach takes one step inside the border marking to place or remove a mat
No deduction if coach is on the floor exercise mat to remove an object fallen from the gymnast (i.e., metal hair clip, eyeglasses, etc.)
Rule 9-3-7n, Page 82
If the coach steps on the floor exercise mat inside the border marking a chief judge deduction of 0.5 is taken.
If the coach actually spots the gymnast there is an additional 0.5 neutral deduction taken.
If the spot is assistance during the element no Value Part, Event Requirement or Bonus credit may be given.
There is no deduction if the coach takes one step inside the border to place or remove the mat as long as the mat is near the border. A coach may not walk to the middle of the floor exercise mat to place or remove a mat.
There is no deduction if a coach steps inside the border marking to remove an object that has fallen from the gymnast such as a hair clip or eyeglasses.

24. Series exceptions on FLOOR EXERCISE rule 9-6
All series exceptions have been deleted except:
Series of 2 back handsprings = Superior
Series of 2 front handsprings = Superior
No other elements may be connected to receive a higher value
Rule 9-6
All series exceptions have been deleted.
This concept has been replaced with the more comprehensive Bonus category.
The only series that remain in the book are:
A series of 2 back handsprings (S)
A series of front handsprings (S)
No other elements may be connected to raise the value of one of the elements.

25. examples of credit for series on floor exercise rule 9-6
Front tuck, front tuck = S+S and LL BBS (not HS)
Flyspring, flyspring = S+S and LL BBS (not HS)
Flyspring, front tuck = S+S and LL BBS (not HS)
Round-off, back tuck, front tuck = S+S and LL BBS (not HS)
Front layout, front layout = HS+HS and HL BBS (not AHS)
Rule 9-6
A front tuck, front tuck is S+S and would also receive LL BBS credit. This combination is not a high superior.
A flyspring, flyspring is S+S and would receive LL BBS credit. It is not a high superior.
A flyspring, front tuck is S+S and a LL BBS is not a high superior.
A round-off, back tuck, front tuck is S+S and LL BBS is not a high superior.
A front layout, front layout is a HS+HS and a HL BBS but does not receive AHS credit.

26. New floor exercise elements rule 9-6
Jeté en tournant
1.409a Switch side with additional ½
1.409b Switch straddle with additional ½
Hop ½ with leg above horizontal
1.214a Hop 1/1 with leg above horizontal
1.214b Fouetté to land in scale
Hop 1 ½ with leg above horizontal
Hop 2/1 with leg above horizontal
Rule 9-6
Page Jeté en tournant – ¼ to ½ turn (90° - 180°) with take-off from one leg into a split leap.
1.409a Page Split leap forward with leg change (180° separation after leg change) and ¼ turn (90°) to side split leap (180°) with additional ½ (180°) turn to a stand.
1.409b Page Split leap forward with leg change (180° separation after leg change) and ¼ turn (90°) to straddle pike position (180°) with additional additional ½ (180°) turn to stand.
Page Hop with ½ (180°), free leg extended above horizontal – take-off from one leg.
1.214a Page Hop with 1/1 turn (360°), free leg extended above horizontal – take-off from one leg.
1.214b Page Fouetté-hop to land in scale.
Page Hop with 1 ½ turn (540°), free leg extended above horizontal – take-off from one leg.
Page Hop with 2/1 turn (720°), free leg extended above horizontal – take-off from one leg.

27. NFHS Girls gymnastics Points of emphasis

28. Points of emphasis Artistry Evaluating Acro Passes Evaluating Releases
Back Layout half vs. Arabian Layout
Professionalism
Host Management Responsibilities
Pages 100 – 102
A detailed explanation of Artistry was added to the Points of Emphasis.
Evaluating a pass was clarified in Points of Emphasis. Those clarifications include the composition of a pass, how a pass must be performed for credit and the use of a round-off.
A description of acceptable technique is described in the “Evaluating Releases” segment. Counterflights backward over the low bar, sole circle or underswings on the low bar, release and countermovement to the high bar, bails over the low bar and Pak saltos are highlighted.
The difference between a back layout on floor exercise and an Arabian layout is described.
The importance of Professionalism of judges and coaches was detailed.
The responsibilities of host management are described.

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