1. Shorthand 101: by Mary Ann West

2. COMMON SYMBOLS FOR ALL EVENTS
HANDSTAND !

3. ROTATION TURNS ON 1 FOOT / = add ½ turn 1/4 1/2 3/4 1/1 1 1/2 2/1
1 1/2
2/1
2 1/2
3/1
4/1 4

4. Long Axis Turns (twists)
ROTATION Cont:
Long Axis Turns (twists)
= add 1/1 twist
/ = take away ½ twist
1/2
1/1
1 1/2
2/1
2 1/2
3/1

5. Body Positions
Tuck
Pike
Straddle
Layout

6. Position in Relation to the Apparatus
Leap or Jump
On (touching)
Through
Jump to Apparatus
Stretch or Stand

7. Saltos
Front
Back
Side
Gainer
Whip Salto

8. Miscellaneous Steps Hecht/Dive Take off or land On 1 foot On 2 feet
UB:
BB/FX:

9. Hecht/Dive
UB:
BB/FX:

10. BARS
KIPS
Glide
Long Hang Kip
Short Kip***

11. BARS: CIRCLES Back Hip Circle Front Hip Circle Clear Hip Circle
Back Giant
Front Giant
Back Stalder
Front Stalder
Back Pike Circle
Front Pike Circle

12. SWINGS & CASTS BARS: Underswing (with support) Underswing (clear)
Counterswing
Cast
Uprise
( )

13. RELEASES BARS: ( ) Flight Over LB Flight To LB ! Flight Over Same Bar
Hop
To HB
To LB
( )

14. BARS:
Skills Quiz:
Routine:

15. BEAM & FLOOR
Walkovers
Back
Front
Side
Handsprings
Back
Front
Gainer

16. Cartwheels & Round-off
BEAM & FLOOR:
Cartwheels & Round-off
Cartwheel
Roundoff

17. Leaps with 180˚ Split Other Jumps & Leaps
BEAM & FLOOR:
Leaps with 180˚ Split
Split
Switch
Side Split
Sissone
Ring
Tour Jeté
Other Jumps & Leaps
Cat
Hitchkicks
Straddle
Pike
Tuck

18. Miscellaneous Scales: Straddle BB One arm: ( ) Step out: ( )
BEAM & FLOOR
Miscellaneous
Scales:
Forward:
Backward
Straddle BB
One arm: ( )
Step out: ( )

19. BEAM & FLOOR:
Miscellaneous cont.
Free ( BB/FX without hand support )

20. Hint: Basic position……add on

21. BEAM:
Skills Quiz:
Routine:

22. Floor:
Skills Quiz:
Routine:

23. Get Started Learn the basics symbols for each event Compulsories first
Develop your own symbols for the Deductions
Rhythm errors: “R”
Body Position: “bp”
Bent Knees: “k”
Balance error: “ “
Height: “ht”
Legs apart: “lg”
Etc.
For optionals
start with what you know,
Don’t get flustered
use letters (G for Gienger etc) or values.
If flight, draw line under it, bar change with arrow
Practice, Practice, Practice: MUST come naturally without thought

24. Get Started cont. For Optionals: Start with what you know
What you don’t know
Write the value: ‘D’
If flight, draw a line under: ‘D”
Be creative:
‘G’ for Geinger
‘P’ for Pak
‘T’ for Tkatchev

25. Symbols must become automatic
Get Started cont.
Practice
Compulsories first
Do same routine over and over
Add new symbol each time
Add deductions later
Symbols must become automatic

26. Finally….. Don’t get frustrated – stay cool!
Practice, Practice, Practice!!!!

27. Don’t QUIT!!
Keep Workin’

28. The End
Thank You!!
Happy Scripting