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2001 NGJA/USAG Rules Interpretations #1a


David C. Juszczyk
National Technical Vice President
National Gymnastics Judges Association
February 5, 2001

The MPC has authorized a skills evaluation committee to interpret skills and publish these for use in USA competitions. This document lists those evaluations. Skills not previously evaluated must be submitted prior to major competitions for review. Many skills will not be evaluated in advance by this committee, but will rather be evaluated at major competitions where they can be seen live prior to competition.

Depending on how often elements are submitted, this document could get updated very frequently. Please consult this often.

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General Rules

    The following guidelines determine how to evaluate unlisted skills and when to give no value for a skill:

  1. Skills not listed in the code:

    Strength skills on PB not already listed are non-permitted elements (ex. V-sit)

    Strength skills on SR in straddle where not listed as straddled are non-permitted elements (ex. straddled maltese)

    Specific elements listed in the NGJA/USAG interpretations are non-permitted (ex. Jump to straddle cuts mount on Parallel Bars)

    Skills not listed but that are simple versions of existing A skills or are transitional skills are given no value and no deduction (ex. round-off and forward roll on FX, shoulder roll on PB)

    Other skills must be interpreted using your best gymnastics sense, and submitted for evaluation. No interpretation will be considered official for USA competitions until published by the FIG or in the NGJA/USAG interpretations.

  2. Skills will be not recognized if:

    They have deductions that specifically require non-recognition based on performance factors (ex. inverted cross >45 high)

    There is no momentary landing position shown where required (ex. dismount that lands on all fours or on back)

    The skill is not permitted (see above)

  3. *** For Winter Cup 2001, it will be permissible to wear dark competition pants without deduction.

    Skill Evaluations

    Floor Exercise

    Pommel Horse

    1. A 3/4 bailie (bailie down, saddle to end) is a direct stockli which starts from a 1/2 wendeswing backward. It includes a 1/2 turn in 1 (or 1 1/2) circles and is therefore a stockli (B value in group IV).

    2. A full bailie (from saddle to saddle) includes 2 full circles with a 1/4 turn in each circle. It is therefore evaluated as 2 pommel loops (each with a 1/4 turn) and is given a B value in group II.

    3. There is no specific deduction for not working all three parts of the horse. There is a possible deduction for 1 sided construction of an exercise.

    4. A swing (not circle, but from a false scissor) hop handstand with side travel = C value in group I

    5. A Cheguinian (PH) (pg. 65 #2) not used as a dismount, but worked back into the middle = B value in group IV

    6. A full kehre to flop sequence connects (if only a 1/2 circle in between)

    7. Flop sequences cannot connect to or from Sivado or Magyar travels. They can connect from a Mogilny travel if only a 1/2 circle is executed between.

    8. Please refer to this set of drawings for corrections to the drawings in the Code of Points for scissor elements. The numbers above each drawing refer to the box in the code in which they belong. The bottom drawing clearly shows the double back scissor.

    Still Rings

    1. A stretched guzoghy can be initiated with a rounded body, but most of the element must be performed stretched for an E value. If there is a clear piking at any point it will be evaluated as a D value.

    2. Kip to maltese = E value in group III. If it is determined that there is a kip to support and then the maltese is performed, this would be A+D (in group IV).

    3. Inverted Cross lower to Maltese is connected, however, a Planche lower to Maltese is not connected.

    4. Stretched honma swing to inverted cross will most likely be evaluated as a C and a C. It is possible that this could receive a single skill but it would need to swing through a wide arm position without showing a support position.

    5. Back salto dismount with 1 1/2 turns = B value in group V

    6. Back salto with 2 1/2 turns = C value in group V

    Vault

    Parallel Bars

    1. Upper arm roll (shoulder roll) on Pbars is a permitted skill that has no value

    2. Peach 1/2 to hand can connect in either direction if performed with continuous movement.

    3. Front uprise stutz can connect only in the "healy" direction, and only if performed with continuous movement.

    4. Peach skills are the same value if done on end of bars facing out.

    5. Vorapiev is now in the same box as Makutz (I.24) = D value group I

    6. Makutz reverse pirouette to one bar healy does not get connection bonus.

    7. Back uprise hand to 1/1 pirouette on 1 bar = B (group II) + C (group I)

    8. German up rise on PB = A to upper arm and B to support in group III

    9. Peach to support = A value

    10. Piked moy to upper arms = B value in group III

    11. Jump straddle cut to L seat mount is a non-permitted skill.

    12. Glide on 1 bar stoop in and turn to L seat is a non-permitted skill.

    13. Glide reverse straddle cut on end is a C skill to handstand.

    14. Glide kip reverse cuts to support (not continuing to handstand) is not a value skill.

    15. 3/4 Diamidov to undergrip and 3/4 pirouette back to middle = C value in group I

    16. Peters to outward facing handstand to a Healy from one rail to support = D + D and connection if done with continuous movement

    17. Gatson and diamidov 1 1/2 both finish with a handchange to a final handstand position. This breaks connection to any subsequent skill. A diamidov 1 1/2 that passes through a double undergrip on 1 bar and therefore does not have this hand change still connects in both directions if done with continuous movement.

    18. Manna is a C from uprise and fulfills element Group II

    19. Full pirouette on 1 arm without hop = C value in group I

    Horizontal Bar

    1. 1/2 Tak to one arm blind = D and B in Groups IV and I, respectively

    2. Piked endo to 1/1 on one arm and 1/1 back (like Zou Li Min) = C and D in Groups III and I, respectively

    3. Stemme up, overgrip inbar endo, 1 handchange to undergrip, 1/1 turn to elgrip = C and C Group III and I, respectively

    4. An inbar endo (in overgrip) up to 1/2 turn to el-grip = D value in group III

    5. Inbar stalder to Tkatchev upgrades the value 1 letter. Straddled or piked = D Stretched = E

    6. A stemme where the entire body is higher than the high bar receives an A part

    David C. Juszczyk

    National Technical Vice President

    National Gymnastics Judges Association

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