Scoring 101

Defined as: Performing an exercise with assurance and perfection in form and technique

Some Examples of Execution Deductions:

• Bent Legs or Arms

• Flexed Feet

• Landings of Skills- Chest Angle and Extra Steps

• Amplitude and Angle of Skill

• Falls

• Extra Swings, Pauses, or Breaks in Rhythm

• Beginning an Exercise Before the Judge's Signal or Failure to Present After Exercise

Defined as: Elements/Series which are required for each event

Bar Routine Requirements

• Superior Release

• 360 degree clear hip circle, stalder circle, or pike sole circle that ends in a clear support

• Kip

• Handstand

• Superior Dismount

Beam Routine Requirements

• 360 degree turn on foot

• Acro Flight

• Acro Series

• Superior Dismount

• Dance Series

Floor Routine Requirements

• 180 degree twist in tumbling

• 3 Acro Passes

• Superior Acro in the 3rd Pass (or as last acro element)

• Turn on one foot of at least Superior difficulty

• Dance Series that includes both a Superior and a leap

Defined as: The structure of the exercise

Defined as: The sum of Value Parts

Difficulty:

0.3 1 High Sup. or Adv. High Sup. 

1.5 3 Superiors

1.2 4 Mediums

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3.0

Defined as: The scoring section that rewards a routine that contains more than the minimum requirements

Bonus:

0.4 Up to 2 Adv. High Superiors (0.2 for each)

0.2 High Level Back to Back (HS or Adv. HS)

0.2 Up to .2 in the options below

• Lower Level Back to Back = .1

• 2nd High Level Back to Back= .2

• 3rd Adv. High Superior= .2

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0.8

Some common vault start values:

Half On 8.6

Half On-Half Off 9.0

Half On-Full Off 9.2

Half-On-1.5 Off 9.6

Tsukahara-Tuck 9.6

Tsukahara-Pike 9.8

Tsukahara-Layout 10.0

Front Handspring 8.6

Handspring-Half Off 8.8

Handspring-Full Off 9.4

Handspring-1.5 Off 9.6

Handspring-Tuck 10.0

Yurchenko-Half Off 9.0

Yurchenko-Full Off 9.4

Yurchenko Half On-Half Off 9.4

Yurchenko-Half on Full Off 9.6

Yurchenko Full on Half Off 9.8

Yurchenko Full on Full Off 10.0

Yurchenko-Tuck 9.6

Yurchenko-Pike 9.8

Yurchenko-Layout 10.0

Judges are watching for a Vault's

• Height

• Distance

• Landing

• Form

Some deduction examples:

• Bent Knees or Arms

• Body/Hip Angle

• Legs Crossed or Separated

• Incomplete Twisting

• Insufficient Height or Distance

• Chest Angle and Steps on Landing

• Falls