rules

Looks like NCAA trying to get a handle on early gymnast recruiting, verbal offers etc. They recently passed ruling that prevents programs from arranging "unofficial visits" for gymnasts until Jr. year. https://web3.ncaa.org/lsdbi/search/proposalView?id=100174 "In women's gymnastics, an...

Dd and I were having a discussion last night and this new rule came up. So if I understand it right, the new rule states that you must do a skill out of the shaposhy skills now where up until now most people simply kipped out of them. If you Kip out of the skill now, you will take a .5 hit for...

If my daughter has competed level 3 can she compete silver in 2017 or does she have to go to gold? She is very far from ready for gold and may have to wait out a season if this is indeed the rule. If this is the case is there any way to petition around it?

Does anyone know if there are any regulations for orthodontic appliances in a gymnasts mouth during a meet? My daughter is getting a lip bumper put in (goes on the bottom of her mouth to keep her from sucking on her lip). It's also sometimes used to go in front of bottom braces for protection...

Does your gym have rules about camps? I signed up my L3 for IGC next summer and it will be her first gym camp. I sent a note to her coach asking for her thoughts and she said it'd be overwhelming for her and they don't want the girls doing camps when they get to optionals (she's 8). We've...

Does anyone know about the new rules? I have heard tale that there is no mobility this year and the age cut off is changing, so many girls will go up 2 age groups potentially. They will now compete on the age they are in 2017, so if the gymmie was born late in 2016, it used to be they were that...

Anybody heard anything? Same rules as last year? Last year was mandatory move up if avg of two qualifiers and championships was 37+ for levels 6 and over.

If you had the option to rewrite the rules/CoP yourself, what would you change? What do you wish the rules did differently? Here are mine (with reference to the USAG women's program): 1) Less emphasis on straight/hollow position in casts on compulsory bars. I've written at length about this...

FIG rules say you can't have "Disney" music for your routine. Marvel is owned by Disney - does the music from The Avengers, Iron Man etc. count? I couldn't find anything, except an Avengers theme cut for floor music use on YouTube and someone else saying they'd used it without issue.

I was looking through the updated Women's Rules & Policies for the 2015-2016 Competition Season and ran across this on page 96: "Meet Directors may not refuse entries from competitors who wish to enter a competition that serves as a Sectional Meet or any competition that serves as a qualifier...

What is your gyms rules on injuries? Are you allowed to practice while injured? Do you have to stay out of the gym completely? Do you have to get doctor notes allowing a gymnast to be taped/wear a brace and to return to gym? When do you require a doctor visit? How much pain do they let the girls...

Does your gym allow you to have a business sponsor your gymnast? What are the rules on this sort of thing? I tried to do a search on this and couldn't find anything but I may have not searched using the right words so forgive me if this has been discussed before.

So I've been observing that there are many different approaches by various gyms as to moving their girls through compulsory and on to optionals. Some gyms seem to favor skipping Level 5, some Level 6. At our gym the HC (from what I've observed/heard) wants the girls to have a layout on floor...

I cannot for the life of me fine the book of rules for USAG T&T anywhere in my gym. We have a meet coming up and I want to compete level 9 on DM. I need to know if you can do 2 mounter passes or if you HAVE to do a spotter and a mounter pass. On the sheet it say 1 mounter pass required but...

Im looking for some specifics(or a website with specifics) on some recruiting rules. When can the different kinds of contact take place, such as email, phone calls, meetings etc? Thanks.

This is a spin-off of a thread in the Xcel group, but since there is more traffic here, thought I'd pose the question here, too. Does anyone have a good understanding of who makes State Team in North Carolina Xcel? (Bronze & Silver specifically, if that matters.) If so, I have questions :)...

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I heard today that there is some new rule in regards to leos's matching music. Hear say not from a coach. Has anyone heard of such a thing? It is supposed to start in May just before Canadian Nationals, but I just can't wrap my head around it. Both are so subjective I can't imagine it could...

I have an athlete that has a conflict with an upcoming meet. She is only a Level 2, and the meet starts at 8 am. She has to leave at 11:00 am. I am going to put her first up on our last event and hope we can get her through on time. However, if not, she will have to leave before the last...

I'm injured and I have a regional comp on Sunday. I twisted my knee and the physio thinks that I have partially torn my MCL ligament. I'm not entirely convinced because I partially tore a ligament in my other knee last year and it was considerably more painful than this. Anyway, it is still...