You could likely Google it, based in the information in this thread. It was in the news.
He was on the suspended list for a little while, then he was removed.
I am guessing that safesport and USA Gymnastics did not find reason to keep him in the list after investigating the allegations.
There is a composition deduction if there is no backward salto. It's minor, but it's there. This fulfills the backward requirement, but doesn't really add anything in the way of Start value to the routine. Both of the skills are valued as "A"s (which are the easiest in the code).
As others have said, a back layout is a requirement in level 7.
Beyond that, it is possible to get by without going backward much, or at all. There are successful level 10s (meaning qualifying to Nationals, performing well and getting scholarship offers) that do not do much backward at all.
Is anyone else alarmed at the rumors of USA Gymnastics filing Chapter 11 just as all of the coaches, athletes, and clubs need to fork over a ton of money in membership renewals?
I think that a lot of people here are forgetting that the waters were also muddied in the very beginning by the fact that he was trying to pass this off as a legitimate medical procedure.
I don't know what Rhonda knew about any of these girls or their respective injuries, but do not forget...
Usually the equipment rental companies only bring a 4" and an 8". We typically put the 4" under the beam if the kid needs a mat underneath and then the 8" at one end. If the kid doesn't need a mat under, I put the 4" on one end and the 8" on the other.
We start teaching pieces as soon as we get kids moved up (January/February). At this point, we are getting close to complete routines for a late August start to our meet season.
Most kids know the routines at this point. Just may need some work on some of the skills. Season concludes in...
I have been told by a judge that the deduction for a spot is .5, however they can also take "up to the value of the skill" if the judge feels the coach facilitated the skill. I am pretty sure that they are considering it an "incomplete element" if they feel as though the athlete would not have...