rules

Hey JBS, can we make a chat box 3 post rule? Like, you may not post more than 3 times in a row. It is getting kinda annoying.

I got so angry at my last competition. I sprained my knee doin flic layouts on beam so have to wear a knee support all the time but my knee support is blue! There was a new rule that all supports have to be flesh coloured so for my comp i put a tubigrip bandage over the top and got deducted .5...

Does anyone know the rules for changing gyms during a season? My daughter switched to a new gym this year & still has not competed for the new team & may want to switch back to her old gym. Does anyone know if there is a waiting period for this type of situation?

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Just wondering my daughter is repeating level 4 along with another teammate this year. She is happy with this for now, And I think this will give her more confidence but she trains with the level 5 and 6 and is doing more hours than the new level 4s. When she does the vault they do not do...

I have two questions about the rules concerning connection bonus on rings. The rules say that in order to be elligible for connection, a strength series must ascend. First question: does this refer only to the final position of the second skill being higher, or does it also apply to how the...

Update #11 to the boys' USA JO rules has been posted on the USAG site (you can get it here. Among other things, it has one MAJOR change: levels 8-10 are switching to the FIG open-ended scoring system. Thoughts? In principal, I think it's an excellent idea, but there are two major problems in...

I have a few gymnasts currently training LLR180 to the end on pommels, here is the question: Considering the fact that stepping up (1/3 Magyar) to the first pommel is a skill in the FIG book, then are judges interpreting the first step up loop as a seperate skill THEN the gymnast must perform...

In women's meets at the JO level, there is a deduction if the coach is standing too close during beam and bars routines, even if they do not touch or talk to the gymnast. Why is this? It seems like it adds unnecessary risk and psychological stress to the two events which are probably already the...