Coaches A few Xcel Questions

[Jasmynn]

1. Does it matter the order you do the tumbling passes? On my bronze, they do the connected pass at the end of the routine.
2. On bars, I saw some silver doing squat on, jump off for dismount. Is this acceptable?
3. My gymnastics do roundoff backward roll to a pose on floor. Is this acceptable? Or do they have to finish in a standing position

 

[gymdog]

1. No

2. Yes, as of August 2015.

3. I'm inclined to think that's fine. Have you competed? If they didn't count it, you'd be missing the acro connection and therefore would have had a 9.5. Most judges would alert you in some way to this, besides just flashing the SV, such as writing it on the scorecard or telling you verbally. So unless you saw they had a 9.5 SV then I would assume it got connection. I would make it so the feet are landing first or would clear it with a judge first.

 

[Jasmynn]

Thank you!