RTCC TECHNICAL CORNER

 

BY

 

CHAR CHRISTENSEN, RTCC REGION V

 

Level 5 and 6 Beam- Apply the -.30 flat deduction on the beam mount for pushing off the hands to arrive in tuck stand when the gymnast gets “stuck” or when the gymnast is leaning to one side and pushing off the hands alternately. This should be used only rarely as it is a severe deduction and should look like a severe mistake.

 

Beginning Level Bars with New Deductions

 

1)       Gymnast does a back hip circle- We need to take the maximum angle deduction (.30) if the cast before the back hip circle is a very low cast. We would also deduct for the extra swing after the back hip circle into the next skill. If the gymnast performs a squat on, we would not take for the amplitude deduction of the cast into the squat on.

2)       Gymnast does a long hang kip to a flat cast to a back hip circle and does an extra swing out of this to a dismount. We would take -.30 for the flat cast and -.30 for the extra swing.

3)       Gymnast does a long hang kip to a front hip circle to a dismount. The gymnast would get the -.30 for the cast angle before the dismount if it is a flat cast