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• Back Walkover to Needle, to Passe Balance: 160 split of the legs during Walkover - 0.50 deduction, no credit to Identified Skill; 170' split of the legs in Needle position - 0.50 deduction, no credit to Identified Skill; hand(s) "drag" on the floor between the walkover and stop in the needle position - 0.20 deduction (facilitation). Between the last phase of walkover and needle position 170' legs separation must be maintain (free leg should not be dropped) -0.20 deduction for facilitation of an Identified Skill. General (levels 5-7, level 8 floor routine): When an Identified Skill is a Pivot(s), there is no deduction (credit will be given to the Skill) taken for over rotating (more degree than required in the Handbook), as long as there are no execution faults and apparatus still perform the required movement(s). When the term "passe" is described the knee may be either turned out or parallel forward, unless the text specifies otherwise. If there are discrepancies between the Technical Handbook and the video, the JO Technical Handbook overrules.
LEVEL 8 (OPTIONAL ROUTINES WITH APPARATUS) Due to a lots of changes in the FIG Code of Points (adding new difficulties, changing the values of existing difficulties, etc.) in a last year there has been some confusion and misinterpretation of A, B and C elements for level 8 optional routines. • Front Attitude Balance and Front Attitude Pivot: are NOT in the present Code of Points. Therefore will not be credited in the routine. • "Slow tum" (90') with any leg position: is NOT in the present Code of Points. Therefore it will not be credited in the routine. • " Jete" with a tum in a stag position (in the JO Handbook referred as a turning leap): is NOT in the present Code of Points. Therefore will not be credited in the routine. There is one turning leap in split position (B difficulty) and the other turning leap in split position with the ring (C difficulty). • Pike jump (take off from 1 or 2 feet): both legs must be in horizontal position during the flight for the difficulty to be credited. • Cabriole jump with 1/2 tum: to receive C difficulty for the jump the following criteria has to occur: the kick in the beginning of the jump must be above horizontal, tapping of the feet should occur before the actual turn of the body in the air and the legs should continue to stay together for the remainder of the jump until the
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landing (Good height of the jump is required for validation ). • Illusion(s): Difficulty will not be credited if the hand and / or foot brush the floor. o
All Vertical Jumps and Tuck Jump: should maintain the required leg(s) position (for example in tuck jump knees to the chest) throughout the entire rotation(s) of the body to receive credit for the difficulty.
• All Pivots: When the required amplitude of the pivot is not maintained throughout the whole pivot the difficulty is not given (no decreasing in the difficulty level is allowed). When required amplitude of the pivot is maintained throughout the whole pivot, but the rotation is incomplete, the value of the difficulty is decreased . NOTE: Incomplete rotation means that the gymnast stop the rotation or uses heel support on the floor before completing the specified degree levels for the difficulty (According to the FIG Newsletter # 7). • All Leaps/Jumps: When required Amplitude of the leap /jump is not well defined and fixed the difficulty is not given to that particular leap / jump (no decreasing in the difficulty level is allowed), according to the clarifications in the FIG Newsletter #7. • NOTE: There have been a few new additional B and C difficulties value approved by FIG and Added to the present Code of Points. All new B and C difficulties are valid for the level 8 optional routines. Please review all the Newsletters sent from the USA Gymnastics office.
CORRECTIONS OF TYPING ERRORS IN THE JO TECHNICAL HANDBOOK: o
Page 84, Ribbon, Balance: Assisted Side Extension, Validation change to : " foot in line with head"
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Page 6, IV, A change to:" Inquires are allowed with regard to the judging concerns."
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Page 4S, LevelS Clubs: Arabesque balance with mills (4 circles).
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Page 67, Clubs, Assisted Side Extension, Full credit change to: "stop in releve".
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Page 48, Ribbon, 360' Pivot en dedans, Leg forward, Full credit change to: "min. 4S' front leg lift"; Validation change to: "min. 3S' leg lift" .
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Page 82, Rope Toss with Forward Rot. , Full Credit and No Credit add: "as written on page 76" •
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