One factor I typically talk to my gymnasts is that their scores will not be below their management.
Whereas it appears counterintuitive to most gymnasts, the reality is that whereas gymnasts can attempt actually onerous and even put up their greatest routine, they do not all the time obtain the scores they assume they need to get and/or deserve.
As a former obligatory choose, I understand how subjective scores might be despite the fact that they’re contained inside an goal framework. Judges are certainly people and thus have their very own perspective and biases. Whereas gymnastics scoring was created to eradicate any such subjectivity, the reality is it would all the time stay subjective to some extent or one other.
This may be very irritating to these gymnasts who give attention to their scores and even observe them from meet to fulfill, and maybe change into disenchanted when their scores aren’t as excessive as they need them to be.
And so my common recommendation to most gymnasts is to give attention to the issues they DO have management over.
A type of issues is their kind.
Now, once more, the objective is to not give attention to the rating however on the issues she will be able to do to assist enhance her rating since that is what she has management over.
Listed below are 5 essential sorts of deductions that judges can tackle each routine:
1. Physique Place and Angles
Whether or not it is hitting a sure place on a solid handstand on bars or a sure angle on a leap on flooring, physique place and angles are extremely essential.
It is essential that your gymnast is aware of the angles she must hit and works onerous in follow to realize these angles.
Listed below are a number of the primary physique positions and angles that judges search for:
Stage 1-5 Vault
-Failure to take care of a stretched physique place throughout the bounce within the Stretch Leap in Stage 1 can lead to as much as a .30 to .50 deduction.
-Failure to take care of a stretched physique place in handstand within the Handstand (or Leap to Handstand), Fall To Straight Mendacity Place for Stage 1 and Stage 2, for the Handspring over a raised mat floor for Stage 3, and Handspring over vault desk in Ranges 4 and 5 may also result in deductions…
Piking (as much as .50 deduction) may give as much as a much bigger deduction than arching (as much as .30 deduction) as a result of judges are in search of gymnasts to drive their heels as a lot as potential of their vault.
As well as, the handspring vault in Stage 3 and past consists of three completely different phases and physique place deductions might be taken for every of the phases!
In larger stage vaults, physique place can be essential. In case your gymnast has inadequate tuck (as much as .30), inadequate pike (as much as .30), or inadequate stretch (as much as .30) she will be able to lose as much as a .30 deduction.
In bars in case your gymnast is not hitting her handstand positions she can even lose factors. Deductions rely on the worth of the factor and the diploma of angle she hits. However they are often anyplace from .05-.40 of a deduction relying on how a lot of the handstand part is achieved.
2. Amplitude
Amplitude is one other massive factor judges search for.
On beam and flooring your gymnast’s hip rise is essential, particularly on leaps, jumps, and hops (as much as .20).
In case your gymnast does not have enough peak in her aerials or in her backwards acro flight with hand help (ex: again handspring) she will be able to additionally lose factors (as much as .20).
If her hips do not rise excessive sufficient on her salt parts she will be able to lose as much as .30.
On bars particularly your gymnast should meet sure amplitude necessities on casts and circling parts.
Within the stage 4 solid to horizontal on each high and low bar, your gymnast should hit horizontal (line from shoulders to mid-point of lowest physique half) or else she’ll obtain the next deductions:
- 1-44 levels under horizontal – .05-.15 deduction
- At 45 levels under horizontal – .20 deduction
- 46 levels or extra under horizontal – .25-.30 deduction
Equally within the stage 5 solid to above horizontal and clear hip to above horizontal, your gymnast have to be above horizontal or she’ll obtain the next deductions:
- At horizontal – .05 deduction
- 1-44 levels under horizontal – .10-.15 deduction
- At 45 levels under horizontal – .20 deduction
- 46 levels or extra under horizontal – .25-.30 deduction
In larger stage vaults, your gymnast can lose as much as .50 deduction for inadequate peak.
Throughout launch parts in higher stage bar routines, your gymnast may also lose factors for inadequate amplitude. In case your gymnast’s hips are on the excessive bar stage she will be able to obtain a .05 deduction. If her hips are under excessive bar stage she will be able to lose from .10-.20 deduction.
There are various extra amplitude deductions in larger stage routines. However the level is that amplitude issues. And your gymnast can get a decrease rating than you assume due to these kinds of deductions.
3. Rhythm/Dynamics
The objective of each routine is for it to have a great rhythm. It should not be too sluggish together with your gymnast taking too many pauses nor ought to it’s rushed via with little differentiation between parts and expertise.
There are particular locations that judges look out for in gymnasts’ routines. A few of them are:
-Focus pauses on beam or flooring. Typically in case your gymnast pauses for 2 seconds or extra she is going to get penalized (.1-.2 deduction relying on how lengthy and which occasion).
-Breaks in dance collection on beam. In case your gymnast stops between parts, loses her balances between parts, repositions her ft, or takes an additional step or hop between parts she is going to get some minor deductions (.05 deduction).
-Stops between main parts on flooring in her tumbling move (.30 deduction).
-Is off beat with the music on flooring (.05 for every time as much as .30 and .10 if on the finish).
-If her power is not maintained via the train or she appears like she is de facto utilizing effort via her routine she will be able to lose as much as .20 deduction.
4. Acceleration/Energy
In vault particularly, it is essential that your gymnast have good acceleration and energy. If you have not seen Simone Biles do a vault, positively go try her pace and energy!
In case your gymnast has inadequate dynamics in her pace and energy on her vault she will be able to lose as much as .30 deduction.
Throughout tumbling passes, your gymnast can lose as much as .20 for an absence of acceleration in her collection (in case your gymnast stops between parts that may be a .30 deduction that overrides the dearth of acceleration deduction).
5. Leg/Foot Positions in Turns and Leg Place in Leaps
Turns and leaps can carry some massive deductions for being such “easy” dance parts.
For instance, in a passe flip, in case your gymnast’s leg is just not in ahead passe or is within the unsuitable place she is going to get a .10 deduction. Additional, if she does not mark the passe place in releve on the finish of her turns she will be able to get a .05 deduction or if she doesn’t carry out her activates one foot in excessive releve she will be able to stand up to .10 deduction.
If she has uneven leg separation throughout her straight leg leap she will be able to stand up to .20 deduction. And if she bends her lead leg on take off she will be able to stand up to a .10 deduction.
These deductions rely for each single flip and leap that your gymnast does on flooring and/or beam.
In case your gymnast begins to give attention to correcting these frequent minor kind errors, she will help her rating whereas additionally specializing in what she will be able to management.
It is essential that your gymnast is conscious of those deductions as a result of they’ll actually add up in a routine. They’ll additionally clarify why a routine that appears nice will get a sub par rating. Judges are in search of far more than what spectators are in search of. And this will show irritating if you happen to’re not conscious of the intricacies concerned in gymnastics scoring.
Hopefully these 5 frequent gymnastics deductions will help you and your gymnast give attention to the issues she will be able to enhance this season. In flip, your gymnast would possibly see her rating improve! However once more, that is not the purpose. The purpose is in your gymnast to work onerous to regulate her kind and follow the precise issues so she will be able to shine throughout competitors.
Please notice: This text is supposed to be for informational functions solely and isn’t meant to be an correct information to gymnastics deductions. Please ask your coach or a choose for extra specifics concerning every of those deductions. Deductions may also change and is probably not precisely mirrored on this article. The objective is to grasp that deductions might be taken in every of those classes.
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