Florida  Rules for USAG PREP Optional

Florida Prep Optional program is a recreational, non-mobility  level open to all  USAG registered athletes 6 years of age.  The Florida program is set up and administered by the Florida USAG Committee.  The committee sets up qualifying procedures to State meet, entry regulations, format, difficulty rules.  Each State is responsible to design the program for the benefit of their State. If you attend competitions out of State, please check with Meet Director for rules that will be used for PO level as they will be different. All Florida clubs that offer PO will use Florida PO rules as determined by the USAG Florida State committee.

 USAG Florida offers a State Championship for Florida PO athletes. 

Qualification for Florida PO  State Procedures

All competitions must be USAG sanctioned

Level 7/8 Judges or higher must be used—2 judges per event required

Athletes must compete at Florida competitions & must use Florida rules to qualify to the Florida State Championship (out of state scores may not be used)

Florida State Qualifying Score to be determined by Florida Committee each season

General competition rules for Florida PREP Optional  Program

All elements must be listed in the JO Code of Points—Execution deductions per JO rules

All events except vault require a minimum of 3 “A” (0.10) and 1 “B”(0.30) Skill value parts

“C” elements from any category = 2.00 deduction

“D” or “E” elements will void the routine as of June 2008

Florida USAG PREP Optional  Event Special Requirements 

0.50 deduction for missing Special Requirements (SR)

VAULT

All Vaults from Group 1 with or without twist, valued at 9.4 or less

All Vaults have a 10.00 Start Value with deductions the same as Level 7

UNEVEN BARS

Six(6) elements  - must be listed in the JO code  

One Bar Change

Minimum of “A” dismount from  JO code                                       O.50 deduction for missing SR

BEAM

Turn on one (1) foot (minimum of 180 degrees—1/2 turn) * 1/2 turn will not satisfy A value part requirement

Dance or Mixed Series of at least 2 elements from JO code

Acrobatic (tumbling) element with or without flight from JO code      Time Maximum:  1 minute

Minimum of “A” dismount from JO code                                                 warning at 50 seconds

0.50 deduction for missing SR                                                                 Overtime deduction  .10 (no under time)

FLOOR

Two (2) Acrobatic (Tumbling) Series each with a minimum of two(2) elements from JO code with flight

 The passes may be the same or different

A Salto or aerial element from the JO code  (may be part of one of the tumbling series)

Dance Series with two(2) elements from the JO code

0.50 deduction for missing SR

Time:  45 seconds to 1:30                          warning at 1:20                    overtime or undertime—.10 deduction