Routine Requirements
Every college bar, beam, and floor routine begins from a 9.4 base start value if they meet all the special requirements and have the minimum required number and difficulty of elements: 3As (0.1 each), 3Bs (0.3 each), and 2Cs (0.5 each). Gymnasts must meet all requirements and have a combination of connective and difficulty bonus to earn a 10.0 start value. For example, a gymnast cannot “make up” for a missing special requirement by adding in additional bonus. Gymnasts receive deductions from their maximum potential score for errors in routine composition or execution. The final score is determined by calculating the maximum start value and subtracting all applicable composition and execution deductions.
Start Value Components
| Special Requirements | ||
| Minimum two flight element series | One minimum C, may include mount, cannot connect to dismount | 0.2 |
| OR: A non-flight walkover + E acro | ||
| Dance or dance/acro series, minimum two elements | Dance minimum C, cannot connect to dismount | 0.2 |
| Leap or jump | Requires 180 degree split | 0.2 |
| Turn | Minimum full turn on one foot | 0.2 |
| Dismount | Minimum C | 0.2 |
| Difficulty Bonus | ||
| D Element | +0.1 | |
| E Element | +0.2 | |
| Connective Bonus | ||
| Acro Series | B + D/E C/D/E + C/D/E B + B + C B + C + C B + B/C + D/E | +0.2 +0.2 +0.1 +0.2 +0.2 |
| Turns | C + A | +0.1 |
| Danced/Mixed Connections | A + D/E B + C B or higher + D/E C + C | +0.1 +0.1 +0.2 +0.2 |
| Extra Connective Bonus | ||
| Acro Triple Series (all with flight) | excludes dismount, must have one C | +0.1 |
| Dismount | Minimum B acro OR C dance + C dismount | +0.1 |
| Connective Bonus Special Cases | ||
| Acro Series | B+C, no connective bonus BHS (B) + layout pike down (D) BHS (B) + layout step out (D) front aerial (D) + BHS (B) | +0.0 +0.1 +0.0 +0.0 |
Common Skills
| Mounts | ||
| Candlestick mount | D | |
| Acro | ||
| Back handspring (BHS) | B | |
| One-arm BHS | C | |
| Roundoff | B | |
| Front handspring | B | |
| Aerials – Front – Front to scale (Liukin) – Side – Side somi – Side to two feet (Barani) | D E D D E | |
| Back Saltos – Tuck/pike – Layout stepout (from one or two feet) – Layout to two feet (piked-down after vertical) – Layout to two feet (stretched throughout) – Tuck full | C D D E E | |
| Front toss (from one foot) to sit or stand | D | |
| Front tuck or pike (from two feet) | E | |
| Leaps and Jumps | ||
| Sissonne | A | |
| Beat jump | A | |
| Cat leap | A | |
| Hitchkick | A | |
| Pike jump | B | |
| Tuck/wolf jump – Half – 3/4 – Full – Sheep | A B C D D | |
| Leap – Split – Switch leap – Switch side – Ring (straight or stag) – Switch side 1/4 – Switch half – Switch ring | B C D D E E E | |
| Split jump – Stag – 1/4 – Half – 3/4 – Ring (straight or stag) – Full | B A B C D D E | |
| Straddle jump (cross position) – Side position – 1/4 – Half – 3/4 – Full | B C C D D E | |
| Turns | ||
| Full turn Full turn, leg above horizontal 3/2 turn Double turn | A B B E | |
| Wolf full turn | B | |
| Wolf double turn | D | |
| Dismounts | ||
| Back layout – 3/2 twist – Double twist – 2 1/2 twist | A C D E | |
| Front layout – Full twist – 3/2 twist (Rudi) – Double twist | B C D E | |
| Front gainer full off the side of the beam | C | |
| Gainer back salto – Layout full (off side) – 3/2 twist (off side) – Double full (off side) – Pike (off end) – Layout (off end) – Tuck full (off end) | C D E C D D | |
| Double back | E |
Common Deductions
| Composition: Up to the (difficulty) level (UTL) | |||
| Athlete must have at least one | – Acro Series eligible for connective bonus – Additional D/E Acro element – Additional E Dance | 0.1 | |
| Other Compositional Deductions | |||
| No backward acro element, minimum A* | 0.1 | ||
| No forward/sideward acro element, minimum A* | 0.1 | ||
| Insufficient distribution of elements | 0.05 | ||
| Insufficient level changes | 0.05 | ||
| Insufficient use of length of the beam | 0.05 | ||
| Failure to show forward, side and backward choreography | 0.05 | ||
| Execution Deductions | |||
| Flexed feet | 0.05 | ||
| Precision in dance elements | ≤0.1 | ||
| Concentration pause (2 seconds) – more than 2 seconds | 0.1 0.2 | ||
| Knee or leg separation | ≤0.2 | ||
| Height (leaps, jumps, acro skills) | ≤0.2 | ||
| Insufficient dynamics | ≤0.2 | ||
| Poor rhythm between connected elements | ≤0.2 | ||
| Insufficient sureness of performance | ≤0.2 | ||
| Bent arms or knees | ≤0.3 | ||
| Balance errors | ≤0.3 | ||
| Brush beam with hand | ≤0.3 | ||
| Grab beam to avoid a fall | 0.3 | ||
| Fall (on or off beam) | 0.5 | ||
| Split positions | |||
| 180+ degrees 160-179 degrees 135-159 degrees 134 degrees or below | No deduction 0.05-0.1 0.15-0.2 Skill devalued | ||
| Dismount/landing deductions | |||
| Step/hop/slide (max 0.4 in total) – Small – Medium – Large | ≤0.1 0.15 0.2 | ||
| Feet position – Staggard – Failure to join heels – wider than hip-width | ≤0.1 0.05 0.1 | ||
| Direction | ≤0.1 | ||
| Direction – Gainer off end of beam | ≤0.3 | ||
| Arm swing | ≤0.1 | ||
| Dismount lands too close to the beam | 0.1 | ||
| Crossed legs in twist | ≤0.1 | ||
| Incomplete twist | ≤0.2 | ||
| Incorrect body posture on landing | ≤0.2 | ||
| Trunk movements to maintain balance | ≤0.2 | ||
| Pike down on dismount (layout) | ≤0.2 | ||
| Failure to open body (tuck or pike) | ≤0.3 | ||
| Height | ≤0.3 | ||
| Deep Squat (hips below knees) | ≤0.3 | ||
| Artistry deductions | |||
| Poor choreography | ≤0.1 | ||
| Quality of movement/style | ≤0.1 | ||
| Quality of expression | ≤0.1 |