TRAMPOLINE GYMNASTICS TECHNICAL COMMISSION REGULATIONS PART B TECHNICAL REGULATIONS 2015

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1 TRAMPOLINE GYMNASTICS TECHNICAL COMMISSION REGULATIONS PART B TECHNICAL REGULATIONS 2015 December 2014 December /27

2 CONTENTS ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION... 4 ARTICLE 2. POLICIES AND RULES... 4 ARTICLE 3. COMMISSION COMMITTEES National TRP Commission General Member - Communications Officer General Member - Coaches Education National Sub Committees DMT Development Tumbling Development... 5 ARTICLE 4. AUSTRALIAN LEVELS PROGRAM How To Obtain Your Trampoline Gymnastics Level Badge... 7 ARTICLE 5. COMPETITION RULES AND PROCEDURES Purpose Trampoline Gymnastics Divisions Division Rules - International Stream Division Rules National Age Stream Sanctioning Competitions and Championships Generic Event Rules Rules Of Competition Equipment Qualifications and Exclusions Australian Specific Competition Rulings Enquiries/Protest Age Restriction for Australian Competition Competition Cards Competition Cards Trampoline Competition Cards DMT Competition Cards Tumbling Result Sheets Tie Breaker Rules Trophies Australian Championships Qualifying Standards Qualification Process & Scores - National Age & International Streams Qualifying Process in the Year Prior to Australian Championships Qualifying Process in the Year of the Australian Championships Uniform Judges Australian Gymnastics Championships - International Stream Qualifying For Finals Trophies and Titles Team Event Australian Gymnastics Championships - National Age Stream Qualifying For Finals Team Events Routine Requirements National Clubs Championships Competition Events Awards Club Team Competition Rules December /27

3 5.6.4 Generic Discipline Rules Athlete Level Minimum & Maximum Degree of Difficulty Requirements Competition Routines/Passes - National Club Levels Judges Subsidy Judges Panels ARTICLE 6. AWARD GUIDELINES AWARDS PROCESS APPENDIX 1 - QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS TRP Qualifying Requirements DMT Qualifying Requirements TUM Qualifying Requirements December /27

4 ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION The following short terms shall be used and interpreted in the spirit of the following meanings unless specifically defined elsewhere. Association Board Commission Company Regulations Simple Majority Sport Program Gymsports GLOSSARY ALP FIG GA NAC NCM NDMTC NGTC NJC NJDC NLC NNP NTC NTD STC TRP An Association Member claiming jurisdiction of the sport over a State or Territory within Australia Board of Management of the Company, Gymnastics Australia Ltd The National Gymsport Technical Commission Gymnastics Australia Ltd All by-laws and rules that are made within the authority of the Constitution. More than 50 per cent of those people eligible, voting of the one accord. A gymnastic Sport Program defined by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) and accepted by the Company as a program under its jurisdiction. Terminology used to describe the disciplines of gymnastics. Australian Levels Program Federation Internationale de Gymnastique Gymnastics Australia National Advisory Committee National Commission Member National Elite DMT Coordinator National Gymsport Technical Commission National Judging Co-ordinator National Junior Development Coordinator National Levels Committee National Nomination Panel (formerly Selection Committee) National Trampoline Commission National Technical Director State Technical Committees Trampoline Gymnastics ARTICLE 2. POLICIES AND RULES The rules set out in the following manuals will be part of the Commission s Technical Regulations: FIG Code of Points Trampoline Gymnastics Australian Levels Program Gymsport Technical Regulations Part A & B Any modification to the Australian Levels Program Manual will be circulated in writing on the authority of the Gymsport Technical Commission. December /27

5 ARTICLE 3. COMMISSION COMMITTEES 3.1 National TRP Commission National Technical Director National Judging Coordinator General Member - Communication Officer General Member - Coaches Education GA Staff Member (ex officio) Please refer to Gymsport Technical Commission Part A Commission Governance for the job descriptions and desired criteria for the National Technical Director and National Judging Coordinator General Member - Communications Officer Job Description (i) Key communication link for State Committees (ii) Provide Commission updates for Gymsport community (iii) Assist with the development & update of the Australian Levels Program (iv) Progress State info/communication to National Commission meetings (v) Assist with National Events (vi) Manage Projects and working groups as required. (vii) Develop initiatives to help develop/progress/retain athletes and officials in sport Desired Criteria (i) Skills and qualifications which meet the Job Description General Member - Coaches Education Job Description (i) Oversee coaching course content development in consultation with industry and training department. (ii) Assist with the development & update of the Australian Levels Program (iii) Key communication link for State Committees (iv) Manage working groups as required (i.e. course review etc.) (v) Assist with National Events (vi) Develop initiatives to help develop/progress/retain athletes and officials in sport Desired Criteria (i) Skills and qualifications which meet the Job Description. 3.2 National Sub Committees DMT Development Double Mini Tramp development is led by the National Commission, with the aim to develop the skills of DMT athletes and the development of this discipline Tumbling Development Tumbling development is led by the National Commission in communication with members of December /27

6 the tumbling community who are interested in the continuing development of this discipline within Trampoline Gymnastics. The National Trampoline Commission is responsible for selection policies, technical direction of any National Program, National competitions and any issues related to elite tumbling. ARTICLE 4. AUSTRALIAN LEVELS PROGRAM December /27

7 The Trampoline Gymnastics Australian Levels System is a National Program and includes all three apparatus of 10 levels. This system is split into the Levels System and the Guide to Passing Levels. All athletes participating in the Trampoline Levels System must be registered members of their State Gymnastic Association. This includes level 1 and level 2 gymnasts. Whilst the system and guide provides an overall development program for use by both coaches and performers, it is not intended to be the only source of reference for Trampoline Gymnastics. Coaches should ensure that they are competent in the teaching of all Trampoline skills that they present to their athlete. The ALP levels indicate a measure of competency at each level by the athlete. Club coaches and judges should ensure that their athletes demonstrate these levels of competency for the specified competition. The ALP manual details the routines/passes required for each level and the process of assessment. These documents are available from Gymnastics Australia. 4.1 How to Obtain Your Trampoline Gymnastics Level Badge As per the How to obtain your levels badge section of the Trampoline Gymnastics Australian Levels Program document. December /27

8 ARTICLE 5. COMPETITION RULES AND PROCEDURES 5.1 Purpose The FIG Code of Points, FIG Technical Regulations, FIG Apparatus Norms and Technical Regulations provide governance for all Trampoline Sport Rules and Regulations. These Technical Regulations provides Trampoline Gymnastics Gymnastics Australia with competition rules and regulations. The Technical Regulations shall be used in conjunction with the FIG Code of Points, FIG Technical Regulations, FIG Apparatus Norms, Technical Regulations and the Australian Levels Program. 5.2 Trampoline Gymnastics Divisions Trampoline Gymnastics has three competitive streams, across the four disciplines: International Stream (Youth, Junior & Senior) National Age Stream (Age Groups) Levels Division Rules - International Stream Competitions include: Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Festival, World Championships, World Age Games, World Games, Pacific Rim, Senior and Junior International Invitational events. Athletes participating in the International stream must achieve qualifying requirements to remain a competitor in this division. See 'Qualifying Standards'. Athletes who achieve the qualifying requirements for the international division at qualifying competitions must compete in the international division at the Australian Championships. Athletes who do not achieve the qualifying requirements to qualify for the international divisions at Australian Championships may compete in the National Stream in their Age divisions if they consequently meet the qualifying requirements for these Age divisions. Athletes may only compete in one division per discipline at Australian Championships. International Stream Events SENIOR INTERNATIONAL (17yrs&Older) JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL (15-18yrs) comprised of: INTERNATIONAL U19 (17-18yrs) INTERNATIONAL U17 (15-16yrs) YOUTH INTERNATIONAL (11-14yrs) comprised of: INTERNATIONAL U15 (13-14yrs) INTERNATIONAL U13 (11 12yrs) Junior and Youth synchronised events will consist of consist of one (1) Voluntary routine in the preliminary round. Senior synchronised events will be as per FIG rules. December /27

9 5.2.2 Division Rules National Age Stream Competitions are based on the Age of the participant in the year of competition. In order to compete at the Australian Championships in that category, the participant must also have met all qualifying standards as listed in the Qualifying Standards section of this manual during the qualifying period. Competitions for Age events are held at the Club, State, National and the International Level. National Age Groups are: Under 11, Under 13, Under 15, Under 17 and 17+. All synchronised events will consist of consist of one (1) Voluntary routine in the preliminary round. Verification of birth dates for entries is the responsibility of the club/state. 5.3 Sanctioning Competitions and Championships Gymnastics Australia may, from time to time, promote/sanction special events. National or International tours for residential and international: Individual athletes or groups are proposed by the National Trampoline Commission and ratified by Gymnastics Australia. The National Trampoline Commission is responsible for ratifying State Association competitions under the auspices of Gymnastics Australia that form part of any selection process to Australian teams. Clubs must seek sanction from their relevant State Association - State Commissions for Levels testing and qualifying competitions for the Australian Championships. Competitions designated as State Titles between two or more member State Associations and/or are open to other than the Association's members, must be held in accordance with the Technical Regulations. No affiliated Association shall institute, or allow to be instituted within their jurisdiction, competitions that state or infer an event of the following nature: National World or International Championship Any State Association promoting a competition and wishing to vary from the conditions specified must state any variation when applying for approval to conduct the competition. Where possible states should not request competition dates for sanction, if the date clashes with an already approved competition or event. Qualifying Competitions for the Australian Championships must be nominated to the National Trampoline Commission as per section 5.7 QUALIFYING PROCESS & SCORES. The date and venue can alter during the year, but no extra competitions can be added. All Qualifying Competitions must use the latest version of SWESCORE. The Swescore database files must be ed or sent to the National Commission. Please note: Paper results are not an acceptable alternative to the electronic files. All qualifying competitions, State Levels Championships, State Age/Open Championships, and National events must use the official Swescore database templates for the appropriate Levels or Age/Open event. Judging panels for all qualifying competitions must be listed on Swescore and should conform to the judging proforma issued by the National Judging Coordinator. States unable to provide 5 execution judges per panel (COJ may provide E score) must seek approval from the NJC for modified panels. The Swescore database template can be accessed from the National Judging Coordinator upon request. December /27

10 5.4 Generic Event Rules Rules Of Competition As per the current FIG Code of Points. As per the current FIG Technical Regulations As per the current FIG Apparatus Norms As per the current Australian Trampoline Technical Regulations As per the Australian Levels Program Equipment FIG Apparatus Norms and the Code of Points for Trampoline, Tumbling, and DMT provide the equipment specifications for each apparatus. All clubs should be guided by these Norms. The FIG Apparatus Norms include Safety Platforms (End Decks) and floor matting and the DMT Norms make reference to the fixings that are allowed to stabilise the DMT. Tumbling may be performed on modified tumbling floors approved by the National Commission. Equipment does not need to have a valid FIG Diploma, but should be in sound condition. Floor matting and end-decks should provide adequate protection for athletes. Other events must specify what equipment will be provided in the information calling for entries. Trampoline End decks and spotter mats must be provided but do not need to conform exactly to FIG Specifications, in terms of shock absorbency and dimensions, provided that prior approval has been granted by the Commission for the use of the equipment. One spotter mat must be provided for each trampoline, as specified in the FIG Apparatus Norms Qualifications and Exclusions Australian competitors must be members of their State Association. Australian officials must be Technical Members of Gymnastics Australia. State Associations sanction competition applications for State events. Gymnastics Australia sanctions competition applications for International events. International competitors must be registered with the appropriate governing body in their country (through their State) and be sanctioned for competition Australian Specific Competition Rulings FINALS SCORES: International Stream: All individual events will be a ZERO START FINAL. Synchronised trampoline will combine preliminary scores and final scores to achieve the total FINAL score. National AGE Stream: The Preliminary Routines/Passes and Finals Routines/Passes will be added together to achieve the final score. There is no ZERO START FINALS rule applied in Australian competitions Enquiries/Protest Enquiries for the difficulty scores are allowed, provided that they are made verbally immediately after the score is shown or at the very latest before the end of the routine/pass of the following gymnast or synchronised pair. Late verbal enquiries will be rejected. Every enquiry must be examined by the Superior jury and a final decision (which may not be appealed) must be taken at the very latest: At the end of the rotation for the qualifying competition. December /27

11 Before the score of the following gymnast/s is shown for the finals Age Restriction for Australian Competition The following minimal age restrictions apply: Under 11 events Junior International events Senior International events Min of 9 years of age in the year of competition 15 years of age in the year of competition 17 years of age in the year of competition Competition Cards As per FIG Code of Points with the following amendments: Cards need to be submitted within the time period stated by the organising committee. Cards for Australian Championships must be submitted to the designated Championship Office on the day prior to the competition. The Chair of the Judges Panel for each event shall be responsible for ensuring that all checks are complete before the competition. Correct International / National Age stream age group must be identified, along with date of birth Competition Cards Trampoline Competition cards with skills written in FIG Code must be submitted for Levels, National and International stream events. Compulsory routines must have required elements marked and Voluntary routines must be submitted detailing degree of difficulty and body positions where appropriate Competition Cards DMT DMT Cards, with skills written in FIG Code must be submitted with athlete details. Details of each pass are required Competition Cards Tumbling Voluntary passes must be submitted, with skills written in FIG Code, detailing degree of difficulty and body positions where applicable Result Sheets Result sheets showing judging scores must be displayed prior to presentations Tie Breaker Rules In the case of ties in any placing for qualifying rounds and finals, FIG rules will apply. The FIG Technical Regulations outlines the Tie Breaker Rules per apparatus Trophies An inventory of trophies is maintained by the National Trampoline Commission. State Associations and Commission s will be advised of the trophy holders in their State. States are responsible for the return of trophies in good condition and engraved each year at the Australian Championships Orientation meeting. The National Trampoline Commission reserves the right to claim expenses from States if trophies are lost or need to be repaired. December /27

12 5.5 Australian Championships Qualifying Standards Competitors must meet routine requirements. Routine requirements can be found in the Australian Levels Program. Competitors, by the Definitive Close of Entries must achieve the qualifying scores outlined in Appendix 1 Athletes must also meet the Level requirement for their current Age Group prior to the close of Definitive Entries. Entry into the National Championships will be based on the Level, and a Qualification Score (A Preliminary Score inclusive of a Minimum Degree of Difficulty as stipulated). Athletes can only qualify to compete in the Age Events at the Australian Championships by competing in: 1. Age Events at a sanctioned National qualifying competition, or State Championships 2. International Stream events at a sanctioned qualifying competition, State Championships, or National Championships, and meet the Age event qualifying requirements. Athletes CANNOT achieve their current Age Group s qualifying score for the National Championships at the previous year s National Championships. SYNCHRONISED TRAMPOLINE Athletes may only compete in the stream in which they qualified individual trampoline. For National Age Stream Championships: NATIONAL At least one athlete must have Qualified for NATIONAL The 2nd athlete can move up from NATIONAL U17 - Preliminary Round will consist of one (1) Voluntary routine NATIONAL U17 NATIONAL U15 NATIONAL U13 NATIONAL U11 - At least one athlete must have Qualified for NATIONAL U17 - The 2nd athlete can move up from NATIONAL U15 - Preliminary Round will consist of one (1) Voluntary routine - At least one athlete must have Qualified for NATIONAL U15 - The 2nd athlete can move up from NATIONAL U13 - Preliminary Round will consist of one (1) Voluntary routine - At least one athlete must have Qualified for NATIONAL U13 - The 2nd athlete can move up from NATIONAL U11 - Preliminary Round will consist of one (1) Voluntary routine - Both athletes must have Qualified for NATIONAL U11 - Preliminary Round will consist of one (1) Voluntary routine For International Stream Championships Athletes qualified for Individual Trampoline can only compete in one Synchro event at National Championships SENIOR INTERNATIONAL - At least one athlete must have Qualified for SENIOR December /27

13 - The 2nd athlete can move up from JUNIOR - Preliminary Round will consist of a 1st & 2nd routine as per SENIOR FIG rules JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL YOUTH INTERNATIONAL - At least one athlete must have Qualified for JUNIOR - The 2nd athlete can move up from YOUTH - Preliminary Round will consist of one (1) Voluntary routine - Both athletes must have Qualified for YOUTH - Preliminary Round will consist of one (1) Voluntary routine Qualification Process & Scores - National Age & International Streams All Qualifying events for the Australian Championships to be held after National Clubs, in the remainder of the year prior to the year of the Australian Championships, need to be presented in writing to the National Commission by National Clubs. All Qualifying events for the Australian Championships, held in the same year as the Australian Championships and prior to the close of entries, need to be presented in writing to the National Commission by 1 st January of the year of the Australian Championships. Once Qualifying events have been presented to the National Commission, no extra Qualifying events can be added. For TRP, Time of Flight (ToF) is not used to qualify for National Championships State, or Regional Levels competitions will not be eligible to be used as qualifying events. Qualification is only from either National Age Stream (U11, U13, U15, U17, 17+) or International Stream (Youth/Junior/Senior) events Qualifying Process in the Year Prior to Australian Championships (post National Clubs) In the year prior, and post National Clubs, qualification for NATIONAL AGE STREAM events (TRP/DMT/TUM) is by: a) Achieving the age group (in the year of the Australian Championships) 2 nd voluntary routine requirements (TRP only) or preliminary routine requirements (DMT & TUM) in Regional/State National Age Stream or International Stream qualification events. b) Achieving the 2 nd voluntary routine requirements (TRP only) (for the division to be competed in the year of the Australian Championships) or preliminary routine requirements (DMT & TUM) at any FIG sanctioned International events held post National Clubs in the year prior. In the year prior, and post National Clubs, qualification for INTERNATIONAL STREAM events (TRP/DMT/TUM) is only by: a) Achieving the 2 nd voluntary routine requirements (TRP only) or preliminary routine requirements (DMT & TUM) in Regional/State International Stream qualification events (for the division to be competed in the year of the Australian Championships). b) For YOUTH or JUNIOR - Achieving the 2 nd voluntary routine requirements (TRP only) (for the division to be competed in 2015) or preliminary routine requirements (DMT & TUM) at any FIG sanctioned International events held post National Clubs in the year prior. c) For SENIOR - Achieving the preliminary requirements at any FIG sanctioned International events held post National Clubs in the year prior. December /27

14 5.5.4 Qualifying Process in the Year of the Australian Championships In the year of the Australian Championships, qualification for NATIONAL AGE STREAM events (TRP/DMT/TUM) is by: a) Being a member of a National Squad for that discipline b) Achieving the Preliminary Requirements for the National Age Stream in a National Age Stream or International Stream qualification event. In the year of the Australian Championships, qualification for INTERNATIONAL STREAM events (TRP/DMT/TUM) is only by: a) Being a member of a National Squad for that discipline b) Achieving the Preliminary Competition Requirements in a Youth, Junior or Senior qualification event. c) Athletes who achieve the Youth/Junior/Senior qualification requirements in INTERNATIONAL STREAM events, must compete in the INTERNATIONAL STREAM for that discipline at the Australian Championships. - Scores achieved in FIG approved International competitions in AGE events will be considered as International Stream events post National Clubs for the purpose of qualifying for the Australian Championships, except 17+ events which will allow athletes aged 18 in the year of the Australian Championships to qualify for Junior, and athletes aged 19 or above in the year of the Australian Championships to qualify for 17+ only. Qualifying Requirements in the year prior the Australian Championships for all Disciplines (Post National Clubs) Uniform State team members wear a state uniform in the elimination rounds of their respective division. Athletes in finals may wear optional leotard approved by their State. State leotards need to be in the State colours. If the State colours are not represented, the State must first gain approval from the Commission. Badges are not required for optional leotards. Members of an International Team Event or a Synchronised Trampoline pair must wear an identical uniform, sanctioned by the State. National team uniform is not to be worn in synchronised events at National Championships. Male Trampoline Gymnasts are allowed to wear Dark Longs (which differs from FIG regulations) Men s International Trampoline Teams and Men s Synchronised Trampoline pairs must all wear longs or all wear shorts Judges The most qualified Advanced or higher judges available shall be selected for judging at the Australian Championships. Judges are required to wear black or navy suits, as for FIG events. December /27

15 5.5.7 Australian Gymnastics Championships - International Stream Qualifying For Finals The best 8 competitors from the preliminaries will participate in the international stream finals. The finals will also include the top 8 residential competitors. Finals will be from a ZERO start, with the exception of Synchronised Trampoline Trophies and Titles Only persons whose domicile has been in Australia for the last six months prior to the titles are eligible to hold an Australian Title, except that Australian Subjects who may have been outside of Australia for all or part of the last six months immediately prior to the competition, shall be eligible to hold the Australian Title, provided that the State Association with which he/she is registered, is aware of the absence from Australia during this period. Perpetual trophies shall be awarded each year, to be held by the individual event winners and the States winning the Age Discipline Competitions and Championship competition. Medals shall be presented to the first three places in each event. Perpetual trophies shall be presented to competitors on the strict understanding that such competitors shall be responsible for their return at the orientation meeting of the subsequent championships, in good order, clean and ready for presentation at the championships. Under no circumstances may an Australian perpetual trophy be taken from Australia. Commemorative awards shall be awarded by the National Trampoline Commission to competitors who win the same discipline championship for three years in succession Team Event In 2013, The Junior/Senior Team Format was amended to provide a state based team s event in Individual Trampoline, Double-Mini, and Tumbling at National Championships. The competition format will be similar to a World Championships team final to provide invaluable experience of competing in a team s event prior to World Championships. Events: Six team final events: Men s TRP Women s TRP Men s DMT Women s DMT Men s TUM Women s TUM Each Australian state or territory is permitted to enter a team in all divisions; no alliance (e.g., UTA) or international team is permitted. To assist with timetabling, each state must enter provisional teams with the close of definitive entries for National Championships. States are permitted to make amendments to the gymnasts in the team up until the end of training on the day prior to the preliminary round of competition. Team construction: Each state is invited to submit one team into the six events specified above. Each team should consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of up to four gymnasts from Youth, Junior and Senior per event. No more than three gymnasts per team should be taken from the Senior International category. December /27

16 Competition Format Preliminary Round: The preliminary round of competition at National Championships will determine the teams that will compete in the final round. Within the preliminary round, the top three scores for each round of competition will contribute to each team s total score. Please see below examples: TRP: Top 3 compulsory scores Top 3 voluntary scores DMT/TUM: Top 3 scores for Pass 1 Top 3 scores for Pass 2 The top four teams (states) in each category will progress to the Team Final. If there is only one team entered, there will be no Team Final. Competition Format Team Final: A maximum of 16 gymnasts in one flight will compete in each final. All finals will be a zero start. All gymnasts must wear state uniform as per Code of Points. Trampoline: Each gymnast in the final will perform one voluntary routine. The gymnasts who competed in the preliminary round of competition must also compete in the team final unless withdrawn from competition. In this case, there can be no substitution of gymnasts and the remaining team members will contribute to the final result. The top three scores per team will contribute to the final team score. The state with the highest total score is the winner. Double-Mini Tramp/Tumbling: Each gymnast in the final will perform one pass. The gymnasts who competed in the preliminary round of competition must also compete in the team final unless withdrawn from competition. In this case, there can be no substitution of gymnasts and the remaining team members will contribute to the final result. The top three scores per team will contribute to the final team score. The State with the highest total score is the winner Australian Gymnastics Championships - National Age Stream Qualifying For Finals The best 6 competitors from the preliminaries will participate in the finals. If there are 30 or more residential competitors at the close of definitive entries, then the best 10 competitors will participate in the finals. The finals will also include the top 6 or 10 residential competitors (if 30 or more residential competitors competing at the close of definitive entries) Team Events For each discipline a team shall be considered as comprising all the competitors, entered by a State Association or United Team Alliance as team members, in each discipline. Should a State or United Team Alliance have no competitors in a particular age group, they may nominate a substitute event, being the nearest age group, either younger or older, male or female, in which they have more than one competitor available. December /27

17 No team shall nominate more than two (2) substitute events. The substitute event nomination must be submitted at the same time as that specified for the submission of routine and pass sheets. No subsequent changes shall be allowed after this time, except in the case of injury or illness and verified by a medical certificate. A replacement cannot be made once the withdrawing competitor's event commences. The score of the team member or synchronised pair in each event, with the highest number of points after the completion of the preliminaries (or the second highest in the case of substitute events), will be considered as the team score for that event. If a substitute event competitor scores higher than the top actual age group competitor, then they will only be credited with a score equal to the top age group competitor. The winner will be the team with the highest total of the top eight scores for each team. An interstate team challenge shall be conducted at the Age Championships. It will be decided on the basis of converting the scores of the No. 1 teams to a percentage (the top team in each discipline being 100%) and then adding the four discipline percentages together. The State or Alliance with the highest total percentage will be the winner Routine Requirements Refer to the Australian Levels Program for routine requirements for each level. Discipline Age Division Routine Requirements TRP & SYN All competitors must compete two voluntary routines. Refer to the National Levels Program for the relevant level 1 st Voluntary routine requirements. Under 11 (Min. 9 years) Under 13 Under 15 Under LEVEL 4 - Combined 1st and 2nd Voluntary Routine Minimum Requirements. LEVEL 5 - Combined 1st and 2nd Voluntary Routine Minimum Requirements. LEVEL 6 - Combined 1st and 2nd Voluntary Routine Minimum Requirements. LEVEL 6A - Combined 1st and 2nd Voluntary Routine Minimum Requirements. LEVEL 7-1st Voluntary as per FIG YOUTH Requirements. 2nd Voluntary Routine Minimum Requirements. December /27

18 Discipline. TUM Age Division Under 11 (Min. 9 years) Under 13 Under 15 Under 17 Routine Requirements LEVEL 4 - Perform two SHORT TRACK passes in preliminaries as per the Australian Levels Program Except Whips, Flic, R.O., No repetition of an element in either the 1st or 2nd passes of the preliminary round, unless preceded by different skills Age Group Finals 1 final pass LEVEL 5 - Perform two SHORT TRACK passes in preliminaries as per the Australian Levels Program Except Whips, Flic, R.O., No repetition of an element in either the 1st or 2nd passes of the preliminary round, unless preceded by different skills Age Group Finals 1 final pass LEVEL 6 - Perform two SHORT TRACK passes in preliminaries as per the Australian Levels Program Except Whips, Flic, R.O., No repetition of an element in either the 1st or 2nd passes of the preliminary round, unless preceded by different skills Age Group Finals 1 final pass LEVEL 6A - Perform two SHORT TRACK passes in preliminaries as per the Australian Levels Program Except Whips, Flic, R.O., No repetition of an element in either the 1st or 2nd passes of the preliminary round, unless preceded by different skills Age Group Finals 1 final pass Discipline Age Division Routine Requirements 17+ LEVEL 7 - Perform two SHORT TRACK passes in preliminaries as per the Australian Levels Program Except Whips, Flic, R.O., No repetition of an element in either the 1st or 2nd passes of the preliminary round, unless preceded by different skills Age Group Finals 1 final pass DMT Under 11 (Min age 9 years) Under 13 Under 15 Under Two different optional passes for elimination round Two different optional passes for finals that were not presented in the elimination round No repetition of an element from the same section of the DMT in any of the passes Two different optional passes for the elimination round Two different optional passes for finals that were not presented in the elimination round No repetition of an element from the same section of the DMT in any of the passes December /27

19 5.6 National Clubs Championships The Levels component of this competition can no longer be utilised as a qualifying competition for the Australian Championships Competition Events Individual Trampoline, Double-Mini Trampoline & Tumbling. No Synchronised Trampoline will be contested as part of the National Club Levels Championship, as this is not a discipline of the Trampoline Gymnastics Levels System and due to the increased bias in points towards Trampoline Discipline Clubs over Tumbling/DMT oriented Clubs. Men & Women Level 4, Level 5, Level 6, Level 7, Level 8, Level Awards CLUB TEAM COMPETITION - Plaque National Levels Overall Champion Club National Levels Champion Trampoline Club National Levels Champion DMT Club National Levels Champion Tumbling Club National Level 4 Champion Club INDIVIDUAL TRP, DMT & TUM TITLES - Medals Level 4-1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd each gender Level 5-1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd each gender Level 6-1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd each gender National Level 5 Champion Club National Level 6 Champion Club National Level 7 Champion Club National Elite Levels (8,9-10) Champion Club Level 7-1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd each gender Level 8-1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd each gender Level 9 & 10-1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd each gender Club Team Competition Rules The club team scores will be calculated from the preliminary competition results only. Only athletes who have successfully achieved the minimum DD requirement for the level they are competing in can receive points for their club. For team points calculations only, if an athlete has not met the minimum DD requirements, then all athletes placed below the athlete at fault move up one placing, and the appropriate team points are allocated to their clubs. The first placing, that has met minimum DD requirements, of each event after the preliminary competition will receive 10 points. 2 nd place to 10 th place will receive 9 points to 1 point respective of their preliminary placing. Only the club s highest placed athlete s score will count for the club score in each event. A club s best performing athlete s points for each event is added together to obtain the club score with the following allowances: 27 best of the 36 possible events count towards the Overall Champion Title. 9 best of the 12 possible events count towards each of the Discipline Champion Titles. 5 best of the 6 possible events count towards each of the Levels Champion Club Titles. The club with the highest score is the winner. December /27

20 In the case of a tie, a tie-breaker rule will be applied. In the case of a tie, the club with results from the most number of different disciplines for the particular award being contested is the winner. If clubs are still tied at this point, then the club with the most number of counting points for the particular award being contested is the winner. A maximum score can be achieved of 270 points for the Overall Champion Club Title 90 points for each of the Discipline Champion Club Titles 50 points for each of Levels 4, 5, 6 and 7 Champion Clubs 100 points for the Elite Levels Champion Club (i.e.: 2x50 pts max) Generic Discipline Rules Athlete Level A minimum of Level 3 must be achieved by close of entries and have been recorded on the National database at Gymnastics Australia for eligibility to compete. Athletes in individual events must compete in the level passed and recognised by Gymnastics Australia, or may voluntarily upgrade one (1) level to compete. Once an athlete voluntarily upgrades in an individual event to compete, then all subsequent national competitions must be contested in that level, unless an official application for downgrading due to special circumstance is submitted and accepted by the State & National Association. All levels must be processed with Gymnastics Australia by entries close. All levels within each discipline shall have minimum and maximum difficulty requirements for the qualifying (prelims) rounds. Maximum DD requirements will apply for finals. The National Trampoline Commission will monitor all qualifying, State Championships and National Championships to determine an athlete s minimum level to compete at the National Clubs, if an athlete has met the requirements for levels above that recorded for that athlete, then they will not be allowed to compete at the recorded level. E.g.: If a club has only processed Level 4 for an athlete, and the athlete has demonstrated Trampoline 2 nd voluntary routine score & DD, or DMT prelim score & DD, or Tumbling prelim score & DD of Level 5 or above during the calendar year of the National Clubs, then the athlete will not be allowed to compete Level Minimum & Maximum Degree of Difficulty Requirements For completed routines or passes that do not reach the minimum difficulty requirement the following rule shall be applied by the Chief Referee. The imposed penalty for not meeting the minimum difficulty for the routine or pass shall be equivalent to the shortfall between the difficulty awarded and the minimum required and deducted from each execution judges execution score of the routine/pass. EG: Athlete A performs a 2.1 voluntary in an event with a minimum requirement of 2.3, then the penalty of 0.2 shall be deducted from each execution judges score. For completed routines or passes that exceed the maximum difficulty requirement the following rule shall be applied by the Routine Judge. The imposed penalty for exceeding the maximum difficulty requirement for a routine or pass shall be the reducing of the difficulty to meet the maximum allowed. EG Athlete B performs a 2.5 voluntary in an event with a maximum requirement of 2.3, then the 0.2 excess shall be deducted from the difficulty performed, awarding 2.3 difficulty for the performance by the routine judges. December /27

21 Level 8, 9-10 have unlimited DD in Finals. There will be no minimum DD requirements on final round routines or passes Competition Routines/Passes National Club Levels Individual Trampoline Event 1 st Vol 2 nd Vol/Final Level 4 LEVEL requirements Minimum DD 2.9 Max DD 4.2 Level 5 LEVEL requirements Minimum DD 4.3 Max DD 5.7 Level 6 LEVEL requirements Minimum DD 5.8 Max DD 7.0 women Max DD 7.7 men Level 7 LEVEL requirements Min DD 7.1 women Min DD 7.8 men Level 8 LEVEL requirements Min DD 8.8 women Min DD 10.0 men Level 9-10 LEVEL requirements Min DD 10.4 women Min DD 12.0 men Max DD 8.7 women Max DD 9.9 men Maximum DD unlimited Maximum DD unlimited DMT Event Qualifying Round/Final Round Level 4 Min DD Max DD 2.8 Level 5 Min DD Max DD 3.9 Level 6 Min DD Max DD 5.9 women Min DD Max DD 6.6 men Level 7 Min DD Max DD 7.9 women Min DD Max DD 9.1 men Level 8 Min DD Unlimited women Min DD Unlimited men Level 9-10 Min DD Unlimited women Min DD Unlimited men PLEASE NOTE: Minimum and maximum DD requirements will apply in the preliminary competition. Maximum DD requirements only will apply in the final competition December /27

22 TUMBLING All finals are one (1) optional pass Except for Roundoffs, Flics & Whips, skills can only be repeated if preceded by a different skill. TUMBLING Event Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9-10 Qualifying Round/Final Round 2 x different SHORT TRACK passes as per the Australian Levels Program Min DD Max DD 3.3 Finals: 1 Pass Max DD x different SHORT TRACK passes as per the Australian Levels Program Min DD Max DD 3.9 Finals: 1 Pass Max DD x different SHORT TRACK passes as per the Australian Levels Program Min DD Max DD 4.8 women Finals: 1 Pass Max DD x different SHORT TRACK passes as per the Australian Levels Program Min DD Max DD 6.7 women Finals: 1 Pass Max DD x different SHORT TRACK passes as per the Australian Levels Program Min DD Unlimited women Finals: 1 Pass Unlimited DD 2 x different SHORT TRACK passes as per the Australian Levels Program Min DD Unlimited women Finals: 1 Pass Unlimited DD Min DD Max DD 7.1 men Finals: 1 Pass Max DD 3.6 Min DD Unlimited men Finals: 1 Pass Unlimited DD Min DD Unlimited men Finals: 1 Pass Unlimited DD 5.7 Judges Subsidy For information on this, please see the National Championships Judges Subsidy Policy on the pages of Ga s website Judges Panels The National Technical Director and Judging Coordinator will consider all or some of the following factors (not listed in any order of priority) and they may give such weight to any or all of these factors as they see fit when putting panels together for national events (a) Judging qualification (b) Number of judges per state (c) Experience (d) Years of service (e) Contribution to the sport Judges will not be permitted to appeal the decisions of the Judging Coordinator or Technical Director. December /27

23 ARTICLE 6. AWARD GUIDELINES 6.1 AWARDS The following Trampoline Gymnastics Awards may be awarded each year: Title Award Type Selection Senior Female Gymnast of the Year TRP/DMT/TUM Athlete International awards are calculated by the Trampoline Commission from set criteria. Nominations are not required for these awards. Senior Male Gymnast of the Year TRP/DMT/TUM Athlete Junior Female Gymnast of the Year TRP/DMT/TUM Athlete Junior Male Gymnast of the Year TRP/DMT/TUM Athlete Points awarded as per Table and are relevant to field of competition, for example if all athletes are medal winners in the event, then only the gold medal winner receives the points awarded for "final", silver & bronze medal winners are awarded "compete" points if all athletes proceed through to finals in the event, the gold medal winner will receive "final" points, the silver and bronze medal winners "compete" points, and the finalists will receive "half award" points 5th Australian Championships 10th Australian Championships Coach of the Year Gymnast Gymnast As per database records As per database records The current year's Australian Championships can be included in the 5 and 10 year awards. If the eligible athlete requires the current Nationals to meet a 5 or 10 requirement please mark them *pending selection" Attendance at Australian Championships is not required to be in consecutive years (i.e. 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 is acceptable). Attendance can be in either or both the Australian Levels Program or International streams of competition at the National Australian Championship Nominees should be verified by States using imis/membership database records Athletes should be current, or retired in the previous year of competition Nominees for these awards can be held off until definitive entries for National Championships State team are known Only the Head Program coach of each club is accredited points gained by all athletes competing under this program for the year in question Points awarded as per Table and are relevant to field of competition, for example if all athletes are medal winners in the event, then only the gold medal winner receives the points awarded for "final", silver & bronze medal winners are awarded "compete" points if all athletes proceed through to finals in the event, the gold medal winner will

24 Special Recognition Award National Official of the Year Judge Any (e.g. Volunteer) receive "final" points, the silver & bronze medal winners "compete" points, and the finalists will receive "half award" points 1. Contributing to officiating or management of Trampoline Gymnastics via: Presenting state or National courses or workshops. Involvement in the development of education material. Volunteering at state, national or international events through event team management, equipment, scheduling or scoring Outstanding management of state and national teams Long standing contribution to the development of Trampoline Gymnastics 2. Practical officiating: for example scoring, team management, event management, at State, National or International events over The National Official of the Year will be selected on their merits from one or both of the following areas: 1. Contributing to the education of judging via: Presenting state or National courses. Presenting state or National workshops. Involvement in the development of education material. 2. Officiating at State, National or International events. 6.2 PROCESS GA will request nominations from State Associations States put forward one nomination only per award category; the only exception is the five or ten year participation Nominations should include the completed nomination form plus supporting information Information supplied may be utilised by Gymnastics Australia for promotional purposes The Commission will be the Selection Committee and reserve the right to non-award if nominations don t meet criteria The selection panel s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into All nominations must be endorsed by the relevant State association; nominations from the Commission must be advised to the State Executive Director Gymnastics Australia must receive nominations by the closing date Presentations occur at the Australian Championships

25 Table Competition/Discipline Gold Silver Bronze Final Semi- Half Compete Final Award Olympic Games TRP World Championships TRP/DMT/TUM World Championships SYN World Championship Team Final TRP/DMT Youth Olympic Games TRP World Games DMT/TUM World Games SYN (per athlete) World Cup TRP/TUM World Cup SYN (per athlete) World Age Championships TRP/DMT/TUM World Age Championships SYN (per athlete) Pac Rim SNR/JNR TRP Pac Rim SNR/JNR SYN (per athlete) International Invitational SNR/JNR TRP/DMT/TUM International Invitational SNR/JNR SYN (per athlete) International Invitational Team Final TRP/DMT/TUM (per athlete) AYOF TRP AYOF SYN (per athlete) Indo-Pacific SNR TRP/DMT/TUM Indo-Pacific SNR SYN (per athlete) Indo-Pacific Age TRP/DMT/TUM Indo-Pacific Age SYN (per athlete) Australian National Championships SNR TRP/DMT/TUM Australian National Championships SNR SYN (per athlete) Australian National Championships JNR TRP/DMT/TUM Australian National Championships JNR SYN (per athlete) Australian National Championships YTH TRP/DMT/TUM Australian National Championships YTH SYN (per athlete) Australian National Team Final TRP/DMT/TUM Trans-Tasman & NZ National TRP/DMT/TUM Trans-Tasman & NZ National SYN (per athlete) Trans-Tasman Team Final TRP/DMT/TUM (per athlete) 5