Changes in 2009 FIG Code vs 2006 FIG
Code
Below
is a review of the changes from the 2009 version three release of the FIG Code
compared to the 2006 FIG code.
Key:
- Code and Value Changes: Red
- FIG specific Junior changes:
Green
Note: The USA Junior Program is not following
the FIG special junior rules as they appear in the 09 Code of Points. Judges and coaches should remember that the
Age Group Program Manual and the Age Group Program Official Updates take
precedence over the Code of Points
I want
to thank the following judges for lending their expertise in this analysis.
Jonathan Conrad
Mike Cook
Jonathan Corbitt
Jerry Donahue
Gerrit DeJonge
Richard Ellis
Ron Hill
Doug Hills
George Krenk
Troy Stewart
Peter Wieging
Consider this as a fluid document as
the FIG code will likely undergo changes as the year proceeds. I will do
my best to update this document to reflect the ongoing changes.
Best
Regards,
Brian
Meeker
NGJA
Technical VP
;)
FIG Code Changes 2009 vs 2006
General Comment: The 2009 Code has changed the
terminology for Difficulty Content to “D” and Exercise Presentation to “E”. The
“D” Jury/Score replaces “A” Jury/Score and the “E” Jury/Score replaces the “B”
Jury/Score. Think D for difficulty and E for execution.
General Section Chapter 2:
Article
2.1.d: Among other things, the gymnast has the right . . . to have one spotter
present at rings and horizontal bar.
This in indicates the gymnast does not have the right to a spotter
on Vault or P Bars. However, article 3.1 is in conflict when it states...
“Among
other things, the coach has the right . . to be present at rings, vault,
parallel bars, and horizontal bar during the gymnast’s exercise for reasons of
safety.”
Clarification will be requested.
Article
2.1.h: Among other things, the gymnast has the right …To have a 30 second
warm up on each apparatus immediately prior to his competition session (as exception 50 seconds on
Parallel Bars) or a
warm up in accordance with the Technical Regulations that govern that
competition.
Article
2.2.d.ii: Long gymnastics pants, socks or slippers that are black or the darker shades of blue, brown or green
are not permitted.
Article
2.2.j: Among other things, the gymnast has the responsibility …to refrain from
any other undisciplined or abusive behaviour (i.e. marking the floor carpet with magnesium,
damaging any apparatus surface or parts during it’s preparation for his
exercise. These violations will be treated as apparatus related violations, and
will be deducted as large errors with 0.5 points).
The 2006 Code specifically listed a 0.5 apparatus related deduction
from final score by A1 judge for “illegal placement of board for parallel bars”
in the table following Article 4. This
deduction is removed in the 2009 code.
Clarification will be requested to determine if
this was intentional.
Team Violations Chart:
Penalty for Team violations are increased from 0.8 to 1.0.
2009
Code the deductions in Article 4.5 for Team Violations are 1.0
Article
4.5 for Behavior of Coach with direct impact on the result/performance of the
gymnast/team as 1.0 deduction.
2006
Code, Article 5.a.xii: The President of the Men’s Technical Committee
…responsibilities …include…Technical Analyses of the A1 judges.
The 2009 Code does not have this provision.
Article
8.1.c.iii “For all official FIG Competitions … the Apparatus Jury will consist
of …supplementary judges and assistants such as …a timer for floor exercise and a time keeper for
Parallel Bars warming up time.”
Article 8.4: “Regulations concerning differences between the four
middle deductions or at competitions with four or fewer E-judges the middle two
deductions - according with the final E score - will be in effect for judges
work analyses purposes.”
Despite the change to Article 8.4, there is no change to Article
5.b.vii. The Apparatus Supervisor may (or decide not to) intervene if the
E scores are out of range, and may also intervene if the E scores are in range,
but are significantly different from his own. If the E scores are in
range the Apparatus Supervisor must have approval from the President of the
Superior Jury before intervening.
Article 10.2.b.i (2nd bullet): “Judge D1 and D2 have the function …to
evaluate the content of the exercise. This task includes . . calculating
the additional difficulty value of the best 9 (7 for juniors) elements (maximum 4 elements from each Element group – see
art. 11.1), plus the value of the dismount.
Article 11: General Rules
Article 11.1 (2nd Bullet):
“D”
score content will include by addition:
- The additional difficulty value of 10 - 8 for juniors
- elements (the best 9 - 7 for juniors
- but maximum 4 elements for the
same Element Group, inside the best counting plus the value of the dismount).
If the
judge need to change the counting 9
- 7 for juniors - elements from
elements which have the value but belong to different Element Groups, he must
determine them to the benefit of the gymnast.
Once the 9 - 7 for juniors -
best counting elements plus the dismount of the exercise in chronological order not more than 4 elements from the same
element group (fro FX, the Element Group of the dismount will count first).
IMPORTANT NOTE: The USA
Junior Program is not following the FIG special junior rules as they
appear in the 09 Code of Points. Judges
and coaches should remember that the Age Group Program Manual and the Age Group
Program Official Updates take precedence over the Code of Points.
Article
12, Difficulty
The 2009 Code has added a “G” (0.7) Difficulty Value to the Table.
Article 13: Element Group and Dismount Requirements
7.
Regarding Dismount element group requirements, the following rule will be
applied:
- A or B value dismount
0.00 p. (not fulfill requirement)
- C value dismount +0.30 p. (partial requ.
value)
- D value dismount +0.50 p. (full requirement
value)
For juniors:
- A value
dismount 0.00 p. (not fulfill requirement
- B value
dismount +0.30 p.
(partial requ. value)
- C or higher value dismount +0.50 p. (full requirement value)
Article 17: D-jury Evaluation (see Table)
Dismount Element Group
Requirement
- A or B value dismount
0.00 p
- C value dismount +0.30 p.
- D, E, and F value dismount +0.50 p.
For juniors:
- A value
dismount 0.00 p.
- B value
dismount +0.30 p.
- C or higher
value dismount +0.50 p.
Article 22:
Determination
of Aesthetic Body Position and Execution Errors, and Technical and
Compositional Errors.
3.
(d) Falls and spotter assistance: (deduction = 1.0 p.)
Article
24: E-jury deductions Table
Fall
during any landing -1.0 p.
Fall
during any landing without feet contacting mat first-1.0 and non-recognition by the D-jury.
Fall from or onto apparatus. – 1.0 p.
Floor Exercise
Out of Bounds Deduction Article 27,
Part 3aii
·
Clarification
on out of bounds now says “landing or
touching with 1 foot or 1 hand out of bounds” is a 0.1 deduction.
Composition Rule Article 27, Part 3c
·
There can only be 2 consecutive passes on the same diagonal. The 3rd consecutive pass is a
composition error (0.3 deduction – D Jury)
(NOT the same deduction as the E-Jury 0.3 deduction for failure to use the
entire FX))
Connection Bonus Article 28, Part 4
·
All connected saltos with a D skill or higher receive 0.1 Connection
Bonus (A+D value is okay…no longer B value minimum)
·
If both saltos are D value or higher, 0.2 Connection Bonus is
awarded
·
Connection bonus is available only on one side. (i.e. no B+D+B).
·
Connection will be used to maximize start value for gymnast. For example, B+D+D connection bonus is 0.2 for
the D+D, there is no chronological concern.
·
Article 29: Table of Specific
Errors and Deductions for Floor Exercise (E Jury):
·
Uncontrolled momentary landings (also in
transitions): fall -1.0. (E Jury)
·
More than 2x the same diagonal direct succession: -
0.3 (D Jury).
Other Rules Updates and Skill values.
·
Rollout skills (except for simple dives) are not allowed for
Juniors. (Article 27, Part 3(f))
·
A few skill values have been clarified or modified.
o
G skills have been added.
o
Group 1, Skills 9 and 10): Straddle legs now allowed on V-sit Press
to HS, 2 sec (C) and Manna Press to HS, 2 sec (D).
o
Group 1,
Skill 106: Flair to hdst, jumping bwd hdst pirouettes and back to flair(D).
o
Group I, Skill 139: Front support straddle cut to
rear support (A).
o
Group 3, skill 6: Double salto bwd tucked with 3/1
t. (Ri Jong Song) (G).
o
Group 3, skill 127: triple salto bwd tucked.
(Ljukin) (G).
Pommel Horse
Article 31.3(h)
In order to be recognized, a simply dismount performed t(h)rough
handstand must cross over the body of the horse. If the gymnast is performing also turns, it
is still possible to recognized it only as a simply dismount if the gymnast
include a turn of 270° if started in side support
or 360° if begun in cross support.
A
dismount performed through a handstand must pass over the body of the horse or
include a turn of 270° if started in side support or 360° if begun in cross support.
Article 32.2(g)
A
maximum of two Russian Wende swings are permitted within an exercise, including
dismount. Combined elements which
includes Russian Wende swings on one pommel are exempted from this rule. (The D-Jury must count first the dismount.)
Article 32.2(h.ii)
Combined
circle and/or Stockli A
or B with Russian wendeswings. The
circle and/or Stockli A or
B can precede and the circle
and/or Stockli A or B can follow the Russian wende swings. But If there are two such elements they must appear together,
for example, as 2 circles, 2 DSB, or 1 circle and 1 DSB or DSA (DSA only at the
end of sequence). Only one of these
combined sequences may be used during an exercise.
The table that follows listing the combination values for Russians
to flops no longer shows B+B for R18 or R27 + 1 flop.
Article 32.2(h.iii)
In any case, when a combined element is involved, the gymnast will
not have the right to make use of the same element three times in direct
succession.
If the
gymnast wants to execute the two types of combined elements one after the
other, he will not have the right to make use of the same element three times
in direct succession.
Article
33
Table
of Specific Errors and Deductions for Pommel Horse
Lack
of body extension in circles or flairs. Global deduction: - 0.3 or –
0.5.
The Small (0.1) deduction for this error has been removed.
Horse
Difficulty Table Changes
Pg.
64.4- Moguilny (D) (description
has changed)
Kehre fwd., rev. Stockli, kehre fwd.
From
side support on end, kehr around 1st p., rev. Stockli around 2nd
p. to side sup. rw. on other end
Pg.
64.16- Belenki (D) (description has changed)
Kehre bwd., kehre fwd., kehre bwd.
From
s. sup. On end, rev. Stockli around 1st p., kehr around 2nd
p. to side sup. rw.
on other end
Pg.
65.33- Kroll (skill has moved from box 32 (B value) to 33 (C value) and description has changed)
From side sup. pommel between hand, russian wendeswing 360° with travel to the other end in side sup.
Flank
fwd. to sup. between the p., wendeswing bwd. with 270° to side sup. fw. beside the p.
Pg.
65.46- Roth skill has moved from box 45 ( C value) to 46 (D value).
Rings
Article 35
#3. The exercise should contain an approximately equal
distribution of swing, hold and strength elements, executed in all exercise. For this reason, an
exercise can not include more then four elements from groups 3 and/or 4 in
direct succession.
#5 d) During all swing to
strength hold elements, the shoulders may not rise above the level of the final
hold position. Any deviation will result in the normal deductions by the E-jury and, depending on
the nature of the element, may lead to non-recognition by the D-jury. Swing
elements that lead to strength hold elements which must reverse the direction
(i.e. front upraise to Swallow; front upraise to inverted cross and so on…)
will be counted as two elements.
Article
36
#2. No repetition of elements (Code
Identification Number) is permitted to contribute to the “D score”. On Rings, this rule is extended so that the same final
strength hold position may be shown at most twice regardless of how the
position was achieved. Thus, for example an inverted cross-position, a swallow
position, etc. may only be used twice for difficulty credit or, however not more then 4
such elements can be presented in direct succession. The 5th and subsequent
group 3 and/or 4 elements of the same sequence will be not recognized by the D
jury.
Note:
Connection Bonus is eliminated in the 2009 Code
3. Connection value is awarded only for directly
connected recognized strength elements of sufficient difficulty performed only
in ascending phases: i.e. from a swallow (if E) (2s) to Nakayama (2s) = E and D
(no connection value); from a swallow (if E) (2s) press to inverted cross (E)
(2 s) would be considered E plus E
(connection value awarded because the ascending phase of the sequence).
3. Additional information and regulations:
d) For juniors, elements which include saltos
backward in hang are not permitted
Article 37: Table of Specific Errors and Deductions for
Rings.
Deleted: Not
equal distribution of swing, hold and strength elements.
(was -0.3)
Rings
Difficulty Value
Element
Group 1 - Kip and Swing Elements: NO
CHANGES
Element
Group 2 - Swings to Handstand: NO
CHANGES
Element
Group 3 - Swings to Strength Hold Elements
Difficulty Value Changed skills:
In general swing to strength holds that reverse
direction are no longer valued as 1 skill but viewed as 2 separate skills.
These skills are no longer recognized in element group 3, but broken into 2
skills (Element Gr 1 and Gr 4), as follows:
#9. front uprise to V-sit or kip to V-sit = C
#4 Front uprise directly with straight arms and
piked body to inverted cross (2 sec).
(now front uprise A, Inverted cross C)
#5 Front uprise directly with straight arms and
body to inverted cross (2 sec). (Tempakos)
(now front uprise A, Inverted cross C).
#16 Li Ning to Inv Cross (2 sec)
(now Li Ning B, Inv Cross C.)
#41 Homna to Inv cross (2 sec)
(now Homna B, Inv Cross C
#42 Homna to swallow.
(now Homna B, swallow D
#53 Kip to maltese.
(now kip A, Maltese D).
#70 kip, piked body to Inv Cross
(now Kip A, inv Cross C).
#71 Kip, straight body to Inv cross.
(now Kip A, Inv Cross C).
Added skills:
#6 Uprise fwd to inv swallow with support phase (2
sec), “Rodrigues – F,.EG 3
Changed:
#9 Uprise fwd to V-sit, 2 sec – C value, EG 3. (was
B value).
#51 Kip to V-sit, 2 sec,- C. EG 3, (was B value).
Element
Group 4 - Strength and Hold Elements
ADDED SKILLS
#2 V-Sit = B (was A)
#17 From Inv swallow, pull w/straight arms and body
to Inv cross, 2 sec – E. (Rodrigues).
#23 From Inv swallow, pull up w/straight arms and
body to swallow 2 sec. – E (Rodrigues).
#53 From hang vertical pull up w/straight armsto
swallow 2 sec – E.
#59 From hang vertical pull up w/straight arms to
inverted cross 2 sec. – E.
Element
Group 5 – Dismounts: DIFFICULTY VALUE CHANGED SKILLS
#29 Salto back stretched w/ 3/1 twists – E (was D
value).
#40 Double salto Bwd w/ 3/2 twists – D (changed:
was 2/1 twists)
#41 Double salto bwd w/ 2/1 twists – E. (changed,
was D value)
Vault
Article
38: Description of a Vault Exercise
The
gymnast must perform one vault except in Qualification for Vault Finals and in
Vault Finals where he must shoe two vaults from different Vault Groups and with
different 2nd flight phases
(i.e. fwd/bwd – different position – tucked/piked –
for simple saltos or minimum ½ turn difference
for twisting saltos and simple flights). Each vault begins with a run and a
takeoff from both feet (with or without a round off) to the vault board with
legs together and is executed with a brief support phase on the table with one
or two hands. The vault mat contain
single or multiple turns around the two axies of the body. After the first vault, the gymnast returns without
delay to the starting position and, at the signal of the D1 judge, performs his
second vault.
Article
40: Information about the “D score”
6.Rule
for hand placement for handsprings and Yamashita style vaults(group III):
During the support phase, hands must be
placed “on line”. Infractions to this
rule will be deducted according to Art. 41, table of specific errors and
deductions for vault (B jury section).
Article 41: Table of
Specific errors and Deductions for Vault
E Jury deductions
** The section for hand
placement on the table has been removed.
Vault Values:
Add Vault # 341, Dragulescu piked,
7.2 SV
Parallel Bars
Article 43 – Information about Exercise
Presentation
#5 – the old item a) has been deleted:
a) The exercise may contain at most three stops. Additional pauses of one second or greater
are not permitted.
The other item #5 sections have been renumbered:
b) to a), c) to b), d) to c),
e) to d)
#5, c) the old item ‘d’ has additional wording:
New
No
extra support is allowed during elements with turns on one arm support.
Elements such as giant swing with turn, backward upraise with turn, forward
upraise with full turn, Felge elements with turn, a.s.o. will
be consider finished when the extra support happened.
#5, d) an additional sub-point has been added to the list of
non-permitted elements:
Saltos with reception in
upper arms and/or bent arms support for juniors
Article 44:
Information about
the “D
score”
New
item #3, b)
b)
Elements with saltos: an exercise can not include more that one variation of
the same element. The second executed
one in chronological order is considered as repetition.
Examples:
·Morisue
tuck - Morisue pike
· Belle
tuck - Belle pike, and so on.
· 5/4
Salto fwd straddled to up. arm hang - same to bent arm support, and so on.
Article 45: Table of Specific Errors and
Deductions for Parallel Bars – no changes
The fourth item from
the old Code has been deleted:
More than 3 pauses of 1 sec.
or more
The eighth item sanction for
non-respect of the official warm up time (50 sec.) has changed:
Old
0.30 from the Final Score (A1 Judge)
New
0.30 from the
Final Score (D1 Judge) for individual competition or 1.00
from team score for team competition
Skill
value changes:
Group I
Move old #14 (B) to new # 19 (A)
Straddle cut bwd. to support
Move old #15 (C) to new # 14 (B) Straddle cut bwd. to hdst.
Additional
text in #26 (B):
Any press w. bent arm str. body, or str. arm
bent body to hdst., on 1 or 2 rails (2s.) also straddled
Additional
text in #28 (D) Makuts:
¾ Diamidov & ¾ Healy on the other hand to supp.
Change
the text in #52 (D) Peters:
Old
Salto
bwd to handstand on 1 rail (also with addit. 1/4 turn to hdst.)
New
Salto bwd to handstand on 1 rail
Delete old #67 (A): Swing
bwd. to hdst. (2s.)
Delete old #81 (C): From
hdst. on 1 rail, 1/1 or 5/4 pir. Fwd. or bwd. in hdst.
Group II
Move old #3 (C) to new #2 (B) Fwd. uprise and straddle cut bwd. to
handstand
New #43 (A) Bwd. uprise and strad. cut or flank over to sup. bent
arm
Group III
Change old #39 (C) Korolev to (D), Giant swing bwd
with straddle cut to support.
Move old #41 (E) Belle to new #40 (D) Fr. giant. sw. bwd., dbl.
salto t. to up. arm hang (Belle)
Move old #42 (F) Belle piked to new #41 (E) Belle piked
Move old #57 (C) to new #56 (B) Glide kip to strad. cut bwd. hdst.
on 1 or 2 r.
Move old #69 (C) to new GROUP 4 #40 (D) Straddled shoot to hdst on 1
rail (Daggett) see below in Group 4
Group IV
New #15 (C) Cast to straddle cut backward to handstand (Arican)
New #23 (E) Basket to one rail handstand (2s.) (Chiarlo)
Move old # 33 (C) to new #34 (D), Shoot up with 1/2
turn to hdst.
New in Grp4 (moved from Grp3) with higher value #40 (D) Straddled
shoot to hdst on 1 rail (Daggett)
Group V
New #33 (C) From hang on end, dbl. salto bwd. piked
Horizontal Bar
Article 48: Information about the “D score”
3.
f ) Elements with turns must show the turns as an integral
part
of the element being performed and the turn must be
initiated
on the way up (exception Endo type elements). All such
turns must be completed within 15° of the handstand position.
This requirement has been eliminated and all turns will follow the
article 47. 3b chart for angle deductions.
0°- 30° no ded.
31° - 45° 0.1 ded.
46° - 90° 0.3 ded.
Below 90° 0.5 ded.
k) All simply grip changes coming from under grip,
over grip, elgrip,
from swing or giant swing, starting and finishing
on one
or two hands, with or without 1/2 turn……………………, etc.
This evaluation (para. k) of simple grip changes as ”A” parts has
been removed.
Skill value changes:
Group II skills
Added - # 17 Tkatchev stretched w/ ½ to mix el-grip into back uprise
to handstand “E”
Change - # 18 Tkatchev stretched w/ 1/1 turn (Ljukin) Changes value
to “F”
Group II skills
Combined Pogorolev # 47 to same box as Winkler # 41 “E”
Both in box 41. Salto forward stretched w/ 1/1 turn also from elgrip
“E”
Change - #52 Salto forward over the bar tucked or straddled, Gaylord
“D”
(removed Gaylord in pike position and moved to # 59, E)
Deleted: #58 From El-grip, Gaylord tucked,
straddled, or piked.
Added - #59 Salto forward over the bar piked “E” (Gaylord Piked).
Added - #60 Pegan Pike “F”
Changed #66 - Kovacs Stretched w/ 1/1 turn to “G” value.
Changed - # 78 Ginger w/ ½ over the bar, Pineda, to “G”
Changed - #96 Kovacs w/ 3/2 turn to mix grip, Shaham to “G”
Group III skills
None
Group IV Skills
Removed - #13 elgrip uprise and hop thru handstand
Added - # 16 Stoop in shoot and 1/1 turn thru handstand in mixed
grip “D”
Removed - # 20 Elgrip back uprise and hop to ungr.
Looks like they meant to leave Elgrip back uprise hop to ½ turn as
a “B” but it was eliminated in version 3 code. Still needs clarification????
Clarified - # 34 Giant swing rearward (Czech giant swing) with ½
turn to forward giant swing “D”
Group V Skills
None
