Information & Meet Format

2021 – 2022

Information and Meet Format

Hello PA Classic gymnasts and coaches!

In hopes of keeping costs down we are returning to one of our former formats for this year’s PA Classic competition. It also has the easiest format to alter in case circumstances change as we approach the end of season.

The entire competition will be held in one weekend – February 18^th & 19^th. There will not be separate team and individual dates. The emphasis will be on team while still acknowledging the individual efforts of the gymnasts.

ALL team members, regardless of individual division, will compete with their team in the Saturday session. They will compete one time counting for their team and their individual score. Competing teams will be able to designate five (5) competitors to be eligible for your team score. The top four (4) will be what counts for your team score, using the fifth score as a tie breaker. List two (2) alternates per event (they only compete for the team score if replacing a team competitor). You will only be able to make changes in your team lineup from your listed two alternates – any other changes in gymnasts will not be accepted.

The Teams will compete on Saturday, February 19^th. We are tentatively planning on running all team divisions as ONE session on Saturday. This will allow all gymnasts, coaches, spectators to see our states’ best gymnasts in action! All team awards will be presented at the conclusion of this session.

The competition will begin on Friday, February 18^th with ALL qualified individuals NOT associated with a team. ALL individual and team awards will be presented at the conclusion of the entire PA Classic Championship event on Saturday. Any gymnast found to be in the wrong division before or after the awards ceremony must forfeit and return the medal(s) so it may be correctly awarded and will be eliminated from any awards for that year’s competition.

Coaches – Please verify your gymnast’s eligibility – this is your responsibility!

**NEW** Qualifying clarification

For the 2022 season – IF your team or gymnast was not able to get five scores due to Covid quarantine or school shutdown, you will take your highest score on each event as your qualifying average. Follow the same steps for qualifying to determine the division. This applies to new gymnasts of the PA Classic.

If you have competed in prior years at the PA Classic you must still compete in that division or higher regardless of how many scores you have obtained – you may not move down a division.

PA Classic Steering Committee

PA Classic Steering Committee