The purpose of this document is to put all the rule changes due to Covid in one place. These rules are valid only for the 2021 season.

• National Championship Qualification Process
  • There are no qualifying scores required.
  • You must participate at either States or Regionals to attend Nationals.
  • You may move up/down levels at any time.
  • No local meet participation is required.
• Partnership Restrictions – National Championships
  • Athletes may compete in a pair and a trio. Level restrictions do not apply.
  • Athletes who need to compete in multiple trios or multiple pairs may request to do so via petition to the National Program Committee.
  • Athletes who need to compete on the JO and International Track my request to do so via petition to the National Program Committee.
• Virtual Meets
  • Size deductions will not be applied.
  • Out of bounds will not be applied.
  • No appeals are permitted.
• Leotard Penalties
  • No leotard penalties should be applied in terms of the following:
    • Partial skirts (ok in the USA but not internationally)
    • Skirts that are too short
• Skills Only Competition
  • This has been added as an option to accommodate for less training time or lack of ability to put together routines.
  • Execution and difficulty score given for the group of skills that would make up a routine.