Acrobatic Gymnastics COVID Rule Changes - Feb. 2021
posted on 02/08/2021
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
- No leotard penalties should be applied in terms of the following:
- 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.
Program Committee Chair
USA Gymnastics, Acrobatics Program