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To: Junior Men’s Community
From: Jeff Robinson – Jr. Olympic Program Coordinator
Re: Compulsory Routine Elements for next quadrennium – Sneak Peek #2

This is the 2nd Sneak Peek to the Jr. Men’s Community of the compulsory routines for the next quadrennium. The following is an event-by-event listing of the proposed routine elements. Once again, It is the intention of the compulsory writing team to have these raw routines circulated in elementary form to gather feedback from the men’s community on the work so far. We hope to have the routines finalized and prepared for video recording in February of 2008 so your immediate feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Please address any and all feedback to: Jeff Robinson at the following address:
jrobinson@usa-gymnastics.org



2009-2012 - Compulsory Writing Team
(Aggregate Raw Work so far – 12-26-07
Elements having changed since 8-10-07 are highlighted in Yellow)


Floor Exercise

Level 4:

Step, lunge and kick to Handstand forward roll
Jump hurdle to cartwheel, chasse’, cartwheel, ¼ turn in to tall stand
Tucked backward roll (with extension) to hollowed prone support
One push-up
Press with straight arms to straddled stand
Press to headstand (2 sec. hold) (Specified Bonus – Press to handstand, no hold required)
Forward roll to piked sit (momentary? hold)
Straddle to pancake (momentary? hold)
Roll backward from pancake bringing legs together to candle stand (show full extension)
Roll forward from candle-stand position to stand
Arabesque stand
Run, hurdle, roundoff and rebound to stick. (Specified Bonus – Roundoff, back handspring rebound and stick.)


Level 5:

Run, hurdle, front handspring (rebound allowed)
Step to handstand forward roll (no hold required)
Roll through tuck and pike up to handstand ½ pirouette
Pike down from handstand and back extension roll to hollowed prone support
Jump to straddled stand
Jump through straddle to momentary handstand (Specified Bonus – (Press to momentry handstand)
Roll to piked sit
Straddle and pancake split (2 sec. hold)
Roll backward from pancake bringing legs together to candle stand (show full extension)
Roll forward from candle-stand position to stand
Run, dive roll (body straight or slightly hollowed), step and forward chasse’ to cartwheel
¼ turn forward to lunge
Front scale (2 sec. hold)
Step, kick, jump ½ turn to stick
Run, Roundoff, back handspring, rebound and stick (Specified Bonus - Run, Roundoff, 2back handsprings, rebound and stick)


Level 6:

Run hurdle front handspring step out, front handspring (rebound allowed)
kick handstand straight arm forward roll, jump ½ turn
back extension to handstand fall to prone position
Swing leg forward to split (2 sec. hold)
swing other leg forward to pike sit
Roll backward from pancake bringing legs together to candle stand (show full extension)
Roll forward from candle-stand position to straddled stand (Specified Bonus – Stalder roll to handstand – (hold in straddle – L and handstand allowed)
Press handstand (2 sec. hold)
forward roll to stand, run punch front somersault
kick to handstand, straight arm forward roll pike up to 1/1 pirouette roll to 1 knee
180’ turn backwards to stand, lunge to forward scale, bring legs together to stand
Run, hurdle, Roundoff, back handspring, back somersault tucked (Specified Bonus - Run, hurdle, Roundoff, 2 back handsprings, back somersault tucked)


Level 7:

Run, Roundoff, back handspring, layout back somersault
Tucked or piked back extension roll to early 180° reverse pirouette to prone position
Move any leg forward to any split
From any split: Straight arms, bent body straddled press to handstand
Optional corner transition
Front handspring step-out, front handspring (Specified Bonus – Front handspring, Bounder)
front somersault (tucked, piked or layout)
(front handspring, bounder, front somersault for bonus)
Optional corner transition
Roundoff, back handspring, back handspring (Specified Bonus - Roundoff, whip back, back handspring or Roundoff, back handspring, whip back, back handspring)
tucked back somersault



Pommel Horse:

Level 4:

Mushroom Routine:

3.5 Circles (Specified Bonus - 1 or 2 extra circles)
½ circle with ¼ turn dismount (flank dismpunt)

(Specified Bonus – Entire routine is performed without a fall)

Horse Routine:

Jump to support on end
Legs together travel from end to pommels
3 straddled front support swings
2 leg cuts to dismount


Level 5:

Mushroom Routine:

5.5 circles (Specified Bonus - two additional flaired circles before dismount)
½ circle with ¼ turn to dismount (flank dismount) (Specified Bonus – two additional circles added after flairs an d before dismount)


Horse Routine:

Jump to 3 straddled swings
Leg cut forward to 3 stride swings
Leg cut backward to
Leg cut forward to 3 stride swings (the other way)
Leg cut backward to
Leg cut forward
Leg cut forward to dismount

 

Level 6:

Mushroom Routine:

2 circles
Direct Stockli “A” (circle with 180” forward turn executed in the circle in two hand placements)
2 circles
3 flaired circles (Specified Bonus – 180” spindle executed within the final 2 flaired circles)
2 circles
½ circle with ¼ turn dismount (flank dismount)


Horse Routine:

Jump to single leg travel up from end to saddle
2 consecutive false scissors
Straddled swing
2 consecutive false scissors (the other way)
Straddled swing to feignt to
½ circles to dismount (as in current level 6 set) (Specified Bonus - one and ½ circles to dismount)


Level 7:

Horse routine: (circular)

Jump to 2-3 circles on the pommels(Specified Bonus - Czechkehr for bonus here)
2 circles
(Specified Bonus – Two additional Flaired double leg circles performed on the pommels)
2 circles
Side travel to circle with ¼ turn and
1 front loop
loop ½ turn dismount


Horse routine (pendular)

Jump to 3 straddled swings
Leg cut to 3 false scissors
Straddled swing
leg cut to 3 false scissors (the other way)
Leg cut to rear support pick-up into
1.5 circles on the pommels to dismount (body turns as in current level 6)


Still Rings:

Level 4:

From straight arm hang, pull to flexed arm hang (Specified Bonus - 2nd pull up for bonus)
Lower to straight arm hang; raise legs to hanging “L” (2 sec. hold)
“Drop” legs and swing backward
Swing forward, Swing backward
Swing forward, Swing backward
Swing forward to straight arm inverted hang
Lower legs to piked body inverted hang
Lower to long hang position (German Hang) (Specified Bonus - extension through back lever position with momentary hold before lowering to German Hang)
Drop and stick landing


Level 5:


Muscle up to support (spot allowed) lock arm turn out and hold (2 sec. hold) (Specified Bonus – Muscle-up without assistance)
L, roll backwards to piked inverted hang
lower to long hang (German hang) (Specified Bonus – Extend to Back Lever 2 sec. hold before lowering to German hang)
pull out, cast to back swing
front swing, back swing
front swing, back swing
inlocate to back swing
front swing, back swing
front swing to straddled flyaway.


Level 6:


Pull to inverted hang
cast, back swing, front swing
back swing to up rise, lock arm turn out and hold, L
press to shoulder stand (Specified Bonus – Press to handstand on inside of straps – 2 sec. hold) (Specified Bonus #2 – After 2 sec. hold with feet on the straps an additional 2 sec hold with feet together and off the straps)
roll back to piked inverted hang
extend to back lever (2 sec. hold)
lower to long hang, pull out to piked inverted hang
Cast to back swing
Front swing, back swing
Front swing, back swing to
inlocate, inlocate
back swing, front swing to
dislocate, dislocate
Layout flyaway

 

Level 7:


Pull to inverted hang
Cast, back up rise, lock arm turn out and hold, L
Press to tucked planche (Specified Bonus – Press to straddled planche – 2 sec. hold)
lower to L
press to handstand on inside of straps (Specified Bonus – handstand held for an additional 3 sec. with feet together and off the straps)
lower to shoulder stand
bail to 2 inlocates
back swing, front swing
back swing front swing to
2 dislocates
Front swing to layout back somersault (double back allowed)

 

Vault:


Level 4: Straight Jump onto (Stacked) Mats (Suggested is one 4” base mat and two 8” skill cushions)

Level 5: Front Salto from Spring Board onto Mats

Level 6: Front Handspring using Vaulting Table

Level 7: Yamashita using Vaulting Table


Parallel Bars:

Level 4:

From stand, jump to support and swing forward
Swing backward
Swing forward,Swing backward
Swing forward, Swing backward
Swing forward to a straddle leg position on the bars
Immediately reach hands in front of legs and lift legs off bars, (straddled travel) and swing forward to “L” position (2 sec. hold) (Specified Bonus - Straight arm, straight leg press from straddled position on bars and lower to “L” position)
Swing backward, swing forward
Swing backward, swing forward
Swing backward, swing forward
Swing backward to dismount over either rail (Specified Bonus – Swing to nominal handstand on dismount swing)


Level 5:

From stand or short run, long hang swing forward
Long hang swing backward and uprise to upper arm support
Upper arm support swing forward to piked upper-arm “cast” position
Cast to backward upper arm support swing to back uprise to support
Swing forward, swing backward (Specified Bonus - backward swing to nominal handstand)
Swing forward, swing backward
Swing forward, swing backward to handstand hold (2 sec. hold)
Swing forward, swing backward
swing forward and straddle legs to straddled sit on bars
straddled travel to swing forward (Specified Bonus – Lift legs off of bars to straddled “L” position. Press to nominal handstand and swing legs down and forward while straddling to straddled rear support on bars. Place hands on bars in front of legs and swing legs backward while joining together to swing forward) (it’s a great big straddled travel)
Swing backward and undershoot cast to long hang swing backward
Swing forward and flyaway off end of bars (allow a hand spot on hand for bail)


Level 6:

From stand or short run, Glide kip to back swing (Specified Bonus – swing to nominal handstand)
Front swing, back swing
Moy to upper arm support (“cast” position allowed)
Back swing to back up rise
Front swing, back swing to straddle L
press out to above horizontal (Specified Bonus – Press to handstand 2 sec. hold)
Front swing, swing to handstand hold (2 sec. hold)
Front swing, back swing
Front swing to straddle sit
Straddle travel to swing forward
Swing backward and bail to long hang swing forward to
flyaway off end of bars (allow a hand spot on hand for bail)


Level 7:

From stand or short run, glide kip to support
Swing backward and bail
Moy to upper arm support
(giant to support and front swing to “L” for bonus)
Back uprise to “L” (2 sec, hold) (Specified Bonus – instead of moy and uprise, giant with turnover to “L” support)
Piked or straddled press to handstand (2 sec. hold)
Swing forward, swing backward to
layaway to front uprise
swing backward to nominal handstand
swing forward, swing backward to pirouette in either direction (early pirouette either forward or backward to handstand for bonus)
Swing forward, swing backward to
Either swing forward to back tucked or layout somersault dismount or swing forward and swing backward to wende dismount


Horizontal Bar:

Level 4:

Pull over (Specified Bonus - before pullover, pull-up and return to hang) (Specified Bonus #2 - Pullover done with continuous rhythm; no stops or hesitations)
Cast to horizontal
Undershoot
Swing backward
Swing forward
Swing backward and hop
Swing forward
Swing backward
Swing forward with ½ turn to mixed grip
Swing forward, swing backward and change grip to double overgrip
Swing forward, swing backward
drop to dismount and stick.


Level 5:

Cast and back swing
Front swing, back swing (tapping action)
Front swing to swinging pullover (with tapping action)
Undershoot to back swing
Front swing to kip (stop permitted) (Specified Bonus – Kip and immediate cast to or above horizontal)
Cast to back hip circle (Specified Bonus – Free-hip circle)
Undershoot to back swing
Front swing, back swing
Front swing, back swing
Front swing with ½ turn and block the bar to immediate drop to feet and stick


Level 6:

Pullover to support
change to double undergrip
cast to handstand
¾ giant to hop to double overgrip (Specified Bonus – one or two undergrip giant(s) before ¾ giant)
Front swing, back swing
Front swing with ½ turn to mixed grip
Front swing, back swing and change to double overgrip
Front swing and kip to support
Cast to ¾ overgrip giant swing (Specified Bonus – one or two overgrip giant(s) before ¾ giant for bonus) to
Undershoot to back swing
Front swing, back swing
Front swing to flyaway dismount (tucked, piked or layout)

Level 7:

Cast to back up rise
Undershoot to back swing
Front swing to kip. Stop and change to double under-grip
Cast to handstand
2 to 3 front giants (Specified Bonus - Add Endo and one or two additional giants before the pirouette)
Pirouette
2 to 3 back giants
Swing ½ turn or hop ½ turn (minimum 45° above horizontal)
2 or 3 back giants (Specified Bonus – Free-hip, Stalder, or piked toe-on, toe-off and one or two additional giants before the flyaway dismount
Flyaway dismount (tucked, piked or layout) (3/4 giant to undershoot, back swing to front swing allowed before dismount)
(There will be no option for a double back dismount)


Respectfully submitted,
Jeff Robinson
Men’s Junior Olympic Program Coordinator
jrobinson@usa-gymnastics.org
317.294.2444


Proposal for the new compulsory routines for 2009-2012
To: Junior Men’s Community
From: Jeff Robinson – Jr. Olympic Program Coordinator
Re: Compulsory Routine Elements for next quadrennium


The compulsory writing team of Tom Meadows, Brandy Wood, Yuejin Sun, Bob Young and have met numerous times by conference call to develop the compulsory end of our Age Group Competition Program for our next quadrennium.

The following is an event-by-event listing of the proposed routine elements for our next quadrennium. It is the intention of the compulsory writing team to have these raw routines circulated in elementary form to gather feedback from the men’s community on the work so far.

Please address any and all feedback to: Jeff Robinson at the following address:
jrobinson@usa-gymnastics.org



2009-2012 - Compulsory Writing Team

(Aggregate Raw Work so far - 8-10-07)

Floor Exercise

Level 4:

Handstand forward roll
Jump hurdle to cartwheel, chasse’, cartwheel, ¼ turn in to tall stand
Tucked backward roll (with extension) to hollowed prone support
One push-up
Press with straight arms to straddled stand
Press to headstand (2 sec. hold)
Forward roll to piked sit (momentary? hold)
Straddle to pancake (momentary? hold)
Roll backward from pancake bringing legs together to candle stand (show full extension)
Roll forward from candle-stand position to stand
Run, hurdle, roundoff and rebound to stick.


Level 5:


Run, hurdle, front handspring (rebound allowed)
Step to handstand forward roll (no hold required)
Roll through tuck and pike up to handstand ½ pirouette
Pike down from handstand and back extension roll to hollowed prone support
Jump to straddled stand
Press to handstand
Roll to piked sit
Straddle and pancake split (2 sec. hold)
Roll backward from pancake bringing legs together to candle stand (show full extension)
Roll forward from candle-stand position to stand
Run, dive roll (body straight or slightly hollowed), step and forward chasse’ to cartwheel
¼ turn forward to lunge
Front scale (2 sec. hold)
Step, kick, jump ½ turn to stick
Run, Roundoff, back handspring, rebound and stick


Level 6:

Run hurdle front handspring step out, front handspring (rebound allowed)
kick handstand straight arm forward roll, jump ½ turn
back extension to handstand fall to prone position
Swing leg forward to split (2 sec. hold)
swing other leg forward to pike sit
Roll backward from pancake bringing legs together to candle stand (show full extension)
Roll forward from candle-stand position to straddled stand
Press handstand (2 sec. hold)
forward roll to stand, run punch front somersault
kick to handstand, straight arm forward roll pike up to 1/1 pirouette roll to 1 knee
180’ turn backwards to stand, lunge to forward scale, bring legs together to stand
Run, hurdle, Roundoff, back handspring, back somersault tucked


Level 7:

Run, Roundoff, back handspring, layout back somersault
Tucked or piked back extension roll to early 180° reverse pirouette to prone position
Move any leg forward to any split
From any split: Straight arms, bent body straddled press to handstand
Optional corner transition
Front handspring step-out, front handspring, front somersault (tucked, piked or layout)
(front handspring, bounder, front somersault for bonus)
Optional corner transition
Roundoff, back handspring, back handspring, tucked back somersault
(Roundoff, whip back, back handspring, tucked back somersault for bonus)


Pommel Horse:



Level 4:

Mushroom Routine Only:

3.5 Circles
5.5 Circles – Bonus


Level 5:

Mushroom Routine:
5.5 circles
7.5 circles – Bonus


Horse Routine:
Jump to 3 straddled swings
Leg cut forward to 3 stride swings
Leg cut backward to
Leg cut forward to 3 stride swings (the other way)
Leg cut backward to
Leg cut forward
Leg cut forward to dismount


Level 6:

Mushroom Routine:

5 circles
3 flaired circles
2.5 circles


Horse Routine:

Jump to single leg travel up from end to saddle
2 consecutive false scissors
Straddled swing
2 consecutive false scissors (the other way)
Straddled swing to feignt to
1.5 circles to dismount (as in current level 6 set)


Bonus:

Jump to 2 front loops – 0.2 Bonus
Jump to 4 front loops – 0.4 Bonus


Level 7:



Horse routine (pendular)

Jump to 3 straddled swings
Leg cut to 3 false scissors
Straddled swing
leg cut to 3 false scissors (the other way)
Leg cut to rear support pick-up into
1.5 circles on the pommels to dismount (as in current level 6)


Horse routine: (circular)

Jump to 2-3 circles on the pommels
(Czechkehr for bonus here)
2 circles
2 flaired circles
2 circles
Side travel to 2 front loops and loop ½ turn dismount


Bonus: (and it needs to be real big bonus)

Instead of side travel to front loops and dismount:
Direct Stockli-A and 1/3 cross-support travel to the end and 2 back loops to dismount



Still Rings:

Level 4:

From straight arm hang, pull to flexed arm hang
(2nd pull up for bonus)
Lower to straight arm hang; raise legs to hanging “L” (2 sec. hold)
“Drop” legs and swing backward
Swing forward, Swing backward
Swing forward, Swing backward
Swing forward, Swing backward
Swing forward to straight arm inverted hang
Lower legs to piked body inverted hang
(bonus for extension through back lever position with momentary hold)
Lower to long hang position
Drop and stick landing


Level 5:

Muscle up to support (spot allowed) lock arm turn out and hold (2 sec. hold)
L, roll backwards to piked inverted hang
back lever, lower to long hang
pull out, cast to back swing
front swing, back swing
front swing, back swing
front swing, back swing
inlocate to back swing
front swing, back swing
front swing, back swing
front swing to straddled flyaway.


Level 6:

Pull to inverted hang
cast, back swing, front swing
back swing to up rise, lock arm turn out and hold, L
press to shoulder stand (handstand on inside of straps for bonus)
roll back to piked inverted hang
extend to back lever (2 sec. hold)
lower to long hang, pull out to piked inverted hang
Cast to back swing
Front swing, back swing
Front swing, back swing to
inlocate, inlocate
back swing, front swing
back swing, front swing to
dislocate, dislocate
(bonus for shoulders at or above ring height on any inlocate or dislocate)
Layout flyaway
 

Level 7:

Pull to inverted hang
Cast, back up rise, lock arm turn out and hold, L
Press to tucked planche
lower to L
press to handstand on inside of straps
lower to shoulder stand
bail to 2 inlocates
back swing, front swing
back swing front swing to
2 dislocates
Front swing to layout back somersault (double back allowed)


Vault:


No changes are anticipated on vault other than to re-define the special performance criteria for the evaluation of the run and the hurdle to the board.


Parallel Bars:

Level 4:

From stand, jump to support and swing forward
Swing backward
Swing forward,Swing backward
Swing forward, Swing backward
Swing forward to a straddle leg position on the bars
Immediately reach hands in front of legs and lift legs off bars, (straddled travel) and swing forward to “L” position (2 sec. hold)
Swing backward, swing forward
Swing backward, swing forward
Swing backward, swing forward
Swing backward to dismount over either rail


Level 5:

From stand or short run, long hang swing forward
Long hang swing backward, long hang swing forward
Long hang swing backward and uprise to upper arm support
Upper arm support swing forward to piked upper-arm “cast” position
Cast to backward upper arm support swing to back uprise to support
Swing forward, swing backward
Swing forward, swing backward
Swing forward, swing backward to handstand hold (2 sec. hold)
Swing forward, swing backward
swing forward and straddle legs to straddled sit on bars
straddled travel to swing forward
Swing backward and bail to long hang swing forward to
flyaway off end of bars (allow a hand spot on hand for bail)


Level 6:

From stand or short run, Glide kip to back swing
Front swing, back swing
Moy to upper arm support (“cast” position allowed)
Back swing to back up rise
Front swing, back swing to straddle L
press to handstand
Front swing, swing to handstand hold (2 sec. hold)
Front swing, back swing
Front swing to straddle sit
Straddle travel to swing forward
Swing backward and bail to long hang swing forward to
flyaway off end of bars (allow a hand spot on hand for bail)


Level 7:

From stand or short run, glide kip to support
Swing backward and bail
Moy to upper arm support
(giant to support and front swing to “L” for bonus)
Back uprise to “L” (2 sec, hold)
Piked or straddled press to handstand (2 sec. hold)
Swing forward, swing backward to
layaway to front uprise
swing backward to nominal handstand
swing forward, swing backward to pirouette in either direction
(early pirouette either forward or backward to handstand for bonus)
Swing forward, swing backward to
Either swing forward to back tucked somersault dismount or swing forward and swing backward to wende dismount


Horizontal Bar:

Level 4:

Pull over
Cast to horizontal
Undershoot
Swing backward and hop
Swing forward
Swing backward and hop
Swing forward
Swing backward and hop
Swing forward with ½ turn to mixed grip
Swing forward, swing backward and change grip to double overgrip
Swing forward, swing backward
drop to dismount and stick.


Level 5:

Cast and back swing
Front swing, back swing (tapping action)
Front swing to swinging pullover (with tapping action)
Undershoot to back swing
Front swing to kip (stop permitted) (immediate kip-cast for bonus)
Cast to back hip circle (clear hip circle for bonus)
Undershoot to back swing and hop
Front swing, back swing and hop
Front swing, back swing and hop
Front swing with ½ turn and block the bar to immediate drop to feet and stick


Level 6:

Cast to back swing
front swing to kip
stop and change to double undergrip
cast to handstand
¾ giant to hop to double overgrip (undergrip giant before ¾ giant for bonus)
Front swing, back swing
Front swing with ½ turn to mixed grip
Front swing, back swing and change to double overgrip
Front swing and kip to support
Cast to ¾ overgrip giant swing (overgrip giant before ¾ giant for bonus) to
Undershoot to back swing
Front swing, back swing
Front swing to flyaway dismount (tucked, piked or layout)


Level 7:

Cast to back up rise
controlled stop and change grip to under-grip
Cast to handstand
2 to 3 front giants (endo allowed for bonus)
Pirouette
2 to 3 back giants
Swing ½ turn or hop ½ turn (minimum 45° above horizontal)
2 or 3 back giants (clear hip, stalder or piked toe-on, toe-off allowed for bonus)
Flyaway dismount (tucked, piked or layout)
(3/4 giant to undershoot, back swing to front swing allowed before dismount)
(There will be no option for a double back dismount)