Mo Members:
This is the list of new rules for the MO Prep Opt level
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2009-10 USAG Missouri Prep Optional Rules & Policies Missouri Rules for USAG PREP Optional
Missouri Prep Optional program is a recreational, non-mobility level.
The Missouri program is set up and administered by the Missouri USAG Committee. The committee sets up qualifying procedures
to State meet, entry regulations, format, difficulty rules. Each State is responsible to design the program for the
benefit of their State. If you attend competitions out of State, please check with Meet Director for rules that will be used
for PO level as they will be different. All Missouri clubs that offer PO will use Missouri PO rules as determined by the USAG
Missouri State committee. USAG Missouri offers a State Championship for Missouri PO athletes, in the Fall and Winter Seasons.
Qualification
for Missouri PO State Procedures
All competitions must be USAG sanctioned
All competitions will use a 2 judge panel for sectional and state meets
Level 7/8 Judges or higher must be used
Athletes must compete at Missouri sectionals (5 offered each year Fall &
Spring) & must use Missouri rules to qualify to the Missouri State Championship. There will be a Fall
and Spring State Championship.
Missouri State Qualifying Score to be determined by Missouri State Committee each season
OPEN
division rules for Missouri PREP Optional Program
OPEN to all USAG athletes 6 years or older
All elements must be listed in the JO
Code of Points—Execution deductions per JO optional rules
All events except vault require a minimum of 3 “A”
(0.10) and 1 “B”(0.30) Skill value parts
C dance skills & clear hip to handstand allowed—all
other C skills will void routine
“D” or “E” elements will void the routine.
Missouri USAG PREP Optional Event Special
Requirements
0.50 deduction for missing Special Requirements (SR)
VAULT
All Vaults from Group 1 with or without twist, valued at 9.4 or less
All Vaults have
a 10.00 Start Value with deductions the same as Level 7
UNEVEN BARS
Six(6) elements - must be listed in the JO code
Cast
to 60 degrees below vertical
One skill from 3, 6, 7 OR a B from Group 5
A valued salto dismount
from the High bar
Minimum of “A” dismount from JO code
O.50 deduction for missing SR
BEAM
1/1 turn on one foot
Leap or jump with 180 degree split
2 acro skill
series with or without flight OR 1 B flight skill
Minimum of “A” salto or aerial dismount
Time Maximum: 1 minute warning
at 50 seconds Overtime
deduction .10 (no under time)
FLOOR
Acro pass backward with 2 or more skill containing at least 1 salto
1/1 or more
on one foot
Dance Series with two(2) elements direct or indirectly connected with 1 skill a leap with 180 degree split
Acro pass of 2 or more skills containing a front skill OR a single Front salto
Time: 45 seconds to 1:30
warning at 1:20 overtime —.10 deduction
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Kimberly Fuchs
MO State Administrative Committee Chairman