Post Views 17,012 As many of you know by now, the JO Women’s Program has new vault choices at Levels 6 and 7. Long gone is the Front Handspring vault to a hard landing surface. The new vault choices now include; Front Handspring Entry Tsukahara Entry Yurchenko (Round-Off) Entry From a Judge’s perspective, we Read More
Category: Judging
Compulsory & Optional Routine Evaluations
Post Views 823 We are excited to announce that Gym Blog Central is now offering routine evaluations for all Compulsory Levels 1 – 5 and Optional Levels 6 – 10. All evaluations will be conducted by USA Gymnastics Level 10 or higher rated Women’s Judges. The purpose of a routine evaluation is to provide Read More
Artificial Intelligence Set To Judge In 2020
Post Views 9,422 Back in June of 2016 we reported that the Japan Gymnastics Association and Fujitsu Ltd., a Japanese technology company, were working together on 3D lasers and data processing, artificial intelligence (AI), as a judging aid to assist with calculating scores. It is now being reported that the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Read More
Judges Shorthand – Twists & Turns
Post Views 2,159 In our first Judges Shorthand article, we discussed the basics of shorthand and how many of the shorthand symbols look like the actual gymnastics skill being performed. For example, the shorthand symbol for a cartwheel is an “X”. Once you learn to script many of the JO compulsory skills you can begin to learn Read More
What Makes That a Perfect 10.0?
Post Views 1,649 We are now in full competitive swing with NCAA Women’s Gymnastics. Fortunately for us, they still use the 10.0 as the pinnacle of perfection! But what makes a routine a perfect 10.0? First, a judge needs to ensure that the routine being performed on Bars, Beam, or Floor have met all the Special Requirements for that Read More
Don’t Forget The Small Stuff – Compulsory Beam & Floor
Post Views 5,845 As coaches and judges get ready for another competitive season, it is always good practice to review the compulsory beam and floor routines. ESPECIALLY the small details! As a coach, it is valuable to review each compulsory routine found in the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic (JO) Compulsory Program book to ensure Read More
Road To Rio – Understanding Elite Scoring
Post Views 1,989 As we approach P&G National Championships, Olympic Trials, and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro a crash course on how Women’s Gymnastics routines are evaluated at the Elite level could be beneficial. We are all aware that in 2006 Women’s Gymnastics stopped using the 10.0 scoring system at the Read More
How Did They Come Up With That Score?
Post Views 4,158 As an athlete, coach, parent, or gymnastics fan, have you ever wondered how judges come up with their scores? In this article we will look at how judges come up with scores at the Women’s JO Program Compulsory levels. When evaluating a compulsory routine, a judge reviews their shorthand to ensure Read More
What’s Your Bar Angle?
Post Views 10,748 At the Compulsory and Optional Levels in the JO Program there are angle requirements that must be met for particular skills when casting into and/or coming out of these skills on bars. Evaluating casting angles and angles of completion on bars takes a sharp eye in order to ensure that the required angles for each Read More
Scoring A Front Handspring Vault
Post Views 25,597 I don’t understand, why did she score so low on her vault? It looked good to me! As a parent or gymnastics fan, it can be difficult to understand how a front handspring vault is evaluated. But for a judge, it is easy to come up with a score based on the Read More
