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SPECIFIC
SAFETY REGULATIONS 1.
All pyramids and partner stunts are limited to two persons
high. “Two high” is
defined as the base 2.
The top person in a partner stunt, pyramid or transition may
not be in an inverted (head below the waist) position, with the
exception of a forward-suspended roll, and loading into pick-up, a
table tops, etc. 3.
The use of mini-trampolines, springboards, or any over
height-increasing apparatus is prohibited. 4.
Toe pitch flips and leg pitch flips are prohibited. 5.
Knee drops are prohibited. 6.
Tension rolls and tension drops are prohibited. 7.
Suspended splits in a
transition must have a total of 4 bases that support the top person;
at least three of the bases must support under the legs of the top
person, and the fourth base may support under the legs or make
contact with the hands of the top person.
The top person must have hand contact with the base.
8.
In suspended splits, the hands of the top person must have
contact with base(s). 9.
Helicopter tosses are prohibited. 10.
Partner stunts and pyramids higher than shoulder stand level
must have a continuous spotter for each person over shoulder stand
level. 11.
Triple-base straddle lifts must have an additional head-and
shoulder spotter. 12.
Hanging pyramids musty have a continuous spotter for each
shoulder stand involved in suspending another person. 13.
Birds must have a continuous spotter at the head and shoulder
of the top person. 14.
Single based split catches are prohibited. 15.
Basket tosses, tow pitch tosses or similar tosses are limited
to no more than four tossers, and must be dismounted to a cradle
position by two of the original basses plus an original spotter at
the head and shoulder area. These
tosses may not be directed so that the bases must move to catch the
top person. 16.
Participants may not pass over or under other participants
from tosses. 17.
Partner stunts pyramids or participants may not pass over,
under or through other partner stunts or pyramids. 18.
Free falling flips or swan dives from any type of toss
partner stunt or pyramids are prohibited. 19.
Backward suspended rolls and single base suspended rolls are
prohibited. 20.
Double base forward suspended rolls are allowed provided the
bases have their feet on the ground, and the top person and the
bases maintain hand-to-hand contact through out the skill. 21.
When on stunt is bracing another one the stunts must be at
shoulder height or below. Exception:
Extensions may brace other extensions. 22.
If a person in a partner stunt or pyramid is used as a brace
for an extended stunt, the brace must not be supporting a majority
of the top person’s weight. (To
demonstrate this, the foot of the top person’s braced leg must be
at or above the knee of their supporting leg.) 23.
Tosses that land in stunts (i.e. toss to hands, basket to
elevator, etc.) are allowed; however, they cannot land in loading
position for another stunt or toss. (Exception: Single base tosses
without assistance from another person is allowed into a loading
position.) 24.
Cradle dismounts from Shoulder stand level and above must use
a spotter in addition to the number of bases required for the stunt.
Exception: A “chair” does not require an additional
spotter (A cradle is defined as a dismount from a partner stunt or
pyramid in which the top person is caught in a face-up, piked
position before placed on the floor or remounting another stunt or
pyramid.) 25.
Cradle dismounts which involves a jump, twist or other
gymnastic skill requires a spotter in addition to the original
base(s). Cradle
dismounts from all extended stunts require a spotter in addition to
the original base(s). 26.
All backward dismounts from partner stunts or pyramids must
use three catchers. The
execution of any gymnastic skill (jump, twist, etc) during a
backward dismount is prohibited. 27.
Twists greater than tow rotations are prohibited.
(Exception: side-facing stunts.
Examples: Arabesque/Scorpion, Double full cradling to the
front are legal.) Tumbling/Jumps
1.
Dive rolls are prohibited.
(A dive roll is defined as a forward roll where the body is
airborne before the hands touch the floor.) 2.
Flips greater than one rotation are prohibited. 3.
Twists greater than two rotations are prohibited. 4.
A forward three-quarter flip to the seat or knee is
prohibited. 5.
The use of mini-trampolines, springboards or any height
increasing apparatus is prohibited. 6.
Participants may not tumble over or under individuals or
over, under or through partner stunts or pyramids. 7.
Participants may not land in a partner stunt or catching
position from a tumbling skill.
(Example: A back handspring rebound into a cradle is allowed,
but a back flip into a cradle position is prohibited.) 8. Landings for all jumps must bear weight on at least one foot. (Example: A toe touch to hurdler position, to the seat, knees or landing with both feet back is prohibited.) 9. High kicks to hurdler position are prohibited.
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