Secrétariat général UNION EUROPÉENNE DE GYMNASTIQUE Avenue de la Gare 12 EUROPEAN UNION OF GYMNASTICS CH - 1003 Lausanne Tél.: +41 - 21 - 613.10.20 EUROPÄISCHE TURNUNION E-Mail: [email protected] www.ueg-gymnastics.com &2'(2)32,176 6HQLRUVDQG-XQLRUV 7($0*<0 (GLWLRQ 5HYLVLRQ$0D\ Introduction This Code of Points applies to both Junior and Senior Competitions. This version of the code has been substantially changed in an attempt to make the judging easier and fairer plus an attempt to align the format with the FIG codes. It takes into account the following aspects: x Revised difficulties to balance the three apparatus x Increased clarification of requirements x Increased element specification x Recent developments x Feedback from the Technical Discussions x Feedback from various Federations and individuals The code is divided into four parts x Part I The CoP and Rules for Participants x Part II Evaluation of the Exercises x Part III Apparatus x Part IV Appendices © Drawings UEG Thanks to Raili Hämäläinen (FIN) and Henning Ottersen (NOR) All members of UEG TeamGym Committee (TC-TG) contributed to this CoP revision Per Sjöstrand President TC-TG Heli Lemmetty Vice President Keith Hughes Secretary Petr Gryga Member Sólveig Jónsdóttir Member This new code has gone through various development phases. All feedback has been considered. The committee wish to express their sincere thanks to everyone who put time into submitting their comments. This 2017 version of the Code of Points completely replaces the revised 2013 code. The format has been updated to match the FIG codes in anticipation of possible future inclusion within the FIG. This Code of Points was approved by the UEG Executive Committee on the 8th and 9th September 2017. It comes into operation on the 1st January 2018. This version includes Revision A May 2018. It incorporates several clarifications and corrections that were discussed at the judges’ courses in October and November 2017 and May 2018. ----ooOOoo---- 2017 TeamGym CoP – Revision A Page 2 of 68 Contents PART I - THE CoP AND RULES FOR PARTICIPANTS ........................................................................ 9 SECTION 1 – THE TEAMGYM CODE OF POINTS (CoP) ................................................................... 9 Art 1 TeamGym and the CoP ................................................................................................ 9 1.1 What is TeamGym? ................................................................................................................ 9 1.2 Purposes of the Code of Points (CoP) ...................................................................................... 9 1.3 Configuration of the CoP ........................................................................................................ 9 1.4 Technical Regulations ............................................................................................................. 9 SECTION 2 - REGULATIONS FOR GYMNASTS .............................................................................. 10 Art 2 Rights of the Team .................................................................................................... 10 2.1 The Team is Guaranteed the Right to: ................................................................................... 10 2.2 The Team has the Right to: ................................................................................................... 10 2.3 Warm-up in Qualifying & Final .............................................................................................. 10 2.4 Award Ceremony Attire........................................................................................................ 10 Art 3 Responsibilities of the Gymnasts ............................................................................... 10 3.1 Know the Code .................................................................................................................... 10 Art 4 Duties of the Gymnasts ............................................................................................. 11 4.1 General ................................................................................................................................ 11 4.2 Competition Attire ............................................................................................................... 11 Art 5 Penalties for Unacceptable Behaviour ....................................................................... 13 Art 6 Gymnasts’ Oath (FIG TR 7.12.2) ................................................................................. 13 SECTION 3 – RULES FOR COACHES ............................................................................................ 14 Art 7 Rights of the Coaches ................................................................................................ 14 7.1 The Coach is Guaranteed the Right to: .................................................................................. 14 Art 8 Responsibilities of the Coaches in the Competition Area ............................................ 14 8.1 General ................................................................................................................................ 14 8.2 Coaches’ Clothing ................................................................................................................. 15 8.3 Catching or Supporting ......................................................................................................... 15 8.4 Declaration of the Elements ................................................................................................. 16 8.5 Penalties for Coach Behaviour .............................................................................................. 17 Art 9 Inquiries (TR Art 6) .................................................................................................... 17 Art 10 Coaches’ Oath ........................................................................................................... 17 SECTION 4 - RULES FOR THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ................................................................ 18 Art 11 The Technical Committee .......................................................................................... 18 11.1 The President of the TC-TG ................................................................................................... 18 11.2 The TC-TG Members ............................................................................................................. 19 2017 TeamGym CoP – Revision A Page 3 of 68 SECTION 5 – RULES FOR JUDGES AND JURIES ............................................................................ 20 Art 12 Judges’ Responsibilities ............................................................................................. 20 12.1 General ................................................................................................................................ 20 12.2 Judges’ Behaviour ................................................................................................................ 21 Art 13 Composition of the Apparatus Juries ......................................................................... 21 13.1 The Apparatus Juries (Judges' Panels) ................................................................................... 21 Art 14 Duties of the Judges .................................................................................................. 22 14.1 The CD Panel ........................................................................................................................ 22 14.2 The E Panel .......................................................................................................................... 23 14.3 Function of the Reference Judges ......................................................................................... 24 14.4 Rights of Judges ................................................................................................................... 24 14.5 Functions of the Secretaries ................................................................................................. 24 Art 15 Seating Arrangements of the Judges .......................................................................... 24 Art 16 Judges’ Oath (TR 7.12) ............................................................................................... 25 PART II - EVALUATION OF THE EXERCISES ................................................................................. 27 SECTION 6 - RULES GOVERNING THE SCORES ............................................................................ 27 Art 17 Content of the C Score ............................................................................................... 27 Art 18 Content of the D Score .............................................................................................. 27 18.1 Difficulty Value (DV) ............................................................................................................. 27 Art 19 Description of E Score 10.00 (Performance) ............................................................... 28 19.1 Evaluation by E Panel ........................................................................................................... 28 SECTION 7 - CALCULATING THE SCORES .................................................................................... 29 Art 20 Rules for Calculating the Score ..................................................................................