WAG Holding ending pose for three seconds?!?

[duyetanh]

I am hearing rumblings of a deduction on floor if you don’t hold your ending pose for three seconds. Really?!? I would like to know what the actual rule is. All I have been able to find is .5 if you don’t hold for one second. Thanks

 

[CuriousCate]

My kid's coach is a judge and just told them this as well.

 

[duyetanh]

Any idea how much of a deduction this is?

 

[Mish]

I saw it mentioned on a college broadcast, but didn't know it applied to DP as well.

 

[duyetanh]

Yes, I am trying to find out. Hopefully someone will chime in!

 

[wandrewsjr]

It’s 0.05 if don’t hold 1 second. But some coaches may tell their kids longer to make sure they hold it.

 

[gymgal]

It’s 0.05 if don’t hold 1 second. But some coaches may tell their kids longer to make sure they hold it.

Do you know the reasoning for the "1 second" pose? Is it so judges know that is the end of the routine?

 

[RTT2]

My daughter's coaches tell them they have to hold it for 3 seconds, not sure what the deduction is.

 

[wandrewsjr]

Do you know the reasoning for the "1 second" pose? Is it so judges know that is the end of the routine?

Yes, so judges and timers know when routine ends.

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

When you're at the end of a routine, with all the adrenaline and so on, a tenth of a second feels like a full second. As a general rule, if you want an athlete mid-routine to hold something for one second, tell them to hold it for at least 3.

 

[Xcelgymnast_Lynn]

Often times many younger athletes struggle with a concept of time. My coach told everyone but me to hold their ending pose for 3 seconds. She told me to hold it for one. In the end we all hold it for the same amount of time. Granted, I am the oldest on my team and one of the few competing for a second year since I am older.

 

[trackandfield6]

I am hearing rumblings of a deduction on floor if you don’t hold your ending pose for three seconds. Really?!? I would like to know what the actual rule is. All I have been able to find is .5 if you don’t hold for one second. Thanks

Having done college gym, D 1, a hundred years ago, lol.... I always have my gymnasts hold their ending. I think it just sets a better tone for the entire routine....

 

[Bunny205]

The rule is for 1 second, but at my gym we hold for 3 just to be safe so we don't get that deduction.

 

[3rd_time_around]

My daughter's coaches tell them they have to hold it for 3 seconds, not sure what the deduction is.

There’s no deduction because it’s not required. They only need to hold for one second.

 

[gymnastfrog]

I am hearing rumblings of a deduction on floor if you don’t hold your ending pose for three seconds. Really?!? I would like to know what the actual rule is. All I have been able to find is .5 if you don’t hold for one second. Thanks

I'm pretty sure for optional (Level 6-10) don't have to for tumbling passes. You do have to hold your finishes for your routine though. It's a flat tenth 0.1 off.