Off Topic Commonly Used Abbreviations / Acronyms (from everywhere... ChalkBucket / gymnastics / social media / etc)

[sw2017]

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Post all of the abbreviations / acronyms you know so we can compile them into a help page!​

• XB - Xcel Bronze
• XS - Xcel Silver
• XG - Xcel Gold
• XP - Xcel Platinum
• XD - Xcel Diamond
• SR - Still Rings
• HS - handstand
• CHS - cast handstand
• KCHS - kip cast handstand
• BWO-back walkover
• BHS - Back handspring
• FHS - front handspring
• BT- back tuck
• FT - front tuck
• L/O - layout
• LOSO - layout-step out
• 3/2 - 1.5 twist or turn
• VT - vault
• UB - bars
• BB - balance beam
• FX - floor
• DD/DS/DH - dear daughter/son/husband or darling daughter/son/husband, a number is sometimes added if there are more than one daughters/sons, but not usually for husbands, haven't seen a DW, dear wife either
• OD/OS - older daughter/son (at least that's what I think it means)
• YD/YS - younger daughter/son
• JO - junior olympics
• SV - start value
• HS - high school
• AAU - ???
• NCAA - ???
• MS - middle school?
• D1/2/3 - something college related, no idea, wrong country
• AAU = Amateur Athletic Union, an organization for amateur athletics of all kinds. They have gymnastics teams, as well!
• NCAA = National Collegiate Athletic Association, the organization that regulates college sports in the United States. Any reference to college gymnastics here will almost always be abbreviated with NCAA.
• PH - Pommel horse
• PB - Parallel bars
• HB - High Bar
• DP - Developmental Program (used to be JO)
• JE - Junior Elite
• LL - Leg Lifts
• MAG - Men's Artistic Gymnastics
• WAG - Women's Artistic Gymnastics

Oh my gosh thank you for these. New gym parent here, so I had to keep looking up abbreviations on Google

 

[Caesarea]

USAG = USA Gymnastics (governing body in US)
BG = British Gymnastics (governing body in UK)
NCAA = National Collegiate Athletic Association (regulates college gymnastics in US)
NAIGC = National Associate of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (regulates college "club" gymnastics in US)
FIG = International Gymnastics Federation (governing body for the entire sport)
AAI = American Athletic, Inc. (gymnastics equipment manufacturer)
DP = Developmental Program in US (formerly JO, or Junior Olympics)
TOPS = Talented Opportunity Program in US
HOPES = modified pre-elite program in US (equivalent to HP Novice in Canada, and Espoir in UK)
HP = High Performance in Canada (equivalent to Elite in US)
WAG = Women's Artistic Gymnastics
MAG = Men's Artistic Gymnastics
RG = Rhythmic Gymnastics
T&T= Trampoline & Tumbling in US (known as Trampoline Gymnastics outside of the US)
GfA = Gymnastics for All
AAU = Amateur Athletic Union.
D1/D2 = Division 1/Division 2 (abbreviations for school size in NCAA gymnastics)
D-Score: Difficulty score
E-Score: Execution score

 

[JBS]

Just bumping this one up again so everyone can see it and add to it if needed.

 

[GymTwins]

I've been getting into college gymnastics lately and in light of recent championship decisions I have learned that SEC stands for Southeastern Conference.

 

[NYGymfamily]

XSA, XF, occasionally XA = Xcel Sapphire

 

[InMyGymMomEra]

OMG this thread is amazing. Thank you!!

 

[GymTwins]

Was having a conversation with my daughter regarding what vault she was training on for next season so I thought I would look up her options. (Bit of a novice). Can someone decode what the FF means in the allowable vault? For instances, RO, FF on -> Repulsion (with flight to feet) off. What is the FF? Forward Facing?

 

[NYGymfamily]

Was having a conversation with my daughter regarding what vault she was training on for next season so I thought I would look up her options. (Bit of a novice). Can someone decode what the FF means in the allowable vault? For instances, RO, FF on -> Repulsion (with flight to feet) off. What is the FF? Forward Facing?

Flic-Flac, (AKA Back Handspring) so yurchenko entry

 

[FrozenMode]

Don't forget Xcel Sapphire (XSA)

 

[JBS]

I'll have to update this thread at some point.

Anyone want to volunteer to go through and update it? I can give you access to the first post if you want?

 

[Deleted member 31439]

XSA- Xcel Sapphire

 

[Katie]

FHVT = front handspring vault
Leo = leotard

 

[Princess Andrea]

I'll have to update this thread at some point.

Anyone want to volunteer to go through and update it? I can give you access to the first post if you want?

Could I volunteer?

 

[Princess Andrea]

D-Score: The Difficulty score, which measures the inherent value of the elements performed.
E-Score: The Execution score, which starts at a maximum of 10 points and is reduced by deductions for errors in execution.
Total Score: The sum of the D-Score and E-Score, minus any deductions
SR: Still Rings, An Apparatus for MAG, featuring a suspended ring apparatus
AA: All-Around, when a gymnast competes on all events for both men (6 events) and women (4 events).
EGRs: Element Group Requirements, a set of required skill families a gymnast must show in their routine.
COP: The official rule book for international gymnastics competitions, known as the Code of Points.
NGB: National Governing Body, the organization that oversees a specific sport in its country, like USA Gymnastics.