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

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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

 

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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