This page is to help explain the AACCA high school rules changes (new and adjusted rules) for the 2013-14 season. Note that these explanations are in relation specifically to the AACCA rules, though most of the NFHS changes are the same. Further standardization between NFHS and AACCA: Eliminated G-9: “Z-sits rule” This rule is a [...]
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High School Rules: Preps and Spotters
When does a prep not require a backspot? When it’s loading. When it’s just a prep (one person standing in the hands of two others at shoulder level). When it’s bracing another person who is in contact with their own bases. When it’s “bumping down”. When it’s dismounting using a “pencil drop” where the bases [...]
READ MORE »Backward Suspended Rolls
“Backward suspended rolls are permitted only from the performing surface provided the top person maintains continuous hand-to-hand/arm contact with two posts who control the top person back to the performing surface.”
READ MORE »Suspended Roll: Legal or Not?
This is a Suspended Roll. Legal or not for high school under the 2012-13 rules? Watch the video, vote below, then join the conversation! Comment below. Remember, comments are moderated so you will not see your comment immediately. UPDATE: RULING: LEGAL The thought path on this from a rules standpoint is as follows: It’s an inversion, [...]
READ MORE »Suspended Forward Rolls Q&A
Please post your questions about Suspended Forward Rolls here.
READ MORE »Pyramids Q&A
Interpretations/Situations/FAQ: D-1 2 1/2 high pyramid: Illegal This pyramid is illegal for high school teams. The middle layers of this pyramid are basing the top person without having at least one foot on the ground.
READ MORE »Tumbling/Jumps Q&A
Interpretations/Situations/FAQ: Q1: I saw where Allstars have made standing fulls illegal. Will this change for high schools? The rumor is jumps to tucks will be made illegal in high school to. Is there truth to that or rumors run amok? A: At this time, standing fulls are legal for high school teams. Possibly due to [...]
READ MORE »Surface Restrictions Q&A
Interpretations/Situations/FAQ: Q1: Does this mean we can do full downs on the basketball court now? A: Yes. Q2: Can we perform basket tosses on a rubberized basketball court? A: No. The surfaces specifically listed are mats, grass and rubberized track.
READ MORE »Braced Suspended Rolls/Flips Q&A
A braced forward or backward flip in a pyramid is allowed provided all of the following conditions are met: The top person maintains continuous hand-to-hand/arm contact with a separate bracer on each side. The bracers must be in double based shoulder stands or elevator preps (no single base, shoulder sit or thigh stand bracers). Each [...]
READ MORE »Low Level Inversions Q&A
AACCA E.5: A top person may be inverted in partner stunts in which the base of support remains below shoulder level provided both the following conditions are met: At least one base or spotter protects the head/neck/shoulder area of the top person. This base or spotter must maintain contact with the top person until he/she [...]
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