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 [...]
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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 »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 [...]
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