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 several factors, we have not seen information that has raised concern for high school rules regarding these.
There are no rules regarding jumps to tucks for high school cheer, and this year’s rule process is completed.
Update: Following the USASF review process, standing fulls are still legal for All Stars. Standing double fulls are illegal for All Star. Twisting tumbling skills greater than one twisting rotation are already illegal for high school teams.
Are Standing Fulls still legal for high school cheer?
Yes they are.
Hello Jim,
Are middle school rec cheerleaders allowed to do a running front walkover right into a front punch? There was a debate in the parent’s waiting room at my daughter’s gym last night (a gymnastics gym that offers cheer tumbling classes) as that’s what the instructor was teaching the girls – some parents felt this was more of a gymnastics skill and not a cheer skill, and one parent went so far to say that it was illegal for school/rec cheer. Will you kindly clarify?
Thank you!
We have no restrictions on tumbling beyond certain limitations such as limiting flips and twists to one rotation each. The skill you’ve described, whether a front walkover or front handspring into a front punch is legal by our rules and NFHS rules. I cannot speak to specific rec rules, as they differ greatly.
Is it illegal to land a tumbling pass in the splits? Such as a round off back handspring layout LANDING in the splits? Or a standing tuck to the splits like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3eE_VvQBEE
That would be a drop that doesn’t bear the weight on the hands or feet in a controlled manner. Therefore, it is illegal for school teams.
What if you were to put your hands down while in the splits? Would that still count as a fall?
Rachel, we deal with legalities, not scoring issues. However, if you are in any skill and clearly put your hands down for balance, judges will consider that as a bobble or fall depending on the severity of it.
Are running front hand springs or running roundoff front hand springs illegal in Georgia?
No they are not. Georgia’s high school association does not have any additional rules beyond the current NFHS rules which do not restrict tumbling in such a way. Though I would like to see a roundoff front handspring.
i was told by my principal that we are not allowed to do front handsprings or back handsprings or running flips is that true
If your principle says that’s the rule, then that’s the rule. Our rules do not prohibit those skills, but a state, district, principal, or coach can always be more restrictive in what they allow.