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Notes on Under 13, 15 & Over 13 Premier Set Floor video.
This video gives a visual idea of how the sequence should be performed. It is only an aid, and the detailed wording in the rules should be referred to.
Good posture with tension is shown for 3 seconds.
This is held for 3 seconds and shows good tension and posture.
Spin 540°.
The spin is performed on her toes with free leg high and toe to knee, finishing in front with the foot turned out. The back foot is extended with the toe pointed behind on the floor. The arms are optional in the spin, and they have finished in a high V position above her head. However, there was an under rotation of 540°, which will receive a deduction.
Backward roll to front support.
The gymnast joins her back foot to her front foot and takes her arms to a parallel position above her head. She performs the backward roll to front support with straight legs, but it may also be performed with bent legs. In the front support her hands are facing forward, and they are shoulder-width apart. Her chest is rounded, with her body straight and her head in line with her body. It is held for 3 seconds.
The bonus is for straight arms throughout. This gymnast would receive the bonus.
180° high straight jump.
After she squats in, she immediately performs a high, straight 180° jump to land securely. Round off, Straight jump 180° to land on one foot, into a Cartwheel ¼ turn inwards to lunge. The gymnast does jump forward into a hurdle step before performing the round off and shows some stretch in the 180° straight jump turn. There are no pauses between the skills, and she finishes in a lunge with her chest high and her arms in a high V position. However, the hands are a little wide in the round off, and there could be more rebound. There could also be more height in the jump, and there is a wobble on the landing of the cartwheel. All of these will receive deductions.
There are two bonuses. One for dynamics and the second one for flight into the cartwheel. This gymnast would get the bonus for the flight into the cartwheel, but not for dynamics.
Upright arabesque.
She joined her back foot to the front foot and took her arms out to the side to perform an arabesque. Her leg is above 45°, but it is out to the side, rather than straight at the back, so she will receive a deduction. It is held for 3 seconds, but there is a little jump as she closes her feet, so she will receive another deduction.
The bonus is for the leg raised to 90⁰ at the back. This gymnast would not receive the bonus.
Forward roll into a dish position.
A squat position with a straight back and arms stretched in front is shown before the forward roll to dish position. The dish position is not held stationary for 3 seconds. The feet are too low, as are the hands, and the shoulders are not off the floor. These will all receive a deduction.
Free V-sit position.
The legs may be tucked whilst the torso is raised into a free V-sit. This gymnast keeps her legs straight while raising them. The V-sit is equilateral, and she has her arms straight and in a low V-position, not touching her legs. It is held for 3 seconds.
The bonus is for lifting legs from the dish up into a free V-sit without the tuck position. This gymnast will receive the bonus.
Unsupported shoulder stand roll down into immediate 360° high Straight Jump.
The gymnast lowers straight legs onto the floor into a long sit position. Her arms are in front of her, however, the arm position here is optional. She rolls back with straight legs into an unsupported shoulder stand. The arms should be straight on the floor by the hips. This gymnast has her arms above her head, so she will receive a bonus but will also receive a deduction for bent legs. It is held for 3 seconds. She rolls down and into an immediate high 360° straight jump.
There are two bonuses. One is for arms on the floor above the head in the shoulder stand.
The second bonus is for a secure landing. This gymnast would receive both bonuses.
Handstand Forward Roll, immediate Split Jump.
She does step immediately into the handstand before rolling out and into the split jump, finishing with her arms in a high V position above her head. The split jump does not quite reach a 180° split, and both legs are out to the side, so there would be deductions for both of these.
There are three bonuses. One for a handstand held for 2 seconds. The second one is for straight arms whilst rolling out of the handstand. The third bonus is for height in the jump. This gymnast would receive two of the three bonuses. One for straight arms in the handstand and the second one for height in the jump.
This gymnast received 7 of the 10 bonuses.