USAG JO Program
Compulsory Levels
Level 4
Still Rings
The specified bonus, unless otherwise indicated, completely replaces the numbered skill/sequence directly above it.
Swing Height and body position is defined as:
Forward - The line from the shoulders to feet with body position hollow.
Backward - The line from the shoulders to feet with body position in a tight arch.
- From a straight arm hang, pull up to a flexed arm hang
Performance Guidelines: The gymnast's head must remain between the rings throughout the required momentary hold.
Specified Bonus: From a flexed arm hang in #1, lower to a straight arm hang and then pull up to a second flexed arm hang (momentary hold required, hold allowed)
- Lower to straight arm hang; raise legs to hanging "L"
Performance Guidelines: A 2 second hold on the hanging "L" is required.
- "Drop" legs and swing backward
Performance Guidelines: The backward swing must be at 45° below horizontal.
- Swing forward to horizontal
- Swing backward to horizontal
- Swing forward to straight body inverted hang
Performance Guidelines: A momentary hold of the inverted hang is required.
- Lower legs to piked body inverted hang
Performance Guidelines: A momentary hold of the piked inverted hang is required, a hold is allowed.
Specified Bonus: Extending from the pike position to a back lever prior to lowering to long hang (German hang) position (A hold is allowed on the back lever, but only a momentary hold required to receive bonus.)
- Lower to long hang position (German hang)
Performance Guidelines: A 2 hold of the long hang position (German hang) is required.
- Drop to landing
