USAG JO Program
Compulsory Levels
Level 6
Still Rings
The specified bonus, unless otherwise indicated, completely replaces the numbered skill/sequence directly above it.
Note: Bonus awarded one time only for skills #8 and #9 (inlocates) or #10 and #11 (dislocates) for 0.2 in Bonus (Shoulders must be at or above the bottom of rings on any inlocate or dislocate).
- Lift body to straight body inverted hang
- Lower to piked inverted hang and then extend body to back lever
Performance Guidelines: A 2 second hold of the lever is required.
- Lower to long hang position, pull out to piked inverted hang
- Cast forward to
- Immediate back uprise to L-sit
Performance Guidelines: The back uprise should finish with a straight body and feet at 45& below horizontal. The rings must be turned out on L-sit just beyond parallel for the entire 2 second duration of the L-sit.
- Pike press to shoulder stand
Performance Guidelines: A 2 second hold of the shoulder stand is required.
Specified Bonus: From the L-sit, tuck, pike, or straddle, bent arm, bent body press to handstand position placing the feet against the inside of the straps as the handstand position is achieved. Hold the handstand with feet touching inside of straps for 3 seconds. Then straight leg, bent or straight body lower down to support and roll back to piked inverted hang in #7. (A 3 second hold of handstand, showing straight body position with straight arms and rings turned out with feet balancing on inside of straps is required. Bonus will be awarded if there is no single large error on the handstand and if there are no more than 0.5 in presentation deductions in the press to handstand. Presentation errors in the press will not be counted against exercise presentation, but errors in the handstand hold will.) The gymnast may elect not to use cables on handstand.
- Roll backward from shoulder stand to piked inverted hang and cast forward to a backward swing to a forward swing to
- Straight body inlocate
Performance Guidelines: Straight body position
Specified Bonus: See note above
- Straight body inlocate
Performance Guidelines: Straight body position
Specified Bonus: See note above
- Swing backward, swing forward and shoot to dislocate
Specified Bonus: See note above
- Dislocate
Specified Bonus: See note above
- Swing to tucked or layout flyaway dismount
Performance Guidelines: The somersault must be at ring height (bottom of ring) and the gymnast's hands must release prior to swinging thru vertical axis. No credit will be given for an angle of release at 90° past vertical or further.
