USAG compulsory routines
The USAG Compulsory routines are the USAG (USA Gymnastics) designed/required routines for use in USAG and JO (Junior Olympic) Levels 1-6 programs. Typically gymnasts compete in Levels 4-6; however, in some regions competitions may be as early as 2. Gymnasts in the Compulsory levels may only compete using USAG authorized routines. Levels 7-10 are the Optional levels in which the gymnast may design her own routine while including a specific set of USAG required elements. Beyond Optionals are the Elite and then Olympic levels.
The following routines are for the 2005-2013 cycle of the USAG Women's JO Compulsory Program.
Vault
Two vaults are performed by each competitor.
LEVEL 1
Straight jump onto minimum 8” mat
LEVEL 2
Handstand block off board
LEVEL 3
Dive roll onto mat stack (Hollow Body)
LEVEL 4
Handstand flat back onto mat stack
LEVEL 5
Front Handspring
LEVEL 6
Front Handspring
No Yurchenko style vaults are allowed until level 8. No Tsukahara style vaults are allowed until level 8
Uneven Bars
All uneven bar routines are
LEVEL 1
- Pullover
- Cast
- Backward hip circle,
- Cast push away.
LEVEL 2
- Pullover
- Cast
- Backward hip circle
- Cast straddle off
LEVEL 3
- Pullover
- Cast
- Backward hip circle
- Single leg cut forward
- Forward stride circle
- Single leg cut backward
- Cast legs straight on
- Piked sole circle dismount
LEVEL 4
- Glide swing(straddle or pike) and return to stand with feet together
- Pullover
- Front hip circle, small cast
- Cast, single leg shoot through
- Reverse grip, millcircle
- Reverse grip, single leg cut the leg backward
- Cast, Back hip circle, underswing dismount
LEVEL 5
- Glide Kip (straddle or pike)
- Front hip Circle
- Cast to horizontal and return to support
- Cast squat or pike on
- Long hang kip
- Cast to horizontal, back hip circle
- Underswing
- Counter swing to 30° below horizontal
- Tap Swing forward
- Counter swing to 15° below horizontal
- Tap swing forward with ½ turn dismount
LEVEL 6
- Glide Kip(straddle or pike)
- Cast to 30° above horizontal
- Free hip circle to 30° above horizontal
- Glide kip(straddle or pike)
- Cast squat or pike on
- Jump to high bar
- Long hang kip cast to 30° above horizontal
- Baby giant
- Underswing
- Counter swing to 15° below horizontal
- Tap Swing forward
- Counter swing to horizontal
- Tap swing forward to flyaway in tuck, pike or layout
Balance Beam
If a competitor falls at anytime during the balance beam routine, there is an automatic deduction of .5
LEVEL 1
- Jump to front support
- Tuck sit
- Roll back to candlestick, Hold 2 seconds
- Arabesque (show)
- Step coupé press to relevé Right and Left
- Relevé walks
- Straight Jump
- Straight Jump dismount
LEVEL 2
- Jump to front support
- Tuck sit V sit
- Forward roll to stand
- Arabesque (hold 1 second)
- Step kick Right and Left
- Step Relevé balance, (Hold 2 seconds)
- Tuck Jump
- Tuck Jump dismount
LEVEL 3
- Jump to front support
- Tuck sit V sit whip to push up bend bad leg stand up
- Arabesque (hold 1 second)
- Kick to partial Handstand step down
- 3 running steps finish in relevé balance position
- Pivot turn
- Split Jump (60°)
- Cartwheel to Handstand hold for 1 sec. straight body snap down hands still on beam finish
LEVEL 4
- Leg swing mount
- Tuck, pike, straddle swing to squat
- Coupé walk, Heel snap turn
- Run, Straight leg leap (60°) Arms…one of the 3 techniques in the glossary
- ¾ Cross Handstand
- Leg swing forward and back,
- Prepare, coupe Half turn
- "Fish" pose
- Stretch jump, tuck jump… arms lower after each jump
- Step, kick, forced arch (hands on hips)
- Step, arabesque (45°) below hor., Scale (horizontal),
- Pivot turn
- "Bow" pose
- Step kick Side handstand, (hold 2 second) ¼ turn dismount
LEVEL 5
- Double leg swing mount, one arm up and then behind.
- “V” sit stand up on one leg
- step coupé Heel snap turn
- Straight leg leap (90°) Arms…one of the 3 techniques in the glossary
- Cross Handstand hold 1 second, finish, kick in front and then in back with arms out
- 2 Pivot turns
- Turn to side. leg position forward coupé arms same as present cycle. pose,kick half turn.
- Cartwheel
- pose
- Straight jump, split jump(90°)
- arms lower after each jump, walks after jumps- step step and kick below horizontal and bring in front of foot standing on, bending knees slightly, step & step
- Arabesque (>45°) below hor. Scale (above horizontal),1 pivot turn, pose
- bow
- arm circle while walking
- Cartwheel to side handstand, (hold 2 seconds) 1/4 turn dismount
LEVEL 6
- Leg swing mount
- “V” sit
- Coupé dévelopé side 45 degrees, ronde de jambe to minimum horizontal forward hold 1 sec. pull to coupé Heel snap turn
- Straight leg leap (120°) Arms…one of the 3 techniques in the glossary
- Back walkover or Back extension
- 2 Pivot turns
- Full turn — leg position forward passé. Arms in crown
- Tuck jump, split jump (120°)
- arms lower after each jump
- Arabesque (>45°) below horizontal Scale (45° above horizontal),
- Cross Handstand (hold 2 seconds) ¼ turn to side handstand (hold 2 seconds), ¼ turn dismount
- hug a friend
Floor
The floor exercise is
LEVEL 1
- Forward roll tuck
- Backward roll tuck
- Side Cartwheel
- Candlestick
- tabletop
- Straight lying side log roll, push up, tuck stand, straight stand
- Leg swings Right and Left
- Coupé walks Right and Left
- Tuck jump
- Plié finish
LEVEL 2
- Forward roll straddle stand
- Headstand lower to kneel
- Knee bridge
- Side Cartwheel ¼ turn in
- Backward roll to pike stand with straight arms
- Step kick handstand
- Front leg balance
- Split jump(no specific degree required)
- Step Lock pivot turn
- Forward chassé pose
- Plié finish
LEVEL 3
- Handstand forward roll (arms straight or bent)
- 1-3 steps hurdle round off
- Backward roll with Straight arms to pike stand
- Back bend kick over (this changed - fall 2007 to a push up to bridge kick over)or backwalkover
- Front leg balance
- Forward chassé
- Straight leg leap
- Coupé heel snap ½ turn
- Stretch jump Tuck Jump
- Plié finish
LEVEL 4
- Arm side, down
- other arm up and down
- bounce, bounce, stetch jump, split jump
- step kick handstand forward roll
- step, lock, quarter pivot turn, chasse
- step, lock, pivot half turn,
- step, kick, handstand bridge, kickover
- run, leap, leg swing to hop
- slide to floor
- seal stretch, push back, arms up split
- sitting half turn, stand up
- coupe prance, coupe prance, weight transfer stand
- Backward roll to push up
- slide feet under you, kneel, stand up
- prepare, half coupe turn
- run, roundoff back handspring, rebound stick
- pose, pose
LEVEL 5
- Arm Side and down
- Other arm up and down
- Spot, turn, arms up and down
- Bounce, bounce
- Straddle jump (120°)
- Lunge, turn, Lunge
- Run, Forward dive roll, stand, finish.
- Side chassé w/ ¼ turn, passé hop with ¼ turn, pose, stand.
- Run, Front handspring rebound, land, arch back, run run stand.
- Curved run.
- Straight leg leap (120°) step leg swing forward with hop ¼ turn
- Slide to floor, turn, kneel, front splits, turn, stand.
- Prance, Prance, weight transfer front and back.
- 1/2 Turn, Backward roll to Handstand with straight arms, finish.
- Step, kick, step to curtsy. Pose, tuck, step, prepare.
- Full turn…leg position in forward coupé…finish.
- Hitchkick, swing turn.
- Back walkover, finish, stand.
- Run. Round off- Back Handspring- Back Handspring- Rebound- Finish
- Pose. Relevé
LEVEL 6
- Arm Side and down, stepping to side and returning
- Arm up and down
- Straddle jump(150°), stretch jump w/ ½ turn
- Back handspring step out
- Forward salto tuck
- Side chassé w/ ¼ turn, passé hop with ½ turn
- Front handspring step out, front handspring 2 feet rebound
- Straight leg leap (150°) Side leap(150°)
- Forward splits
- Backward roll to Handstand with straight arms
- Full turn leg position in forward passé… arms in crown.
- Hitchkick
- Swing turn
- Back walkover
- Round off backhandspring back tuck pose solute