Competition Rules
USA Gymnastics and NorCal
Competition Rules
This page has links to competition rules and updates from USA Gymnastics and NorCal Gymnastics.

NorCal Championship Meet Rules
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Qualification State & Regional Championships
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All levels must qualify at a USA Gymnastics Sanctioned meet
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Xcel Bronze and Silver 34.00 All Around to State (No Regionals for Bronze)
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Xcel Gold 33.00All Around to State
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Xcel Platinum and Diamond 32.00 All Around to State
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Xcel Silver, Gold, and Platinum qualify to Regionals based on a percent of a percent qualified to State of the total number that will be in Regionals at each level.
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Xcel Diamond 33.00 All Around at State to qualify to Regionals
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Level 3 remains 34.50 All Around to qualify to State.
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Level 4 has been lowered to a 33.00 All Around to qualify to State.
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Levels 5 through 10 32.00 All Around for State
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Levels 6-10 34.00 All Around for Regionals
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Any State meet has the potential to be a 3 day meet.
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The last day to get a qualification score for Level 3-5 State is Sunday, November 7, 2021
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The last day to get a qualification score for Level 6-10 State or Xcel State is Sunday, March 12, 2023
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The Declaration Date (Drop Back Date) for the Fall, 2023 Competitive Season will be announced soon. Please inform Scott Slater (norcalscores@gmail.com) and Perry Siu (norcalchair@gmail.com) if you are dropping back
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The Declaration Date (Drop Back Date) and Specialist Declaration Date for the Spring, 2022 Competitive Season will be announced soon. Please inform Scott Slater (norcalscores@gmail.com) and Perry Siu (norcalchair@gmail.com) if you are dropping back
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Event Specialist Qualification to State (8-10) and Regionals (9-10)
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No Xcel event specialists at Regionals
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No Level 6 or Level 7 event specialists at State or Regionals
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Level 8's, 9's and 10's can qualify as event specialists to State with a score of 8.50 or higher from a meet where 3 or fewer events were competed. Please inform Scott Slater (norcalscores@gmail.com) and Perry Siu (norcalchair@gmail.com) of each event specialist.
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Levels 8-10 State Injury Petitions are due Monday, March 13, 2023
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Xcel State Injury Petitions are due March are due March 13, 2023
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Levels 8-10 Regional Injury Petitions are due Monday, March 27, 2023
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Xcel Regional Injury Petitions for Xcel Diamond Only. These Petitions are due, Monday, April 3, 2023. No Petitions for Xcel Silver, Gold, and Platinum because qualifying is by placement.
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Levels 6-7 Regional Injury Petitions are due Monday, March 27, 2023
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The Top 6 Level 3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 Northern California State Team Members will receive State Team Jackets. The Top 12 Level 7 & 8 Northern California State Team Members representing Norcal at the Region 1 Regional Championships will be sized for a Leotard that they will receive from Region 1 at Regionals and wear in the State Team Session at Regionals.
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The Top 6 Bronze will receive State Team Jackets.
Competition Rules
Junior Olympic (JO)
- Effective 2015: Top 7 athletes in each age division will qualify to Level 9 East/West Championships.
- Effective 2016: The JO NIT will be eliminated and there will be 12 age divisions at JO Nationals with three days of competition.
- Official Minutes of the National JO Meeting where these changes were made.
- 2013-21 J.O. Compulsories - Updates
- 2013-21 J.O. Optionals - Updates
- JO Program Updates
- National JO Committee Minutes
- Women's Artistic Program
- Rules & Policies
- JO Vault Table - Level10 (Revised July 2019)
- JO Vault Table - Level9 (Revised May 2018)
- JO Vault Table - Levels 6 - 8 (Revised May 2018)
- Optional Requirements Chart Levels 6-10 (Revised May 20, 2018)
Xcel