Competition Rules

• Qualification State & Regional Championships

  • All levels must qualify at a USA Gymnastics Sanctioned meet

  • Xcel Bronze and Silver 34.00 All Around to State (No Regionals for Bronze)

  • Xcel Gold 33.00All Around to State

  • Xcel Platinum and Diamond 32.00 All Around to State

  • 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.

  • Xcel Diamond 33.00 All Around at State to qualify to Regionals

  • Level 3 remains 34.50 All Around to qualify to State.

  • Level 4 has been lowered to a 33.00 All Around to qualify to State.

  • Levels 5 through 10 32.00 All Around for State

  • Levels 6-10 34.00 All Around for Regionals

  • Any State meet has the potential to be a 3 day meet.

  • The last day to get a qualification score for Level 3-5 State is Sunday, November 7, 2021

  • The last day to get a qualification score for Level 6-10 State or Xcel State is Sunday, March 12, 2023

  • 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

  • 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

  • Event Specialist Qualification to State (8-10) and Regionals (9-10)

    • No Xcel event specialists at Regionals

    • No Level 6 or Level 7 event specialists at State or Regionals

    • 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.

  • Spring State Injury Petitions

    • Injury Petition Form (Fillable) rev 2021

    • Injury 3 Event Petition Form rev January 2019

    • Levels 8-10 State Injury Petitions are due Monday, March 13, 2023

      • Levels 6-10 State Petition 2023 Instructions

    • Xcel State Injury Petitions are due March are due March 13, 2023

      • Xcel State Petition 2023 Instructions

    • Levels 8-10 Regional Injury Petitions are due Monday, March 27, 2023

      • Level 8-10 Regional Petition 2023 Instructions

      • Level 9-10 Event Specialist Petition 2023 Instructions

    • 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.

    • Levels 6-7 Regional Injury Petitions are due Monday, March 27, 2023

      • Level 6-7 Regional Petition 2023 Instructions

  • 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.

  • 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