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Spotlight: Debbie Love

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Cheer Professional published Spotlight: Debbie Love, profiling the amazing tumbling expert.

“I’m more concerned with athletes doing things right,” she says. “I don’t ever talk about winning. We talk about doing things right [and] hitting our routine, because eventually winning will take care of itself.”

USASF 2012-13 Rules – May 18, 2012

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The USASF recently released the 2012-2013 rules. These rules are dated May 18, 2012 and are the first release of the 2012-2013 rules. Changes from the 2011-2012 rules are noted below:

USASF LogoFor Youth L5 Only

  • Tosses that involve more than 1 1/2 twist may not involve an additional skill (i.e. kick doubles are not allowed). Note – Youth L5 now follows Restricted L5 rules.

L5 Tumbling

  • Tumbling skills involving flipping and twisting immediately into a double twisting tumbling skill are not allowed.
  • Twisting skills immediately out of a double twisting tumbling skill are not allowed.
  • In standing tumbling only, skills involving two twists (i.e. Double fulls) must be immediately preceded by a minimum of two backward traveling, non-twisting tumbling skills. One of these two skills must be a back handspring. (Jump skills are not considered tumbling skills. i.e. toe touch > back handspring > double full = illegal).

IASF Cheer Rules – 2012-13

Varsity All Star: 2012-2013 Scoring Update – Tumbling

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Varsity All Star LogoFor the 2012 – 2013 season, Varsity All Star is making an adjustment to our scoring that allows coaches more wiggle room when selecting their team:

For Standing Tumbling Difficulty and Running Tumbling Difficulty, ‘squad participation’ will no longer require 100% of the athletes executing a given skill. ‘Squad participation’ will now be reached when just 75% of the athletes execute that skill. (Ex: a Level 4 team with 15 out of 20 standing back tucks will be evaluated equitably when compared to another Level 4 team with 20 out of 20 standing back tucks).

This new initiative should assist coaches as they select their team members, coach their athletes through mental blocks, and rework routines when last minute roster changes occur. From an athlete’s perspective, it should also relieve a little bit of the pressure they may feel to be perfectly well rounded. Our hope is that this ruling provides opportunities for athletes that wouldn’t otherwise get the chance to advance to the next level with the rest of their team.

2012-2013 Scoring Update