Timing Instructions

gymnastics

Balance Beam

ROUTINE WATCH

START - hands or feet leave floor or board

END - landing of last skill

STOPS - falls, when touches floor

RESTARTS - first move after remounting

  • Whistle warning at 1:20
  • Blow whistle, yell "TIME" at 1:30
  • Time infractions: Over time = 0.1
     

FALL WATCH

START - when touches floor, has 30 seconds to remount or routine is terminated

STOP - when feet leave floor to remount

  • Whistle warning at 20 seconds
  • Blow whistle, yell "TIME" at 30 seconds (routine terminated)
  • Time infractions: Over time = 0.1

 


 

Touch Warm-ups: one minute (1:00), begins when previous competitor walks off the mat (includes setting board, mats, etc.)

END - blow whistle, yell "TIME"

PENALTY - inform Chief Judge of warm-up violation

 

Uneven Bars

FALL WATCH

START - when touches floor, has 45 seconds to continue or routine is terminated

  • Whistle warning at 30 seconds
     


Touch Warm-ups: one minute (1:00), bar adjustment not timed

 

 

Floor Exercise

ROUTINE WATCH

START - begins a movement

STOP - maintains final position

  • Whistle warning at 1:25 and 1:30
  • Time infractions: Over time = 0.1

 


 

Touch Warm-ups: one minute (1:00), time begins when previous gymnast walks off mat