Floor (gymnastics)







Jade Barbosa performing on floor at the 2016 Summer Olympics


In gymnastics, the floor refers to a specially prepared exercise surface, which is considered an apparatus. It is used by both male and female gymnasts. The event in gymnastics performed on floor is called floor exercise. The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is FX.


A spring floor is used in most competitive gymnastics to provide bounce. Cheerleading also sometimes use spring floors. The sprung floor used for indoor athletics, however, is designed to reduce bounce.




Contents






  • 1 The apparatus


    • 1.1 Dimensions




  • 2 WAG scoring and rules


    • 2.1 International level routines




  • 3 MAG scoring and rules


    • 3.1 International level routines




  • 4 Floor exercises in rhythmic gymnastics


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





The apparatus


The apparatus originated as a 'free exercise' for men, very similar to the floor exercise of today.[1] It wasn't until 1948 that women were allowed to compete on floor.[1]


Most competitive gymnastics floors are spring floors. They contain springs and/or a rubber foam and plywood combination which make the floor bouncy, soften the impact of landings, and enable the gymnast to gain height when tumbling.[2][3] Floors have clearly designated perimeters—the "out of bounds" area is always indicated by a border of white tape or a differently colored mat.[2][3]


The allowed time for a floor exercise is up to 70 seconds for males[4] and up to 90 seconds for females.[5] Unlike men, women always perform routines to music.[5]



Dimensions


Measurements of the apparatus are published by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) in the Apparatus Norms brochure. The dimensions are the same for male and female competitors.



  • Performance area: 1,200 centimetres (39 ft) x 1,200 centimetres (39 ft) ± 3 centimetres (1.2 in)[2][3]

  • Diagonals: 1,697 centimetres (55.68 ft) ±5 centimetres (2.0 in)[2][3]

  • Border: 100 centimetres (3.3 ft)[2][3]

  • Safety zone: 200 centimetres (6.6 ft)[2][3]



WAG scoring and rules





Nadia Comăneci on floor at the 1976 Summer Olympics


Floor exercise routines last up to 90 seconds.[5] The routine is choreographed in advance, and is composed of acrobatic and dance elements. This event, above all others, allows the gymnast to express her personality through her dance and musical style. The moves that are choreographed in the routine must be precise, in sync with the music and entertaining.[6]


At the international elite level of competition, the composition of the routine is decided by the gymnast and her coaches. Many gymnasiums and national federations hire special choreographers to design routines for their gymnasts. Well-known gymnastics choreographers include Lisa Luke (United States), Adriana Pop (Romania, France, China), Nancy Roche (United States), and Geza Pozar (Romania, United States). Others opt to choreograph their FX routines in-house. Some gymnasts adopt a new FX every year; others keep the same routine for several competitive seasons. It is not uncommon for coaches to modify a routine's composition between meets, especially if it is used for an extended length of time. It is uncommon for gymnasts to use more than one different FX routine in the same season but it is not entirely unheard of, like at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta for instance, Russian Dina Kotchetkova's routine in the FX event finals had completely different music, choreography and composition than that of her all-around exercise.


The music used for the routine is also the choice of the gymnast and her coaches. It may be of any known musical style and played with any instrument(s), but it may not include spoken words or sung lyrics of any kind. Vocalization is allowed if the voice is purely done as an instrument.[5] It is the responsibility of the coach to bring the music to every competition on CD.[5]


Scores are based on difficulty, artistry, demonstration of required elements, and overall performance quality. Deductions are taken for poor form and execution, lack of required elements, and falls.[7] The gymnast is expected to use the entire floor area for her routine, and to tumble from one corner of the mat to the other. Steps outside the designated perimeters of the floor incur deductions.[5] The gymnast will also incur a deduction if there are lyrics in the music.[5]



International level routines


For detailed information on score tabulation, please see the Code of Points article


Routines can include up to four tumbling lines, and several dance elements, turns and leaps. A floor routine must consist of at least:[8]



  • Connection of two dance elements (one must be a 180 degree split)

  • Saltos forward/sideways and backward

  • Double saltos

  • Saltos with a minimum of one full twist



MAG scoring and rules


A floor exercise for men is made up of mostly acrobatic elements, combined with other gymnastic elements of strength and balance, flexibility, and handstands. The routine must be choreographed forming a harmonious rhythmic exercise using the whole floor area. The whole routine may last no longer than 70 seconds.[4]


As with other gymnastic events, scores are based on difficulty, form and overall performance quality. Deductions are taken for lack of flexibility, not using the whole floor area, pausing before tumbling lines, and using the same diagonal more than twice.[9] Handstand skills must display control and show gymnasts' intent clearly.[9]



International level routines


A floor routine should contain at least one element from all element groups:[10]



  • I. Non-acrobatic elements

  • II. Acrobatic elements forward

  • III. Acrobatic elements backwards, & Arabian elements


The dismount can come from any element group other than group I.



Floor exercises in rhythmic gymnastics




Young rhytmic gymnast in floor exercises


Floor exercises is a category also in the rhythmic gymnastics, but it considers only the youngest gymnasts, up to 10 years old, who perform their routines freehand, which means without any apparatus (in contrary to the remaining five - rope, hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon). Their length and content is still clearly specified and differs in each age category.



See also





  • Acro dance, which incorporates many FX elements in a dance context.

  • Gym floor cover

  • Performance surface

  • Sprung floor


  • Wushu (sport), which also uses a floor.



References




  1. ^ ab "History of Artistic Gymnastics". FIG. Retrieved 2009-10-06..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abcdef "Apparatus Norms". FIG. p. II/12. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-04.


  3. ^ abcdef "Apparatus Norms". FIG. p. II/52. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-04.


  4. ^ ab "MAG Code of Points 2009-2012". FIG. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-04.


  5. ^ abcdefg "WAG Code of Points 2009-2012". FIG. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-04.


  6. ^ "WAG Code of Points 2009-2012". FIG. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-04.


  7. ^ "WAG Code of Points 2009-2012". FIG. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-04.


  8. ^ "WAG Code of Points 2009-2012". FIG. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-04.


  9. ^ ab "MAG Code of Points 2009-2012". FIG. pp. 35–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-04.


  10. ^ "MAG Code of Points 2009-2012". FIG. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-04.



External links







  • Tumbling Drills

  • The 2006 Code of Points

  • US Gym Net's glossary of floor skills

  • US Gym Net's glossary of hops, jumps and leaps

  • FM Online - Floor Instructions

  • Description of gymnastics technique by animation













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