d. A top person in a horizontal position shoulder height or below or in a
cradle may be released to a loading position or stunt shoulder height
or below.
e. A top person in an inverted position on the
performing surface can be released to a loading
position below shoulder height.
12. Non
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braced suspended splits in a transition are allowed provided all
of the following conditions are met:
a. The top person must have both hands in continuous contact with
a post or with both bases’ hands or,
b. When transitioning to the split without continuous hand
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to
-
hand
contact:
1. There are a total of four bases that support the top person.
2. At least three of the bases must support under the legs of
the top person. The fourth base may support under the
legs or make contact with the hands of the top person.
3. The top person must have both hands in contact with bases
during the split portion of the transition.
13. Extended Straddle Lifts must have an additional spotter for the head
and shoulders of the top person (similar position to a Double
-
Based
Elevator/Extension Prep).
14. Single
-
based stunts in which the top person is parallel to the
performing surface and the bases’ arms are extended must have a
continuous spotter at the head and shoulder of the top person. (i.e.
Bird, Side T, Single
-
Based Flatback, etc.)
15. A top person may be moved from a vertical position to a face up or
face down straight body horizontal position provided all the following
conditions are met:
a. The top person maintains contact with at least one original base
or spotter.
b. At least two catchers and/or bases catch the upper body of the
top person.
c. The catchers must be to the side or front of the person(s) moving
the top person.
d. When the catchers are not the original bases, they remain close
to the original bases and must be in place prior to the movement
of the horizontal position.
e. When the catchers are not the original bases and the top person
begins or passes through an extended overhead position, at
least three catchers are required.
16. A single
-
base may not be the only primary support for two extended
top persons. The exception to this rule is the following:
a. Double Cupies/Awesomes are allowed. If dismounted to
cradles, there must be three people for each top person being
cradled.
17. Dismounts to the performing surface from shoulder height or above
must have assisted landings. If the dismount involves a skill (e.g. toe
touch, twist, etc.) the assistance must be from two bases or a base
and spotter. This assistance must be sufficient to slow the momentum
of the top person.
18. A swinging stunt is legal provided all the following conditions are met:
a. A downward movement is only allowed from below shoulder
height.
b. The top person is face up.
c. The top person begins from the performing surface or a stunt that
is below shoulder height.
19. Single
-
based split catches are prohibited.
20. Tension drops are prohibited
D. Inversions
Note: Inversions are partner stunts or pyramids in which the top person has
her or his shoulders below the waist. In addition to the following rules, all
persons involved in an inversion must follow all rules from the Partner Stunt
and Pyramid sections.
1. Unless allowed under the rules in this section, a top person must not
be in an inverted position.
2. A top person may be inverted in partner stunts/pyramids provided all
of the following conditions are met:
a. In all inverted partner stunts:
1. At least one base or spotter must be in a position to protect the
head/neck of the top person.
2. The base or spotter maintains contact with the top person’s
upper body (waist and above, including arms/hands) until the
top person is no longer inverted or her/his hands are on the
performing surface.
The contact must be sufficient
to stabilize/control the top person’s position.
Exception: A top person in an inverted position
on the performing surface ban be released to a
loading position below shoulder height.
b. Inverted partner stunts must begin and end
below an extended position. An inverted top
person is allowed to pass through an extended
position, but not pause or stop while extended.
c. If the base of support is at or above shoulder
level, a spotter is required. Exception: Double
base suspended rolls do not require an
additional spotter.
d. If the inverted top person is moving downward (downward
inversion):
1. At least two people on the performing surface must be in a
position to protect the head/neck of the top person.
2. The base/spotter maintain contact with the top person’s upper
body (waist and above, including arms/hands) until the top
person is no longer inverted or his/her hands are on the
performing surface.
The contact must be sufficient
to stabilize/control the top person’s position.
Exception: In a foldover stunt, the top person
may initiate the inversion without upper body
contact.
3. The top person must not go directly to an inverted position on the
performing surface from a prep position or higher.
e. Suspended rolls are permitted provided:
1. Two people on the performing surface control the top person in
suspended forward or backward rolls with continuous hand-to-
hand/arm contact to a stunt, two people cradle, loading position
or the performing surface.
2. A single base or post control the top person with continuous
hands-to-hands contact to a stunt, two person cradle,
loading
position or the performing surface. NOTE: This
stunt requires a spotter per rule D-2-c.
3. If caught in a cradle, load or stunt, the new
catchers must be in place and may not be
involved with any other skills when the
suspended roll is initiated.
f. Dismounts from inverted stunts to a cradle or
an upright position on the performing surface
are allowed provided the top person does not
perform any skill (e.g., toe touches, twists,
etc.). Dismounts to the performing surface from
shoulder height or above must follow rule
C-17.
3. Braced forward or backward flips
or rolls
in a pyramid are
allowed provided all the following conditions are met:
a. The top person begins in a multi-base loading position, stunt,
cradle or on the performing surface.
b. The top person maintains continuous hand-to-hand/arm contact
with a bracer on each side. The bracers are in preps with a
spotter (no shoulder-stand, shoulder-sit or thigh-stand bracers).
The top person is between or in front of the bracers.
c. At least three catchers (one base and two spotters or two bases
and one spotter) who were the original bases/spotters catch the
top person in a loading position, stunt or cradle, or assist the top
person to the performing surface. If the flip ends in a cradle, the
bracers my release the top person one she/he begins to descend
and is no longer inverted.
d. The person ends in a non-inverted position.
e. The top person does not perform more than one and one quarter
(1 1/4) flipping rotations that does not twist.
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