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f. The bases/catchers remain stationary except as necessary for
safety adjustments.
4. An inverted top person must not hold objects
(poms, signs, etc.) in his/her hands.)
E . Pyramids
Note: In addition to these specific pyramid rules, all persons and stunts
involved in a pyramid must follow all rules from the Partner Stunt and
Inversion sections.
1. The top person in a pyramid must receive primary support from a
base or be connected to a bracer who is on a base.
2. A bracer may not support a majority of a top person’s weight.
3. In braced pyramids, at least one bracer of each pair must be at
shoulder height or below. The exception to this rule is the following:
a. Extensions (double
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or single
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based) may brace other
extensions.
4. Partner stunts and pyramids may not pass over, under or through
other partner stunts or pyramids.
5. If a person in a pyramid is used as a brace for an extended stunt, that
brace must not be supporting a majority of the top person’s weight.
(To demonstrate this, the foot of the top person’s braced leg must be
at or above the knee of their supporting leg.)
6. Hanging pyramids must have a continuous spotter for each shoulder
stand involved in suspending another person. Hanging pyramids are
not allowed to rotate.
7. In a Released Pyramid Transition the following rules apply:
a. The top person must have at least two bases. Exception: a single-
base tick-tock is permitted provided the top person remains
upright.
b. The released top person and bases make no more than a ¼ turn
around the bracer in a continuous movement in which the top
person remains above the original base(s).
c. The top person and all bracers at shoulder level must have a
spotter in place during the transition movement. (Shoulder sits
and double-based thigh stands do not require an additional
spotter.)
d. The top person must be in hand/arm to hand/arm contact with
at least one bracer during the entire transition.
e. The top person may not be supporting his or her weight on any
other body part of the person(s) assisting (i.e. Shoulders of the
bracer).
f. The top person must be continuous in motion and cannot be
supported so that they pause during the transition.
For braced inversion pyramids, see D3.
F. Tosses (including tosses from the performing
surface)
1. In all single
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based tosses that land in a stunt all of the following rules
apply:
a. The top person must land on the original base.
b. The toss may not be directed so that the base must travel to catch
the top person.
c. The top person cannot travel over or under another person.
d. The top person cannot be caught in a prone position.
2. In all single
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based tosses that land in a loading position or return to
the performing surface all of the following rules apply:
a. Must be caught by the original base and a spotter who must be
in position to protect the head, neck and shoulders.
b. The toss may not be directed so that the base must travel to catch
the top person.
c. The top person cannot travel over or under another person.
d. The top person cannot be caught in a prone position.
3. In all single
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based tosses to a cradle all of the following rules apply:
a. Must be caught by at least three catchers that include the
original base, one of whom must be at the head and shoulders.
b. The toss may not be directed so that the base must travel to catch
the top person.
c. The top person may not hold any objects (poms, signs, etc.)
during the toss.
d. The top person cannot travel over or under another person.
e. The top person cannot perform any skill (twist, toe touch, ball
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up,
etc.) during the toss.
4. In all multi
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based tosses to a cradle the following rules apply:
a. No more than four tossers are allowed.
b. Must be caught by at least three of the original tossers, one of
whom must be at the head and shoulders.
c. The toss may not be directed so that the bases must travel to
catch the top person.
d. The top person may not hold any objects (poms, signs, etc.)
during the toss.
e. The top person cannot travel over or under another person.
f. The total number of twists cannot be greater than one and one
quarter rotations.
5. In multi
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based tosses that land in a stunt or loading position the
following rules apply:
a. The top person must begin with both feet on the ground. The
bases can apply an upward force on any part of the body other
than under the foot. The exception to this rule is the following:
1) Switch Liberties are allowed.
b. The top person must be caught by at least two of the original
tossers and a spotter who must be in position to protect the head,
neck and shoulders.
c. The toss may not be directed so that the bases must travel to
catch the top person.
d. The maximum distance allowed between the highest point of the
base and the lowest point of a top person’s body cannot exceed
approximately twelve inches.
e. The top person cannot travel over or under another person.
f. The top person cannot be caught in a prone position.
g. The top person may not land in a basket toss loading position.
G. Tumbling and Jumps
1. Dive rolls are prohibited.
2. Flips greater than one rotation are prohibited.
3. Twists greater than one rotation are prohibited.
4. A forward three
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quarter flip to the seat or knees is prohibited.
5. Tumbling or rebounding over or under a stunt, person or prop is
illegal with the exception of non-aerial tumbling over a person or
prop. (Cartwheels, rolls and walkovers with poms or over a person
are allowed. Back handsprings and tucks with poms are prohibited.)
6. A flip that lands in a partner stunt or cradle is prohibited. (Example: a
back flip from a tumbling pass into a cradle is prohibited. However,
rebounding from a back handspring into a cradle is allowed.)
7. Landings for all jumps must bear weight on at least one foot.
(Example : A toe touch jump to the seat, knees, or land with both feet
back, or to a push-up position are prohibited.)
8. Knee drops are prohibited.
9. Drops to a prone position on the performing surface from an airborne
or handstand positio
n
are illegal. (Examples: Landing in a pushup
position from a back flip, toe touch, or back handspring are al
illegal.)
H. Specific Surface Restrictions
The following skills are only allowed on a mat, grass or rubberized track
surface.
1. Basket tosses, elevator/sponge tosses and other similar multi
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based
tosses.
2. Partner stunts in which the base uses only one arm to support the top
person.
3. Twisting tumbling skills (Arabians, full twisting layouts, etc.). The
exception to this rule is the following:
a. Cartwheels, roundoffs and aerial cartwheels are allowed on
surfaces other than a mat, grass or rubberized track.
