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Amateur Move Caps
Handsprings/Handstands
– aerial deadlifts from the pole not allowed (can not start with hips below the shoulders)
– descending into is okay as long as you are already inverted.
– for all leg positions, hips must be above the shoulders (no lever positions).
– straddle/front split positions are fine as long as hips are above shoulders
– no iron-x positions.
– no dead lifting from any position (even starting from the floor is not allowed, no Phoenix).
Elbow grips
– same guidelines as Handsprings/Handstands.
Shoulder Mount
– no lever positions, hips must stay above the shoulders in presentation.
– aerial shoulder mounts to the pole are allowed as long as they are not held in a lever position at any point.
– dead lift shoulder mounts from the floor or pole are allowed.
Extreme Flexibility Moves
– no Russian Splits
– no Rainbow Marchenko
– no Cocoon from leg hang positions
– no Spatchcock
– no moves where the leg is brought fully behind the back/head in an extended position.
– front split presentation positions are allowed but disallowed if front leg is in an extreme over split such as being pulled behind the head or shoulder.
Flips/Tumbles
-gymnastic flips where the body disconnects fully from the pole at any time are not allowed.
-Fonji/rev Fonji not allowed
-Chinese Pirouettes not allowed
-front flips not allowed
-tumble/cartwheel is allowed as long as one body part is connected to the pole throughout the maneuver.
-Superman tumble to leg hang is allowed.
Pole Drops
-drops where the head begins above the hips and remains so are allowed as long as it comes to a complete stop before the floor.
-drops where the head is level with the hips (i.e. Jade) and remains so are allowed as long as it come to a complete stop before the floor.
-any drop where body contact remains on the pole is allowed.
Drops to Exit the Pole
-drops that remain upright (head above hips) from the air, that finish in a split, on the floor are allowed.
-Shoulder Mount leaps off the pole are allowed.
-casts from the pole into the floor are allowed.
Horizontal Moves (pole is at the center of the torso/back and head/hips are horizontal to the pole).
– Janeiro is allowed, presented one hand or two, but legs need to be free from hands.
– Batwing is allowed
– all horizontal moves are allowed as long as the pole stays centered on the body or spine.
– no Flag holds (pole is not centered in the torso).
– Tabletop is allowed
– Hip Hold Planche is allowed as the pole is at the mid line of the body when presented.
– Meat Hook is allowed
Inverted Moves
-Allegra and closed Allegra is allowed
-allowed to close leg hang positions but not pull into extreme flexibility
-Dragontail is allowed
-behind the back grip presented in straddle position is allowed
-basic aerial inversion is allowed (delineated by the pole starting at the side, and inverting to straddle, knee/ankle grip, inside/outside leg hang, etc.)
Upright Moves
-Yogini is allowed
-Chopsticks is allowed
Iguana Grip (behind the back baseball grip)
– allowed as long as the hips stay above the head.
– allowed as long as one foot stays on the pole.
– no lever positions allowed.
Upright (head above shoulder) Positions
-all are allowed.
-leg casts can be used for transition.
-Teddy (armpit/hip holds) are allowed.
Leg Grips
-all leg hangs all allowed (please see extreme flexibility category for specific presentation restrictions).
-all layback positions are allowed (cross ankle, cross knee, and toe hook allowed).
Course of action if any “disallowed” moves are performed:
If any disallowed moves are performed, the competitor will lose 5 points in the technical category for every movement performed that is disallowed.
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