Perhaps the most beautiful and graceful sport is rhythmic gymnastics. Regular trainings develop girls' excellent posture, the ability to submit themselves and follow their every move in everyday life, but units become champions. Is it difficult to get a rank in rhythmic gymnastics, on the basis of what they are given and what are the other features of the assessment of this sport - below.
Live and learn
Interestingly, experienced masters of sports, even working as trainers, still continue to regularly receive new knowledge and skills. The rules for the assignment of sports categories in rhythmic gymnastics change periodically, as do the general rules of competitions.
Usually this happens in the new Olympic period and greatly affects the athletes' numbers. Some elements lose their value, and they have to be removed from the program, others, on the contrary, appear among the mandatory, and gymnasts need to train their body again, accustoming to new movements.
Assessment Rules
To get a rank in rhythmic gymnastics, they must be known not only by the trainer, but also by the athlete herself. Over time, the girls gradually master the requirements for exercises they need and, when defending their titles, do not ask such questions. For those who wish to familiarize themselves with the rules in full and immediately, a special edition of the Rules for Rhythmic Gymnastics is offered. They are painted there on 250 pages, and given that some may change every few years, then just for fun, hardly anyone wants to read them. It is enough for beginners to know that each element has its own “price” in points. The simplest ones, even with perfect performance, cannot bring an athlete more than 0.1 points, but when you include a complex exercise in the program, you can get a whole point.
The gymnast can increase the mark for her performance by correctly combining certain elements. For example, for the sequential execution of an exercise of 1 point and 0.1 point, a total of 1.2 can be obtained, since an additional tenth point will be awarded specifically for the connection.
Individual approach
All categories in rhythmic gymnastics are assigned to girls only for fulfilling the required elements in the program and for gaining a certain number of points for performance. Despite this, the performances of all the famous champions are completely different from each other. This is due to the fact that the coach takes into account the individual characteristics of each gymnast, drawing up a program that can show the maximum of its capabilities and at the same time not emphasize the weaknesses.
For example, the girl’s back flexibility is not very developed, but at the same time she flutters in jumps like no other. Naturally, in her speech, the emphasis will be placed on jumping.
Mandatory program
Despite the individuality of taking into account the abilities of each athlete, it is forbidden to deviate from the rules, which means that mandatory elements must be present in the performance. Their maximum and minimum number and definition are also spelled out in the rules of this sport. So, for example, to get the first adult category in rhythmic gymnastics, you need to make a program of 10 required elements. Among them there should be one bunch of two difficulties of the body, 1 difficulty of rotation, 1 multip difficulty of rotation, 2 isolated waves and 2 pre-acrobatic elements at the beginning or end of a complex element. It is also necessary to make a minimum of 8 seconds of dance tracks in a performance.In the program of masters of sports, there are already 12 mandatory elements in the performance, and their complexity has been increased.
As for working with objects, there must be a risk of loss when the object is thrown into the air and the gymnast performs rotational movements at this time. Additional points here can be obtained when catching a projectile without visual control.
Judicial College of Technology
Earlier, the evaluation of athletes was carried out by 3 teams of judges, today their composition has been reduced to two. How to give ranks in rhythmic gymnastics? For their assignment, the gymnast must receive a general assessment from all judges with a certain minimum.
The first team evaluates the mastery of the technique itself. It consists of 4 judges, two of whom write down on the sheets all the completed elements with the corresponding designations and based on them put a point for working with the subject, difficulties in moving the body and dancing steps in an individual program. As for group performances, instead of the last criterion, the complexity of the exchange is considered. The other two judges also record the completed elements, but only the degree of mastery and the risks, which are called cooperation in group numbers, are already assessed. Together they derive a general score for the difficulty of the number, which cannot exceed 10 points.
Artistry Score
The second panel of judges, evaluating the appearance and performance of the number, is determined by the letters E and consists of 6 people, as in gymnastics. Judges give points for technical errors, artistry and the general beauty of the body. The overall score is also derived from the average and cannot exceed 10 points. Thus, the maximum score for the entire performance cannot exceed 20.
Thus, it is possible to get a rank in rhythmic gymnastics by overtaking rivals not only in technique, but simply in artistry, that is, a beautiful girl in a beautiful bathing suit and with a good presentation of herself will definitely get a higher rating for her body beauty than her plain-looking rival, even if She performed all the elements with dignity. It may seem unfair, but it is primarily a beautiful sport, and these are the rules in it.
Younger age
Girls can get the 3 youth category in rhythmic gymnastics only from the age of 6, but many start earlier. In fact, you can come into this sport from the age of three or seven. The first real achievements in children will be manifested at the same age. This is due to the fact that children begin to feel their own body and be able to move to music only at school age. Everything that happens up to this point is just a kind of physical preparation, and nobody should be obsessed with certain achievements at this time. Experienced trainers confidently declare that real awareness of their own body and competent work with the subject begins only in adolescence, when girls have long had ranks in rhythmic gymnastics in ascending order and have reached the defense of MS. Of course, this applies only to units that have not dropped out of sports by this age.
According to the program of the youngest category, young athletes are required to score only 7 points in a performance for one number, which is obtained by almost everyone. Such a title does not require confirmation, and it can be assigned at competitions of any scale.
Youth Requirements
In order to get the youngest rank, the gymnast must perform that year when she is 6 years old and present to the panel of judges a number without an object and with any object to choose from. According to the results of each performance, its score should be at least 7 points, which in total forms 14 points.
After a year, the athlete can already qualify for the 2nd youth category, and for this she must complete the number without an object and already 2 numbers with any shells of her choice. To receive a title, judges of the 1st category must evaluate it and put at least 7.2 points for each program, which amounts to 21.6.
After another year, the girl can get already 1 youthful one by completing the BP number and 3 programs with any shells, gaining 7.5 points in each. At least 2 judges must have a republican category. In total, the athlete should get 30 points for the performance.
Adult Requirements
The athlete can get the third adult category in rhythmic gymnastics already in the year when she turns 9 years old. To do this, you must speak to two judges of the republican category at any competition and submit 4 numbers - 1 PSU and 3 with any shells. All performances should score 32 points, but each - a minimum of 8.
2 adult category in rhythmic gymnastics is assigned after a year and is evaluated more seriously. The composition of the performance is similar to the previous one, but for each program you need to get 8.2 points with a total of 32.8. The requirements for judges are the same.
At 11 years old, an athlete can claim to receive 1 category, if she already has all the subordinates. In this case, you need to score 70 points for numbers of a similar composition. In this case, you need to speak only at competitions with republican judges and with the participation of at least 5 teams.
Mandatory confirmation of categories in rhythmic gymnastics starts from 1 adult and above. It represents a twofold repetition of the result in other competitions during the year with similar statuses and judges. It is important that speaking is allowed 1 time as part of a group and 1 time individually in all-around or twice in all-around.
Senior ranks
To get the title of CCM at the age of 12 is not only honorable, but also difficult. At the same time, you need to get 76 points under the international four -athlon program, competing with at least five teams that already have such a title in tournaments of 1, 2 or 3 groups or twice in competitions of 4 groups.
To get the MS, you need to score 96 points in the competitions of only 1 group. With the achievement of this goal, many quit the sport, because they get the opportunity to work as trainers on their own.
So, many now understand how the ranks in rhythmic gymnastics give and what to do. It is important not to demand high results from the young athlete at the very beginning of her training. With age, she can reveal herself, realizing her own abilities.