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Grade 6 - U9 & U11	Grade 6 - U13 & U15	Grade 6 - U17 & O17
Front drop to feet Straddle Jump ½ Twist Jump Seat Drop Seat swivel ½ twist to feet Tuck Jump Pike Jump Full Twist Jump	Front drop to feet Straddle Jump ½ Twist Jump Seat Drop ½ twist to feet Tuck Jump Pike Jump Back Drop ½ twist to feet	½ Twist Jump Straddle Jump Seat Drop Seat swivel ½ twist to feet Pike Jump Back Drop ½ twist to feet Tuck Jump Full Twist Jump

Grade 5 - U9 & U11	Grade 5 - U13 & U15	Grade 5 - U17 & O17
Full Twist Jump Straddle Jump Seat Drop Seat swivel ½ twist to feet Pike Jump Back Drop ½ twist to feet Tuck Jump Front s/s (T)	Back s/s (T) Straddle Jump Seat Drop Seat swivel ½ twist to seat drop Pike Jump Back Drop ½ twist to feet Tuck Jump Front s/s (T)	Back s/s (S) Straddle Jump Seat Drop Seat swivel ½ twist to feet Pike Jump Back Drop ½ twist to feet Tuck Jump Front s/s (T)

Grade 5	U9	U11	U13	U15	U17& O17
Score to move to grade 4	48.5	48.5	49.5	49.5	49.5
Tariff limit	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0

Grade 4 - U9 & U11	Grade 4 - U13 & U15	Grade 4 - U17 & O17
Back s/s (T) Straddle Jump B s/s to seat ½ twist to feet ½ Twist Jump Pike Jump Back Drop ½ twist to feet Tuck Jump Front s/s (T)	Back s/s (P) Straddle Jump B s/s to seat ½ twist to feet ½ Twist Jump Pike Jump Back Drop ½ twist to feet Tuck Jump Barani (T)	Back s/s (S) Straddle Jump Back s/s (T) Seat Drop ½ twist to feet Pike Jump Barani (P) ½ Twist Jump Tuck Jump Front s/s (P)

Grade 4	U9	U11	U13	U15	U18 & O18
Score to move to grade 3	49.0	49.0	50.0	50.0	51.0
Tariff limit	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0

Grade 3 - U9 & U11	Grade 3 - U13	Grade 3 - U15
Back s/s (P) Straddle Jump B s/s to seat ½ twist to feet Full Twist Jump Tuck Jump Barani (T) ½ Twist Jump Pike Jump Front s/s (P)	Back s/s (S) Straddle Jump Back s/s (T) Tuck Jump Barani (T) ½ Twist Jump Pike Jump B s/s to seat ½ twist to feet Front s/s (P)	Back s/s (S) Straddle Jump Back s/s (P) Barani (P) ½ Twist Jump Pike Jump Back s/s (T) Tuck Jump Crash Dive ½ twist to feet

Under 17, Over 17

10 Different skills to include:-

7 skills with a minimum of 270º of somersault rotation.
1 skill (from requirement 1) landing on either the back or the front
Out ofthe above landing
- 1 somersault with a minimum of 450 º of rotation
- or 1 somersault with a minimum of 360 º of somersault rotation and 360 º of twist

Elements cannot be combined to fulfill the above requirements

Grade 3	U9	U11	U13	U15	U17& O17
Score to move to grade 2	49.5	49.5	50.5	51.0	51.5
Grade 3 tariff limit	4.5	4.5	4.5	5.0	5.0

Grade 2 - U11	Grade 2 - U13	Grade 2 - U15
Back s/s (P) Straddle Jump Back s/s (T) Barani (T) ½ Twist Jump Tuck Jump B s/s to seat ½ twist to feet Pike Jump Front s/s (P)	Back s/s (S) Straddle Jump Back s/s (P) Barani (P) ½ Twist Jump Pike Jump Back s/s (T) Tuck Jump Crash Dive ½ twist to feet	Back s/s (S) Barani (S) Back s/s (P) Straddle Jump Barani (P) ½ Twist Jump Tuck Jump Back s/s (T) Crash Dive Barani Ball-out

Under 17, Under 19 & Over 19

10 Different skills to include:

9 skills with a minimum of 270º of somersault rotation.
1 skill landing on either the back or the front
From the above landing, 1 somersault with a minimum of 450º of rotation
Either
- 1 somersault with a minimum of 360º of somersault rotation and 360º of twist
- or 1 somersault with a minimum of 720º of somersault rotation.
  
  (Both may be incorporated in the routine)

Elements cannot be combined to fulfill the above requirements

Grade 2	U11	U13	U15	U17 & O17
Retain Grade 2 / Grade 2 Nationals
Retain Grade 2	48.0	49.0	50.5	51.0
Qualify for Nationals	48.5	49.5	51.0	51.5
Tariff limit	5.0	5.5	7.0	7.0
Validate for Grade 1
Validate to grade 1	49.5	50.5	52.0	52.5
Tariff limit	5.5	8.5	n/a	n/a

Grade 1 - U11	Grade 1 - U13	Grade 1 - U15
Back s/s (P) Barani (P) Straddle Jump B s/s to seat ½ twist to feet Pike Jump Back s/s (T) Tuck Jump Barani (T) Front s/s (P)	Back s/s (S) Barani (S) Back s/s (P) Straddle Jump Barani (P) ½ Twist Jump Tuck Jump Back s/s (T) Crash Dive Barani Ball-out	Back s/s (S) Barani (S) Full twisting back s/s (S) Straddle Jump Back s/s (P) Barani (P) Back s/s (T) Crash Dive Barani Ball-out Front s/s (P)

Under 17, Under 19 & Over 19

10 Different skills to include:-

9 skills with a minimum of 270º of somersault rotation.
1 skill landing on either the back or the front
From the above landing, 1 somersault with a minimum of 450 º of rotation
1 skill with a minimum of 720º somersault rotation with or without twist
1 skill with a minimum of 540º Twist

Elements cannot be combined to fulfill the above requirements

Ladies, Mens As per FIG World "A" (2005 on):
10 different elements 2 of which count for difficulty and must total 2.3 (these elements must be asterisked on your tariff sheet) These elements must not be repeated in your Voluntary Routine or you will lose the difficulty score for them.

Grade 1	U11	U13	U15	U17/U19/O19	Mens & Ladies
Retain Grade 1 / Nationals
Retain Grade 1	49.5	50.5	52.0	52.5	59.0 #
Maximum Tariff	5.5	8.5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Qualify for Grade 1
Total Score	50.5 *	51.5	53.0	53.5	59.0
Set score	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.5 *******
Maximum Tariff	5.5	8.5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Qualify for Mens/Ladies
Total Score	-	-	56.5 **	56.0	-
Set Score	-	-	23.5	23.5	-

Explanitory Notes

* - Must be at least 9 years of age in the year of the competition
** - Must be at least 14 years of age in the year of the competition
# - Achieved at previous year's Nationals with required set score
*** - Set score for Mens & Ladies is before the difficulty is added

Competitors who achieve the minimum qualifying score twice at Grade 4 are required to progress to the next Grade.
There is no compulsory progression from Grade 3 to Grade 2.
There is no compulsory progression from Grade 2 to Grade 1.
Qualifying scores from Grade 6 to Grade 5, and Grade 5 to Grade 4 are recommended only, to be administered by each division; you can begin at Grade 4 if you wish .
There is no tariff limit at Grade 1 (or Grade 6).