PARALLEL BARS
LEVEL 4 (CLASS VII) PARALLEL BARS
Board may be placed on mats to facilitate mount.
| Routine Description | Specified Bonus | Performance Criteria |
| 1. From stand, jump to support and swing forward with open hips. | Forward swing 45 degree below horizontal | |
| 2. Swing backward | Backward swing horizontal | |
| 3. Swing forward | Forward swing horizontal | |
| 4. Swing backward | Backward swing horizontal | |
| 5. Swing forward to straddle leg position on bars, | ||
| 6. Immediately reach hands in front of legs and lift legs off bars, (straddle travel) and swing forward to "L" position (hold). | Press from Straddle sit to "L" | 2 second hold on "L" |
| 7. Swing backward | Backward swing 45 below horizontal | |
| 8. Swing forward | Forward swing horizontal | |
| 9. Swing backward | ||
| 10. Swing forward | ||
| 11. Swing backward to dismount over either rail. | Swing to Handstand | 45° above horizontal at peak of swing |
LEVEL 5 (CLASS VI) PARALLEL BARS
| Routine Description | Specified Bonus | Performance Criteria |
| 1. From stand or short run, long hang swing forward (tap swing, not glide swing) | Forward long hang swing to 45( below horizontal (bent knees allowed) | |
| 2. Swing backward to upper arm hang | 45 below horizontal on swing backward (Bent knees allowed) | |
| 3. Swing forward in upper arm hang to upper-arm "cast" position | Momentary pause in "cast" position allowed. | |
| 4. Cast forward to back uprise | ||
| 5. Swing Forward - Swing backward to horizontal | ||
| 6. Swing forward | ||
| 7. Swing backward to 45° above horizontal | 2nd backward swing goes to nominal handstand | Body 45° above horizontal - |
| 8. Swing forward | Body extended, hips above horizontal | |
| 9. Swing backward nominal handstand | 3rd backward swing goes to handstand hold (2 second hold on handstand) | |
| 10. Push off to the side dismount |
LEVEL 6 (CLASS V) PARALLEL BARS
| Routine Description | Specified Bonus | Performance Criteria |
| 1. From stand or short run, glide kip to support | ||
| 2. Swing backward to horizontal and bail to | ||
| 3. Moy to upper arm hang | Hips bar height at catch - An open or pike position can be shown | |
| 4. Back uprise to support - Swing Forward | Feet above rails with arms straight at completion of the back uprise | |
| 5. Swing Backward and lower into Straddle "L" | ||
| 6. Press out to above horizontal - | Straight arm, bent body, straddle press to handstand (momentary hold) | Hold allowed on handstand 2 second hold |
| 7. Swing forward - Swing backward to handstand hold | Forward swing hips above horizontal - 2 second hold on handstand | |
| 9. Swing forward - Swing backward to hop to 45 ° above horizontal | Swing hop to nominal handstand | |
| 10. Swing forward | ||
| 11.Swing backward to straight body wende dismount |
LEVEL 7 (CLASS IV) PARALLEL BARS
| Routine Description | Specified Bonus | Performance Criteria |
| 1. From stand, Jump to Drop Kip | ||
| 2. Swing backward to horizontal and bail to | ||
| 3. Moy to upper arm to |
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| 4. Back uprise to L hold - 2 second hold of L support | ||
| 5. Press to handstand (hold) | 2 second hold of handstand | |
| 6. Swing down - swing back to | ||
| 7. Layaway to front uprise | ||
| 8. Swing backward to nominal handstand | ||
| 9. Swing forward and Swing backward to pirouette in either direction | Early pirouette (either direction) | |
| 10. Swing forward then swing backward to Wende Dismount OR Swing forward, swing backward, swing forward to back tuck dismount. | Flyaway must show lift of the bars |