Yesterday Andrew Thornton posted a summary of the International Gymnastics Federation Men’s rules changes through until the 2012 Olympics.
Today he’s posted a summary and plenty of commentary on the DRAFT Women’s Code of Points.
… where to start?
The biggest problems with the last code, in my opinion, were that routines were too long. And that judges could not agree consistently how to deduct pirouettes on Bars.
The Bars assessment in the new code is more confusing and less objective than before.
And there is some doubt as to whether the WAG rules will be successful in making routines shorter and more Artistic.
Seems to me there is no clear vision as to where FIG wants to go with Women’s Artistic Gymnastics. Andrew points out many contradictions and even errors in the new Code.
I expect fewer and fewer gymnasts, from fewer and fewer nations, will be able to stay competitive with the top nations over 4yrs. We will have even more injuries trying to train all-around in a sport that mainly rewards who can do the most E, F and G parts.
Click through to Gymnast to read more – Code of Points Changes…Women
You can download your own copy of the Codes for free from the FIG Rules page.
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