COMPETITION RULES:
1. Hair must be neat and away from the face. If ribbons are worn, please ensure that they are the same colour as the leotard.
2. No jewellery may be worn. This includes earrings, bracelets, necklaces and watches.
3. Gymnasts will not be permitted to wear facial makeup, hair glitter, nail polish.
4. Once on the competition floor no communication is allowed between gymnasts and parents.
5. Gymnasts may not speak to the judges during the competition.
6. The gymnast is allowed to have a bottle of water with him/her on the floor (inside a gym bag).
7. No eating is allowed on the competition floor.
8. No flash photography is allowed – should you take photo’s or video of your gymnast please ensure that the flash if off.
AWARDING OF COLOURS:
This applies to ALL sport codes including gymnastics.
Withdrawal due to illness or injury resulting in not competing – the rules below will apply.
WAG & MAG
Level 1-3
At regional’s you qualify to represent Limpopo team. Level 1 receive only half colours (just tracksuit) and level 2-3 receive full provincial colours (tracksuit & Leotard).
Until such time that you compete in the next competition (North Zone), you have not represented Limpopo and therefore do not get the clothing that goes hand in hand with such representation. You cannot advise your school that you represented as part of the Limpopo team until you have competed at North Zone. If you do not compete at North Zone, you may only claim that you qualified to be part of the Limpopo team and did not compete as part of the team.
Similarly:
Level 4 and up
At Limpopo trials you qualify for Limpopo colours.
If you do not take part in the next competition – Nationals (SA Gym Games), you have not represented Limpopo and therefore are not awarded the colours that go hand in hand with such representation. You cannot advise your school that you received provincial colours until you have competed at Nationals. If you do not compete at Nationals, you may only claim that you qualified to get provincial colours, as you did not compete the awarding of colours falls away.At Nationals – if you come first in your section, you are the SA champion for that section for that year.
You DO NOT receive SA colours and are not in the SA gymnastics Team.
This can only happen after you have completed Olympic Level or chosen by SAGF to represent South Africa internationally. There are 3 SA Teams you can be chosen for:
Protea Colours
Federation Colours
Zone 6 Colours
Similarly with Tumbling and Rythmic – if you qualify for provincial colours, these are not awarded until you actually compete in the next competition.