LEGAL for high school and below. Vertical releases are legal from extended level as long as they land in a vertical stunt. They can include a skill and up to 1 1/4 twists unless released and caught in an extended position, which is limited to 1/4 twist.
LEGAL for high school and below.
LEGAL for high school and below.
LEGAL for high school and younger. High school teams require the bracer to be in a double based prep with a spotter and three people under the top person performing the flip. This single bracer version requires that there must be a hand/arm connection between both hands/arms of the top and bracer.
Legal for high school teams The rules for inversions below prep level have been updated and require that at least contact is maintained between the top and a base or spotter. In this video, the contact is being maintained, making it legal.
ILLEGAL for high school cheer teams. This skill is legal for high school dance teams, but not for high school and younger cheer teams by NFHS rules. The dance rules are less strict and allow participants to move under lifts because dance teams are restricted from performing extended skills, braced flips, etc. As soon as [...]
Legal - Releases from inversions may land in a non-inverted stunt at any level, and can include a 1/4 twist.
LEGAL for high school teams The contact from the top's hands on the bases' shoulders meets the requirement that "Contact must be maintained between at least one base or spotter and the top person’s body".
Illegal - A required spotter cannot hold any objects in their hands.
Legal - Since the spotter is not required for this skill, handing this person a sign simply makes this a double based prep without a spotter, which is legal.
This skill is legal because it releases from prep level or above and performs no more than a 1 1/4 twist.
ILLEGAL for high school teams. Since this is a required spotter, they cannot take the sign. The top would need to pop down with the sign or hand it to someone else on the ground.