Mandate Procedures

Compulsory Gymnasts:

Compulsory gymnasts will not be mandated to change levels during a season. A level 3 compulsory gymnast who scored a 34.00 all around twice during the season may not compete in level 3 the following season and would be eligible for the Mandate 3 Level at Regionals and State if applicable. A level 4 compulsory gymnast who scored a 33.00 all around twice during the season may not compete Level 4 the following season and would be eligible for the Mandate 4 Level at Regionals and State if applicable.

 Mandate 3s and 4s

Goal: To place gymnasts in the appropriate level for Compulsory competition that is most beneficial for the participants in the entire league.

• In the event there are 6 or more gymnasts in a given “Mandate” level the league will form the Mandate level. If a mandate level were to be 15 or more gymnasts, the group would be split by placing adjacent age groups together to form two groups approximately the same size.
• Any Compulsory 3 gymnast that scores a 34 or higher in 2 regular season meets will be moved to the “Mandate 3” category for their level to compete Regionals and State. Any Compulsory 4 gymnast that scores a 33 or higher in 2 Regular season meets will be moved to the “Mandate 4” category for their level to compete Regionals and State.
• Every gymnast in the “Mandate” Level will automatically qualify for the State meet.
• Petition exclusions for extenuating circumstances can be considered by the League Officers.

 Optional Gymnasts:

In order to be mandated to a higher competitive level, a gymnast must fall into at least one of the following situation categories.  Each team is responsible for monitoring and moving their gymnasts throughout the regular season in accordance with the mandate procedure.  Any gymnast that has not been moved during the regular season will be mandated to her appropriate level at the regional meet by the league.  All of the gymnasts’ current season scores are used to determine her level, even if her level changes more than once in a single season.  A gymnast’s level will not change from the Regional to the State meet.

*Situation One:  Mandate by Event:

In the event that a gymnast, in an assigned optional level, scores equal to or greater than a higher competitive level qualifying score in 3 events, twice during the regular season, that competitor will be assigned to the higher skill level.  This mandate situation does not have to occur in the same meet or congruent meets.  If mandated to upper level in at least three events and had qualified all around in lower level they may compete all around in new level.

*Situation Two:  Mandate By All-Around:

In the event that a gymnast, in assigned optional level, scores equal to or greater than a higher competitive level all around regional qualifying score, twice during the regular qualifying season, that competitor will be assigned to the higher skill level.

*Situation Three:  Mandate by Level Jump:

If an optional gymnast scores the All Around score of two levels above their current level once, they are moved up one level for their next competition.  (Example:  An optional 1 scores the optional 3 All Around score she is automatically advanced to the Optional 2 level for her next competition).

*Situation Four:  Mandate to Open division 5:

If an optional gymnast scores the All Around score of 34.5 twice in the regular season, they are moved up to optional 5 for the Regional and State competition. The three event rule is also applicable to mandating to Optional 5’s. If an Optional 5 scores a 34.5 all-around score at Regionals, they will go to State in all around regardless of their placing at Regionals. If they receive and individual even qualifying score at Regionals, they will also qualify for the state meet.    

*Situation Five:  Post Season Optional Mandate:

If an optional gymnast scores the following scores two times any time during the current season, they will be moved the next level the following competitive season:

Optional 1: 27.5

Optional 2: 29.75

Optional 3: 32.00

Optional 4: 34.00 (Gymnast will only be moved if there is an O5 level during the regular season)