Flying Angels Gymnastics Club Neon competition info

Neon Competition 20th November 2022

Competition Schedule & Tickets

The schedule and timetable

Schedule

Timetable

Spectators:

Tickets will be available only on the day from 8.00 am, priced at:

Adults - £6 (16+ years old) Kids - £4 (4-15 years old) 3 and under free

Spectators will be able to pay for entry outside of the arena before the start time to help ensure a safe flow of people between rounds.

Please note that Neon gymnastics can only take cash from spectators.

Spectators are the responsibility of the clubs, and Neon Gymnastics will not tolerate abuse of its staff or volunteers. Unruly spectators may be asked to leave.

REMINDER: Spectators use cash only for competition seats.

Numbers

Numbers:

Coaches will need to show the gymnast’s number to the judge before each performance. Please remember that gymnasts can create their own numbers. The best and most artistic numbers in each round will be awarded a prize. If the gymnast decides not to create their own number, their coach will be able to use the number flip charts at each apparatus.

Halls

Halls:

Registration and warm-up will be in a separate warm-up hall. The warm-up will be a mass warm-up. We ask that clubs take turns to lead the warm-ups, however, all coaches should help to supervise to ensure the warm-up runs smoothly. Once the gymnasts have registered they must stay in the registration hall. If they need to leave to go to the toilet they must ensure one of their coaches is aware or a Neon staff member. We also ask that no parents stay in the hall, they are welcome to wait in the cafe while they wait for the doors to the arena to open.

The competition is in the main arena and the gymnasts will be led through when ready to start. If the gymnast has their own number they should bring it in at this point.

After the competition, the gymnasts will be led through the side doors into the dismissal hall. In the hall, the gymnasts will choose their T-shirts. The spectators will then leave the arena via the exit doors which will bring them outside the dismissal hall, ready to collect their gymnasts. It is the coaches' responsibility to ensure their gymnasts are collected by their parents.

All gymnasts’ belongings must be left with their parents. Neon Gymnastics do not accept any responsibility for gymnasts’, coaches’ or spectators’ possessions. If any item is left in the warm-up hall, gymnasts will have to collect the item after the next round has marched into the competition arena and left the warm-up hall.

Photography:

During the competition, spectators are not to use flash photography. Spectators will get a warning if the rules are ignored, and could be asked to leave the arena for continuous use of a flash.

Spectators:

Spectators MUST NOT go onto the floor area or approach judges or coaches during the competition. Flying Angels Gymnastics Club reserves the right to ban the offending spectator from future competitions if this rule is broken. The gymnast will not be affected by this.

Event Stalls

Event stalls:

There will be an official photographer taking photos during the event and the pictures will be available to buy in the dismissal hall and online a few days afterwards.

There will be a leotard stall for gymnasts to purchase leotards at the side of the competition arena.

Tolworth Recreational Centre have a cafe where you can purchase hot and cold drinks. The centre however do not sell hot food, food is mainly available from vending machines.

Event T-Shirts

Event T-shirts:

Gymnasts will receive their competition t-shirts at the end of the event in the dismissal hall. They will have a choice of colours (while stocks last) and will be given a size according to their age.

Gymnasts

Gymnasts:

Clubs and coaches are responsible for the gymnasts during the competition. It is down to the coaches to ensure the gymnasts are dismissed safely. Parents ARE NOT permitted to go on to the floor area

All competing gymnasts must be current members of British Gymnastics unless proof of separate insurance is provided to the competition organiser prior to their entry.

Competition attire:

Click here for competition attire Gymnasts must follow the rules for correct competition attire. The club must all wear Flying Angels uniform.

Welfare:

Neon Gymnastics will have a welfare officer and first aider present or on call.

It is the coach’s responsibility to make sure the gymnast is prepared for the competition. During warm-up judges may ask for a move to be removed if deemed unsafe.

If a gymnast is showing signs of injury they will NOT be allowed to compete.

Accredited photographers may be present at Neon competitions. By entering a neon event, participants accept that they may be photographed.

Competition

Competition:

Level AP

Beam

The two groups will be on one beam, but with two sets of judges. For example:
4 min warm-up: Beam One group on the competition beam while Beam Two group uses the floor beam
4 min warm-up: Beam Two group on the competition beam while Beam One group uses the floor beam

Note - We ask that the gymnasts do not wait for the gymnast to fully finish before they mount the competition beam. While one gymnast is halfway along the beam the next gymnast can start to mount. We believe this will ensure all gymnasts get a fair warm-up within the time, and will also help ensure we run on time.

A gymnast from Beam One group performs to Judge 1
While Judge 1 is scoring the gymnast from Beam One group, a gymnast from Beam Two group will perform to Judge 2
While Judge 2 is scoring the gymnast from Beam Two group, the next gymnast from Beam One group will perform to Judge 1
etc...

Once the beam has been completed the beams will be removed and the same area will become their floor area. The AP group will not wait for the Level 1’s to finish their round before they start their 2nd piece.

Floor

The two groups will be on one floor area, but with two sets of judges. For example, 3 min warm-up Floor One group
3 min warm-up Floor Two group

A gymnast from Floor One group performs to Judge 1
While Judge 1 is scoring the gymnast from Floor One group, a gymnast from Floor Two group will perform to Judge 2

While Judge 2 is scoring the gymnast from Floor Two group, the next gymnast from Floor One group will perform to Judge 1
etc...

Vault

There will be 2 vault setups.
2 warm-up vaults for all gymnasts followed by 1 competition vault from all gymnasts

Level 1-6

Each round will have 4 groups performing on the floor and 4 groups performing on the vault

Floor

There will be two groups per floor area, but two sets of judges. For example, 3 min warm-up Floor One group
3 min warm-up Floor Two group

A gymnast from Floor One group performs to Judge 1
While Judge 1 is scoring the gymnast from Floor One group, a gymnast from Floor Two group will perform to Judge 2
While Judge 2 is scoring the gymnast from Floor Two group, the next gymnast from Floor One group will perform to Judge 1 etc...
And Likewise for Floor 3 and 4

It will be the judges' responsibility to time the warm-ups.

Vault

There will be 4 vault setups.
2 warm-up vaults for all gymnasts followed by 2 competition vaults from all gymnasts

Some groups have different age categories within them, and some age categories have a choice of vault set up. Please can the coaches ensure all gymnasts using the same set-up go together. They can all have their two warm-up vaults followed by their two competition vaults. The apparatus can then be rearranged for the next setup and the gymnasts can then have their warm-up and competition.

All routines can be found on YouTube

Scores:

Score sheets will be posted to the Neon Facebook group throughout the day and then posted on our website by the end of the day. No score sheets are printed out during the competition.

Medals will be awarded to 1st 2nd and 3rd.

Rosettes will be awarded to 4th 5th and 6th.

There will be no separate apparatus awards