PowerCat Boys' Pre-Competitive Programs
Gymnastics Saskatchewan has developed the Power Cat boys program to help increase participation in rural and urban centers in a gymnastics level that fits between the present recreational and competitive structure. We hope to see many boys from across the province taking part in this fun and rewarding program.
Men’s gymnastics includes participation on six apparatus: floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar. The Power Cat program will cover floor, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar only. We have chosen these four events because they will physically prepare the gymnasts best for all six apparatus in the future (parallel bar supports will help pommel horse and ring supports, horizontal bar swings will help ring swings and long hang parallel bar swings), and, because club equipment for these four events may be more easily accessible or modified.
LEVELS:
| Beginner | open age | compulsory routines |
| Advanced | open age | compulsory routines |
AWARDS AND SCORING
- Beginner and Advanced – ranked in thirds, with each third receiving the same award, All Around based on 4 events
- No flashing of scores
- Scoring - Difficulty: 4.0, Execution: 6.0/10.0
- Minimum Score: 5.0
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
- Compulsory routines are set by Gymnastics Saskatchewan.
- Compulsory skills must be performed in the order stated.
- Additional skills will not be penalized and will not be given value, but will be judged for execution.
- No time limits on any routine.
- Crash mats will be allowed on vault, parallel bars and high bar. 1” mats are allowed on floor.
- A coach can stand in to spot any skill, but if he/she spots a .5 deduction will be taken. Coaches are required to stand in for vault, parallel bars and high bar.
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Floor, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar are the 4 events.
- Floor may be done on a 40 meter tumbling strip or a competitive floor.
- Beginner vault will need a 20 cm crash mat and Advanced vault will need a stack of mats or a port-a-pit in-between 70 cm to 110 cm and a mini tramp with an optional lead up beatboard.
- Parallel bars should be adjustable and have a beatboard.
- High bar may be a wooden bar or a steel bar, and should be set low.
- Appropriate and safe mats must be available for all events.
Contact the Gym Sask office for your copy of the Power Cat program. You can purchase it here.
REGISTRATION WITH GYMNASTICS SASKATCHEWAN
Each athlete who enters in a Power Cat competition must be registered with Gymnastics Saskatchewan at a minimum level of ‘Pre-competitive.’ Each club, which has athletes at a Power Cat competition, must have a minimum club registration of ‘Pre-competitive’. Contact Gymnastics Saskatchewan for details on registering clubs and/or gymnasts at this level.
Contact the Gym Sask office for your copy of the Power Cat program.
