Women's Program Rules & Policies
Updated Sept. 10, 2021
Note: hard copies of the Women’s R&P are no longer available for purchase. Instead, you are free to download and save as a PDF in your computer as well as save to iBooks. This is the best way to always have this information readily available on your tablet or computer along with the Women’s Development Program (DP) Code of Points, the Xcel Code of Points, and the Women’s Development Program Compulsory Book.
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Women's Program Rules & Policies
- Cover Page & Table of Contents
- Organizational Chart
- Directory
- Hot Line
- Region Map
- Introduction
- Membership Types & Requirements
- Athlete Membership
- Competitive Coach, Judge, Organizational Owner / Director, Meet Director - Membership and Responsibilities
Chapter 3 - Sanctions
Chapter 4 - Meet Director Responsibilities
Chapter 5 - Meet Officials
- Criteria for Selection
- Rating Chart
- Judge’s Compensation Package
- Age and Entry Requirements
- General Petition Procedures
- Types of Competition
- State Championships
- Regional Championships
- Apparatus Requirements
- Meet Format
- Meet Warm-ups
- Specific Competition Procedures
- Awards
- Age and Entry Requirements
- General Petition Procedures
- Types of Competition
- State Championships
- Regional Championships
- Eastern/Western Championships – Level 9
- Nationals – Level 10
- Apparatus Requirements
- Meet Format
- Meet Warm-ups
- Specific Competition Procedures
- Awards
- Camps, Age Determination, Mobility
- Injury Replacement, Petitions
- Qualifying Scores and Procedures
- TOPS
- Foreign Athlete Participation
- Apparatus
Women's Program Forms
Bid Forms:
Petition Forms:
- Injury Petition Form - Updated Aug. 2021
- Injury Petition Form - Three Event Score - Updated Jan. '19
- Elite Drop Back Petition Form
- Request for Judges
- Judges' Contract
- Competition Entry Form
- All-Around Score Sheet
- Score Inquiry Form
- New Element Evaluation Form - Xcel
- New Element Evaluation Form - JO/NCAA
- Event Financial Report Form
- Registration For Examination
- Women's J.O. Exemption/ Eligibility Form
- Annual CPE Record
- CPE Cards
- CPE Clinic Approval
- Clinic Hours for Multi-Track Educational Events Form
- Accident insurance report form
- Change of Meet Director
- Meet Referee Report form
- Request for certificate for insurance
- Non-U.S. citizen permission to participate letter
Past Rules & Policies