High 5s: More to come this fall

June 28, 2012

The end of the 2011-12 school year also signaled our final High 5s until the fall season begins.

Check back in mid-August for our first High 5s of 2012-13. Below is the list, with links, of this spring's honorees.

This spring's previous honorees

Be the Referee: Gymnastics Deduction

By Paige Winne
MHSAA Marketing & Social Media Coordinator

March 4, 2025

Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.

Below is this week's segment – Gymnastics Deduction - Listen

A gymnast performs a giant swing (on uneven parallel bars) but does not reach a full handstand position, stopping about 15 degrees short of vertical. The routine continues without any pauses or interruptions. 

What deduction, if any, should the judge apply for the lack of handstand position? 

A. No deduction 
B. 0.05 deduction 
C. 0.20 deduction 
D. 0.50 deduction 

The correct answer is B. 0.05 deduction

A gymnast must reach within 10 degrees of a full handstand position to avoid a deduction. Falling short by more than 10 degrees results in a 0.05 deduction for each instance. 

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