What is the deduction for coach standing between the bars throughout the exercise?

What is the deduction for coach standing between the bars throughout the exercise?

• A. 0.30
• B. 0.50
• C. 0.30 - taken by Chief Judge from average score
• D. No deduction

Answer: (B)

Coaches are not allowed to stand between the bars during a bars routine. Doing so creates a safety and distraction issue, so the routine receives a standard penalty for this coaching position violation. The fixed penalty for having a coach between the bars throughout the exercise is 0.50, applied to the overall score. This reflects a clear, predefined penalty for this specific infringement, regardless of other aspects of the performance. It isn’t 0.30, and it isn’t handled by splitting deductions from an average score, and it isn’t ignored by giving no deduction.

Coaches are not allowed to stand between the bars during a bars routine. Doing so creates a safety and distraction issue, so the routine receives a standard penalty for this coaching position violation. The fixed penalty for having a coach between the bars throughout the exercise is 0.50, applied to the overall score. This reflects a clear, predefined penalty for this specific infringement, regardless of other aspects of the performance. It isn’t 0.30, and it isn’t handled by splitting deductions from an average score, and it isn’t ignored by giving no deduction.