FALCONACROBATICS & TUMBLING

Oregon (12:00 pm) • Sunday, February 7, 2016

FALCON GAMEDAYOFFICIAL PROGRAM OF CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN ACROBATICS & TUMBLING

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• • • • • • • • • NCATA MEET INFORMATION • • • • • • • • •

Below is a detailed explanation of the meet format at acrobatics and tumbling meets, courtesy of the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association (NCATA). These rules are sanc-tioned by USA Gymnastics.

FORMAT Two to four teams compete at a meet. The typical duration is roughly one and a half to two hours. A meet is made up of six events: Compulsories, Acro, Pyramids, Tosses, Tumbling and Team Routine. A halftime intermission will take place between Pyramids and Tosses. All event competition is in team rotation throughout each event. The rotation order is prede-termined by the Head Official prior to the beginning of the meet, but the home team always performs last.

SCORING Scoring is based upon pre-determined difficulty start values. Each skill performed is valued by the Officials of the NCATA prior to the meet. Teams submit their skill sequences 72 hours prior to the meet. Officials perform two primary functions at the meet: 1. Monitor the skills be-ing performed to ensure that each element is correctly performed to equate the posted start difficulty value; and 2. Evaluate the execution and technique of the skills performed. Scores are posted immediately following the conclusion of each event and overall standings are displayed throughout the meet. Highest combined score after all events wins the meet. The maximum score in each meet is 300 points.

EVENT 1: COMPULSORIES (40 POSSIBLE POINTS)Four heats construct the Compulsory Event: acro, pyramid, toss and tumbling. During each heat the teams perform the exact same skills, allowing the officials to compare the technique and execution of each team. No athlete crossover rules apply from the Compulsories to other events.

Acro Heat (10 possible points): one preset sequence performed by two synchronized groups from each team• Toss reverse hands from toe-pitch• Back salto 360°• Straight up to straddle hold• 180° pop over to inverted non-handstand• Re-grab to one base• Switch up liberty, top pulls arabesque• 720° dismount with quarter turn to front

Pyramid Heat (10 possible points): one preset pyramid performed by two groups from each team• Vertical to inverted toss from below shoulder level to 2-2-1 pyramid• Total 7 athletes per pyramid (14 total athletes for synchronized)• 180 degree pop release dismount with 90 degree flip and 180 twist to front

Toss Heat (10 possible points): one preset toss performed by two synchronized groups from each team • Two synchronized back tuck tosses • Four bases tossing, one flyer, two groups

Tumbling Compulsory Heat (10 possible points): four preset skills performed by eight ath-letes from each team. • No changing athletes between compulsory skills • Athletes must be positioned in windows • Skills must be performed in the following order: a. Standing tuck (to front); b. Toe-touch tuck (to front); c. Handspring tuck (to front); d. Round-off handspring layout from left to right in two lines.

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EVENT 2: ACRO (30 POSSIBLE POINTS)Three heats construct the Acro Event where each team sends a maximum of four athletes to compete a 45 second acro sequence to counts. Athletes may compete in two heats, however no more than two athletes may crossover together from one heat to another. Timing begins with the first movement and exceeding the 45 seconds will result in a time deduction. In each heat, teams must attempt all required number of elements in addition to the required skill. The required skill counts as an element. • Heat 1: Five element, required 1 inverted and 1 vertical skill, and a minimum of two C skills or above. (10 points) • Heat 2: Six element, required 1 inverted and 1 vertical element, and a minimum of three C elements or above. (10 points) • Heat3: Seven element, required 1 inverted and 1 vertical element, and a minimum of four elements C or above and an additional 1 D element or above. (10 points)

EVENT 3: PYRAMID (30 POSSIBLE POINTS) Three heats construct the Pyramid Event. Each team sends a maximum of 24 athletes and there is no crossover rule. Timing begins with the first movement and exceeding the 30 seconds will result in a time deduction. In each heat, teams must attempt the required skill while changing the pyramid structure or flyer plane from heat to heat. • Heat 1: Flipping (10 possible points) a. Entry/dismount must contain flip greater than 90 degrees • Heat 2: Twisting (10 possible points) a. Entry/dismount must contain twist skill greater than 90 degrees • Heat 3: Release (10 possible points) a. Entry/dismount must contain a release skill

EVENT 4: TOSS (30 POSSIBLE POINTS)Three heats construct the Toss Event where each has required elements. A maximum of four athletes may toss a single flyer. Athletes may crossover and compete in two heats, one of which must be the synchronized toss. • Heat 1: Required salto – minimum 360 degree rotation (10 points) • Heat 2: Two synchronized tosses (10 points) • Heat 3: Open-no skill requirements (10 points)

EVENT 5: TUMBLING (60 POSSIBLE POINTS)Six heats construct the Tumbling Event. Athletes may compete in both the synchronized portion and in one single pass, but tumble a maximum of two times. • Duo- Two athletes execute synchronized identical tumbling pass (10 points) • Trio- Three athletes execute synchronized identical tumbling pass (10 points) • Quad- Four athletes execute synchronized identical tumbling pass (10 points) • Ariel- single pass; must execute one flip before final flip in pass (10 points) • Six Element-single pass; six elements including last skill (10 points) • Open-single pass; no requirements (10 points)

EVENT 6: TEAM ROUTINE (110 POSSIBLE POINTS)One heat constructs the Team Routine. Athletes perform synchronized choreographed skills in a two minute, 30 second routine set to music. Routine has a minimum of 18 athletes and a maximum of 24 athletes. Routine is made up of required skills and optional skills. The required skills include: • 30 acro elements (20 points) • 5 tosses (20 points) • 4 pyramids (2.5 high) (20 points) • 1 Jump/Standing Tumbling Pass per number of athletes on the mat (20 points) • 1 Running Tumbling Pass per number of athletes on the mat (20 points) • Additional scored categories: a. Routine construction (5 points) b. Dance/Composition/Artistry- 50 percent of team must perform two, eight counts

Q: When you look at this upcoming season, being your first as a head coach, how much do you reflect on your past years experiences?A: So, looking at my previous experience last year as a graduate assistant, I looked at the execution on how the athletes would perform the skills based on steps and perfecting everything. Now this year as the head coach I’m looking at the bigger picture and making sure they are hitting all the skills and then we adjust based on execution.

Q: This is now year two of the program, how much of a drastic difference is there from last year is there?A: It’s extremely different I would say. We brought in a lot of really talented freshmen who had a variety of skills. We had some athletes who came more from a cheerleading background, so we have probably a lot more acro silks than we did last year; but our tumbling has definitely exceled. You’ll see the difference in our tumbling events this year becuase we have much higher start values than we had last year. As far as acro goes, we have things that are a little more difficult because of the changes in the start values this year. Sometimes it doesn’t reflect as well, but there defi-nitely more experienced. The upperclassmen came on board teaching the underclassmen how it’s done, so we have a lot more experience this year in gener-al. The practices have been better this year and are extremely different, especially coming from my back-ground. I’ve taught them exactly how Oregon practice went, but then kind of formed them to how our team works better. Last year we were kind of hoping to get some skills performed and if it worked, it worked. This year we had a few injuries already, but this team is so strong. It’s been easier to move people around just be-cause we have more strength in general.

Q: How good is it for your program to be able to compete against the likes of Oregon and Baylor with the prestige they have on a national level, and to bring them to our Field House? A: It’s great for our program to get the experience in the first meet, especially competing against Division I teams. They think that sometimes they don’t have any chance of beating them, but we have two coaches that came competed for Oregon. As coaches we have changed their mindset and that’s what we have been

teaching them this year, that it’s now about who you are or where you’re coming from but it’s about your mentality. To have the mind over matter mentality. I’m really glad were competing against Oregon first be-cause then this team can see how much harder they need to work and understand what I’ve been trying to stress what mentality it takes.

Q: What is the outlook for the season knowing that this first one is going to be really difficult against Oregon and what is the outlook knowing that you have some talented athletes on this team?A: I think we have a very high chance of getting differ-ent heats going to the NCATA National Championship and competing for that national title. For example, I think a lot of our pyramid heats have serious potential of scoring 10s this year. I would also say that our acro units in general have a really high chance of doing that as well. Last year we didn’t really score as well as we could this year, so some of the things we are do-ing with acro events are what Oregon and Baylor are doing now.

Q: How do you recruit for a sport that is not widely known and still pretty young? How hard is it to get people to come in and buy into a system that they don’t even know what it is?A: Well, it depends where you’re reaching out to. For example, I have a competitive cheer background so the majority of athletes I’m recruiting are at compet-itive cheer gyms. I recruit at local competitions that are in the area and I’m the one who talks to them and tell them about my experiences, and try to show them how similar it is to their skill set that they’ve learned. My assistant (Sarah Koenig) has a pure gymnastics background, but then moved into acro. She recruits at gymnastics meets and talks to those athletes and parents. Are main goal is to talk to those athletes in their language and then try to show them how Acro-batics & Tumbling will relate to them. We mainly re-cruit from a gymnastics background just because it’s easier to teach someone how to put someone in the air, believe it or not versus teaching someone how to flip over backwards. However, it’s difficult but it can be done and I think every year it’s a learning process on how to recruit better.

Season Preview Q&A:McKenzie Wilcox talks about the upcoming season

CUW Falcons No. Name Pos. Ht. Pos. Hometown High School2 Erika Edlund So. 5-4 Top Waukesha, Wis. Wisconsin Lutheran4 Jacqueline Albino So. 5-1 Top Zion, Ill. Zion Benton Township6 Anna Smith Fr. 5-4 Base Marengo, Ill. Marengo Community7 Alyssa Ellis Fr. 5-1 Base/Top Rhinelander, Wis. Rhinelander9 Alana Polsfuss So. 5-4 Base/Top Rogers, Minn. Rogers10 Danielle Dreher So. 5-2 Base Muskego, Wis. Martin Luther15 Karen Avery So. 5-2 Base Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn17 Jofflyn Zaremba Fr. 5-2 Base Winneconne, Wis. Winneconne18 McKenna Daulton So. 5-3 Base Hudson, Wis. Hudson19 Alexandria VanErden Sr. 5-4 Base Wildwood, Ill. Carmel Catholic20 Jordan Ireland Fr. 5-7 Base/Back Thornton, Colo. Standley Lake22 Danielle Krumins Jr. 5-4 Base Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario St. Mary’s24 Catherine Schuetze So. 5-7 Base/Back Kewaskum, Wis. Hartford Union25 Jessie Wood Fr. 5-8 Base/Back Wauconda, Ill. Wauconda27 Devon Kirkpatrick So. 5-9 Back Eugene, Ore. Marist Catholic28 Treasure Fields Sr. 5-7 Base Richmond, Va. Hermitage30 Schye Skinner Fr. 5-5 Top Rhinelander, Wis. Rhinelander32 Shelby Wiktor Fr. 5-4 Top/Base Mokena, Ill. Lincoln-Way North33 Melissa Clapp Fr. 5-8 Back Sugar Grove, Wis. Aurora Christian35 Tristiana March Fr. 5-6 Top Janesville, Wis. Janesville Craig45 Kyra Kidd Fr. 5-6 Base/Back West Bend, Wis. West Bend East

Head Coach: McKenzie Wilcox Graduate Assistant Coach: Sarah Koenig

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