Rules and Resources

• SONC Gymnastics Rule Modifications
• SOI Official Sport Rules for Artistic Gymnastics (Rules dated January 2009 will be in effect for the 2011-2012 SONC Program Year)
• USA Gymnastics
• Special Olympics Quick Start Rhythmic Coaching Guide
• Special Olympics Rhythmic Coaching Guide
• Other SOI Coaching Resources

Events Offered

Competition is offered in three categories:

• Men’s Artistic Events (floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar)
• Women’s Artistic Events (vault, uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise)
• Level A (vault, wide beam, floor exercise, tumbling, single bar). Level A is co-ed competition geared towards athletes who are just starting gymnastics, or are more sucessful at the fundamentals of gymnastics skills.

Athletes may compete in all events offered (All Around) or may be Specialists, competing in one, two, or more events (but not all events).

Competition Opportunities

Divisional qualifiers are offered for gymnastics in April. Participation in a qualifier is mandatory for an athlete to be eligible for state-level competition.

SONC Summer Games is the state-level competition featuring six sports and takes place in Raleigh the first weekend of June.

 Gymnastics Calendar

Qualifier Registration Forms

Qualifier Coach Roster

Qualifier Entry Form

Summer Games Registration Form

Below are the sport-specific registration forms which must be submitted by the local program coordinator along with the remainder of the Summer Games registration.  Click here for a full list of Summer Games registration forms.

Summer Games Gymnastics Entry Instructions

Sport Development Team

These volunteers advise SONC staff regarding sport rule modifications, competition and also train coaches in their sport! For more information on the gymnastics sport development team, contact one of the members below or Andrea Stamm, SONC staff liaison.

Scott Davis, SDT Director
Raleigh, NC