- Mar 18, 2012
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I'm pretty sure the "first coordinated motion" is technically a rule for most comps here it just isn't enforced. Never has been.There are competitions in Germany that have a rule very similar to this: from the time the first person of the team steps on the mat you have 30 seconds to set up your team and then the routine has to start or you get deductions. You also have 30 seconds after the routine ends to get the team off the mat. Coaches can only step on the mat if the routine is stopped in case of injury. And the first coordinated movement marks the beginning of the routine (so all those 5,6,7,8 "insert team name or whatever is shouted then" and everyone does their starting position of the routine would already be the beginning of the routine). You can hug and tackle all you want during those 30 seconds, but let me tell you: 30 seconds is not much and you won't have time for that.
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