Section 3 · Coaches
Coach Penalties
Yellow and red cards, and the penalties taken from a gymnast for his coach's conduct.
Unofficial summary. The FIG Code of Points and its newsletters are the authority; every rule links to its page there.
Superior Jury President
Conduct With No Effect on the Result
This applies at FIG official and registered competitions, in every phase.
- Unsportsmanlike conduct — first timeYellow card (warning)
- Unsportsmanlike conduct — second timeRed card, coach removed
- Other flagrant, undisciplined or abusive behaviourRed card at once, coach removed
Superior Jury President
Conduct That Affects the Result
This also applies at FIG official and registered competitions.
Unsportsmanlike conduct, for example:
- delay or interruption of the competition without an excuse
- speaking to active judges — except to D1, and then only to inquire
- speaking to the gymnast, signalling, shouting or cheering during the exercise
The penalty is taken from the gymnast or team at that event.
- Unsportsmanlike conduct — first time−0.5Yellow card if he spoke to active judges
- Unsportsmanlike conduct — first time, speaking aggressively to active judges−1.0Yellow card
- Unsportsmanlike conduct — second time−1.0Red card, removed from the floor
- Other flagrant behaviour, for example unauthorised persons in the inner circle−1.0Red card at once, removed from the floor
The note under the table says, without the condition: “1st offense = yellow card. 2nd offense = red card.”
The coach
After a Red Card
A team with two coaches may replace a dismissed coach once in the whole competition. A red card excludes the coach from every remaining phase.
If there is only one coach, he stays in the competition. But he cannot be accredited for the next World Championships or Olympic Games.