What deductions can our team get?

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BCA's Elite Cheer divisions use the IASF deduction system for 2026/27. For Levels 1 to 4 (and Non-Tumble 2.0 to 4.0), each occurrence costs: Deduction Points Examples Athlete fall 0.15 Hand(s) or knee(s) down in tumbling or jumps; an incomplete tumbling twist Major athlete fall 0.25 Several body parts down in tumbling or jumps (hands and knees, seat and hands) Building bobble 0.25 A stunt that almost drops but is saved, e.g. lowered from extended to prep level, a base or spotter going down, a top person's feet or hands touching the floor in a cradle Building fall 0.75 A drop from a stunt or transition, e.g. to a cradle, load-in or prone position Major building fall 1.25 Top person and/or bases and spotters drop to the floor, or a single-based top person lands on the floor without help Skill out of level 0.25 A skill above your level but legal in Level 6 Safety violation 2.0 A skill not allowed even in Level 6 Over time 0.5 per second e.g. deductions start at 2:31 for a 2:30 limit Boundary 0.5 Both feet off the 42 ft by 54 ft performance surface and any adjacent safety border An athlete who simply trips while walking during a transition isn't deducted. Levels 5 to 7 use a separate IASF deduction sheet.

Deduction	Points	Examples
Athlete fall	0.15	Hand(s) or knee(s) down in tumbling or jumps; an incomplete tumbling twist
Major athlete fall	0.25	Several body parts down in tumbling or jumps (hands and knees, seat and hands)
Building bobble	0.25	A stunt that almost drops but is saved, e.g. lowered from extended to prep level, a base or spotter going down, a top person's feet or hands touching the floor in a cradle
Building fall	0.75	A drop from a stunt or transition, e.g. to a cradle, load-in or prone position
Major building fall	1.25	Top person and/or bases and spotters drop to the floor, or a single-based top person lands on the floor without help
Skill out of level	0.25	A skill above your level but legal in Level 6
Safety violation	2.0	A skill not allowed even in Level 6