Study On The Developing Trend Of Men’s Floor Exercise And Horizontal Bar In The World

The code of points of the competitive gymnastics was reformed and changed thepast scoring system by the International Gymnastics Federation in2006, and now it isimplementing the code of points which the total score breaks through ten-point system,difficulty score sets no ceiling limit, exercise presentation toward under buckle fromten points. It promoted the development of competitive gymnastics greatly after thepromulgation and implementation of the rules, especially the development of difficult,most effort are put on improving the difficult of routine by athletes, they want to winthe game basic on difficult. The FIG had made some modification to the code ofpoints on the basis of2006Edition，the2013Edition also made some modification onthe2009Edition, make the code of points tend to be more perfect.Though using the method of literature, video observation, comparative method,mathematical statistics and logical analysis, this article analysis the routine of top8athletes of men’s floor exercise and horizontal bar final in the29th Olympic Gamesand the30th Olympic Games, combining with the code of points of2006Edition,2009Edition and2013Edition, designed to discussion world men’s floor exercise andhorizontal bar trend of development, analysis this article in order to provide certaintheoretical reference for the men’s Gymnastics getting good grades of China. In orderto have the comparable of the men’s floor exercise and horizontal bar final in the twoOlympic Games, finding the difference between the routine content (ten effectivemovements, connection movements, Element Group, routine choreography) of top8athletes more objective, this study is using the code of points of2009Edition toevaluate the routine content of top8athletes (except the connection points of floorexercise). The main conclusions are as follows:1. The Development Trend of Men’s Floor Exercise(1) Athletes will continue to choose the Russian wendeswing with1080°or theslow Japanese handstand in the C group, or movements in the D group as theNon-acrobatic Elements. Now the movements of C、D and E of acrobatic Elementsare the main body in the routine of athletes. as the development trend of event, theusing proportion of the highly difficult level movements in the E and F group willincrease. The world men’s floor exercise is still developing forward constantly. (2) The “three connection” movements and “four connection” movements hadbeen disappeared, the “two connection” movements have become the only choose thatfor the athletes to get connection points. The connections of salto elements finishingin rollout connection with any salto elements will disappear, but the type of “twoconnection” movements is still diversified.(3) The movements come from the Element Group Ⅱ and Ⅲ arestill the mainchoice in the routine of athletes. The movements come from the Element GroupⅣwill be more and more popular with athletes. Athletes also will choose the D group orE group movements that come from the Element GroupⅢ as the dismount, thesemovements both have difficulty and higher stability.(4) Athletes will continue to use the single acrobatic elements of high difficultlevel or the larger difficult connections as the opening part. In the later games, themovements come from D group or E group is still the first choice of dismount ofathletes. In the “middle section” arrange ment, the acrobatic series all are “twoconnection” movements and the type is diversified; the location of the Non-acrobaticElements is more arrangement in the middle part; the difficulty of the single acrobaticelements will continue to improve, the salto elements finishing in rollout will be usedas single acrobatic elements.2. The Development Trend of Horizontal Bar(1) The using proportion of the higher difficult level movements in the D groupand E group will improved, the user number of the highly difficult level movements inthe F group and G group although are reduced, but With the improvement ofcompetitive ability to athletes and guiding role of rules, while the user number maybeincreased. The difficulty score has a tendency to down or flat in the new Olympiccycle.(2) The connection points have a downward trend. The connection between stoopcircle rearward forward and flight movement still was most favored by athletes. Theconnection between flight movements and the “three connection” movements will bedevelopment. The difficulty level of connection movements were mainly composed ofD and E group, more movements in the F and G group appear in the connectionmovements will become a trend. (3) The movements that in the Element GroupⅡ have been saturated used byathletes, this phenomenon will continue to happen. Athletes are still interested in themovements in the Element Group Ⅳ. The using number of movements that come fromElement Group Ⅰ andⅢ changed little, have a downward trend.(4) Now there are three routine arrangement types of horizontal bar in the world:One is represented by Europe and the United States athletes, they focus on developingthe highly difficult level F and G group movements, but the connection is less;another is represented by China athletes, they focus on developing connectionmovements on the basic of higher difficult level D and E group movements. The thirdis high difficult level movements among the more connection movements. The doublesalto backward straight with720°of E group almost become the “requiredmovements” in the routine of athletes.