You spend a ton of time working on improving your gymnastics skills and perfecting your routine with the goal of getting a good score at your meet. Then you go to your meet, judges score your routine, and it can sometimes seem like they take off for everything. They take deductions for skills that aren’t done perfectly and any errors you make while performing. They also take some overall deductions in order to rank routines, to separate the amazing routines from the ones that aren’t as good. So while every gymnastics routine is different, and there are alot of different deductions that are possible, here is a list of deductions that you are probably getting on your gymnastics routine, along with how to avoid them. 1. Artistry The first deduction you are probably getting is for artistry. There is a deduction for artistry on both Floor and Beam. Judges can take up to .3 off your routine in order to distinguish between the gymnasts that really perform their routines, and thos...