NABBA USA® WOMEN’S FITNESS OFFICIAL RULES
NABBA MEMBERSHIP
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Active NABBA USA Membership is required for all participants.
Check-Ins
Competitors will be checked-in, measured, and weighed upon arrival and registration.
Judging Criteria
Women’s Fitness focuses primarily upon feminine muscle shape.NABBA USA
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Excessive size, definition, or striations, will result in lower scores.
Attire
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All Competitor Attire will be inspected upon morning check-in.
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Competitors will compete in a two-piece swimsuit.
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Suit bottom must be v-shaped.
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No thongs are permitted.
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All swimsuits must be in good taste and not revealing.
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Competitors must wear high heels
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Competitors may wear jewelry.
Music
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Posing music is limited to solely to Final Round events.
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Pre-judging does not include musical aperture
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Posing music must be on a recorded CD or approved USB device according to competition organizer.
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Posing routine must be cued to the start of the music prior to check-in.
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Vulgar lyrics or illicit content of any kind is not permitted.
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Violations of music guidelines or usage of vulgar lyrics will result in disqualification.
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On-Stage
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During the Prejudging & Finals, competitors are not permitted to wear any jewelry other than a wedding band.
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Decorative pieces in the hair are not permitted.
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No glasses (excluding prescription) or props are permitted onstage.
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No chewing of gum is allowed on stage.
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Any competitor doing the “Moon Pose” will be disqualified.
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Lying on the floor is prohibited.
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We expect you to act as professional on stage and to treat all Competitors with respect.
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No bumping or shoving are allowed. First and second persons involved will be disqualified.
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Competitors numbers will be worn on the left side of the suit bottom.
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During finals, we expect you act as adults with your placing. No pouting, vulgar language, tossing your award, etc. is allowed.
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Violations will result in a lifetime ban from NABBA USA®.
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Back-Stage
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Backstage access is restricted to competitors, expediters, and NABBA officials.
Rounds of Competition
Presentation Round:
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2-Piece Swimsuit & High Heels
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Competitors will be brought on stage and lined up for Quarter Turns.
Judges will use six (6) aspects to score this round using the following criteria:
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Firmness
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Symmetry
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Proportion
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Complexion
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Poise
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Overall Presentation
Fitness Routine Round:
Each competitor will perform a maximum two-minute routine.
Judges will use four (4) aspects to score this round using the following criteria:
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Strength– The quantity and types of Strength moves – degree of difficulty – ease and execution.
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Flexibility– The quantity and types of Flexibility moves degree of difficulty – ease and execution.
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Cardiovascular– The tempo of the routine.
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Overall Package– Full general assessment including but not limited to creativity, stage presence, outfits, hair, make-up, effortless movement.
Additional Information Regarding Fitness Routine –
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The fitness routine and will be scored as 1/3 on Physique/2-Piece Swimsuit and 2/3 on the 2 Minute Fitness Routine.
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The 2 Minute Fitness Routine scores will be doubled.
The mandatory movements within the routine, in no specific order, in Women’s Fitness are as follows:
- Push Up (of any kind)
- High Kicks
- Straddle Hold
- Side Split
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The Physique/2-Piece Swimsuit round will be judged during prejudging and the 2 Minute Fitness Routine will be performed and scored during finals.
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It is suggested that finals begin with the 2 Minute Fitness Routine.
Final Rounds
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All competitors will be introduced at the finals wearing two-piece swimsuits.
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Only the finalists will perform their routines.
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After all classes are completed – trophies will be awarded.
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At competitions where there is more than one class the class winners will be brought back in their two-piece swimsuits.
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Quarter turns will be performed.
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The judges will then decide on the overall winner based on their physique and routine.
Competitor Classes
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Organizers will have the option to choose to have any of the following weight classes of competitors for Regional & Amateur competitions:
1 Height Class – (Regional Competitions)
2 Height Classes
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Up to and including 5’3”
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Over 5’3”
Organizers will have the option to choose to have any of the following height classes of competitors for National & Professional qualifying competitions:
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Up to and including 5’2”
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Over 5’2” and up to and including 5’4-1/2”
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Over 5’4-1/2
Competitor Health
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Your health is very important to us and if it appears you are disoriented, light-headed or you are experiencing serve cramping you will not be permitted to compete.
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Any competitor disqualified for health reasons must be checked by the attending EMT and, if it is advised by the EMT, must go to the nearest hospital for evaluation.
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Competitors who refuse to be evaluated by the EMT or at the hospital will be suspended from competition for a period of one year from the date of the occurrence.
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Definition of a Novice
Competitors placed in the top ten (10) of any national competition then the Competitors is no longer considered a novice.
A true novice is an Competitors that has never entered an NABBA event.
National Competitor Qualifications – Women’s Physique
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Competitors that place 1st – 5th in each class at national qualifying contests.
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Qualification is valid 1 year from the date of the contest.