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VIDEO SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS - Please Review Prior to Submitting Your Video
IMPORTANT - The Online Virtual Video Submissions are exclusively for members of USA Yoga. Please renew your membership or become a member.
VIDEO SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- In order to verify the timing of your submission, you must hold up, immediately prior to the beginning of your routine, a piece of paper stating
the deadline for the video submission for your group. Without this, your routine will not be judged. You must hold up a piece of paper that
says "Date of Video" immediately before performing your routine. See example:
- The video must be filmed against a light-colored, plain, unadorned background.
- The yoga mat should be placed parallel to the wall.
- The video must be taken from a position at approximately waist-height. The camera should not be angled up or down.
- The video must be taken from a point approximately 7- 8 feet away from the athlete. All of the athlete’s limbs must in the video frame at all times.
- The video must be of a sufficiently good quality to see the details of the athlete’s posture. Any videos that are not clear will not be scored
(i.e., if the athlete is backlit so that just a shadow is visible). - No apps are allowed, and the speed of the video cannot be tampered with.
- Athletes must wear competitive attire (leotards or yoga shorts/briefs) as stipulated in the guidelines. No pants or long sleeves of any kind
are allowed. - No music is allowed.
- Routine must follow the USA posture guidelines and routine format rules (review posture guidelines │review competition format rules)
10.1 No more than 3 minutes (any posture that has not been held in stillness for at least 3 seconds at the end of the 3 minutes will be given a
score of 0)
10.2 Six postures each from a different posture group: backbends, forward compressions, tractions, twists, lifts and inversions. Each group
that is missing will result in a one-point deduction from the final score.
10.3 Each characteristic (strength, flexibility, and balance) must appear at least twice in the routine. Each characteristic that is missing will
result in a one-point deduction from the final score)
10.4 See the guidelines for all of the rules and posture deductions.
Once completed, the video must be saved and uploaded in the appropriate area in the form below, and the athlete must register officially
to the event. Please note: be prepared with all of the information BEFORE you complete the online form, you must upload your video when registering.
Judging and Finals
After video qualifiers, athletes will receive invitations to participate in these live, virtual events. Here are the dates for each region:
West Coast – February 5, 2022
Northeast – February 26, 2022
Central / Southeast - March 19, 2022
Southwest – April 9, 2022