What is the total penalty if a coach spots on the floor and it counts as both a coach on floor plus a spot?

In gymnastics judging, penalties are applied based on specific infractions during a routine. When a coach spots an athlete on the floor during their performance, it incurs two types of penalties: one for having a coach on the floor and another for the act of spotting itself.

The total penalty for a coach spotting is cumulative, meaning you account for both infractions together. The deduction for having a coach on the floor is typically 0.5, and the deduction applied for the act of spotting is also 0.5. When these two penalties are combined, the total comes to 1.0.

However, if there is a possibility that the spot and the coach on the floor are treated as a single incident, it might only incur a penalty of 0.5 rather than a full 1.0 for both. In this scenario, the coach being present counts as an individual infraction resulting in 0.5, while the spotting incident doesn't incur an extra deduction. Thus, the interpretation leaning towards only applying the penalty of one infraction where both actions are considered together is why the correct total penalty would be 0.50.

This understanding of penalties is crucial for judges to maintain consistency in scoring and to fairly evaluate the performance based