Configure rotations

Set up apparatus order and define rotation groups for a session.

Prerequisites: Create a session first.

Steps

1. Open the session you want to configure.

2. Go to the Rotations section.

3. Set apparatus order — Define the sequence gymnasts rotate through. For WAG, a typical order is: Vault → Uneven Bars → Balance Beam → Floor Exercise.

4. Create rotation groups — Each rotation is a group of gymnasts that starts at a specific apparatus and moves through the order together.

5. For each rotation, set:

   • Starting apparatus — Which apparatus this group begins on

   • Gymnast list — Which gymnasts are in this rotation

How Rotations Work

Imagine 4 rotations in a WAG session with apparatus order [Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor]:

	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4
Rotation 1	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor
Rotation 2	Bars	Beam	Floor	Vault
Rotation 3	Beam	Floor	Vault	Bars
Rotation 4	Floor	Vault	Bars	Beam

Each rotation competes on every apparatus, cycling through the defined order.

Rotation Configuration Storage

Each apparatus slot has a Rotation Configuration document that tracks which rotation squads compete at that slot. This allows the system to know exactly which gymnasts are at which apparatus at any given time.

Inferred vs Explicit Rotation Order

Visual guide: View the rotation assignment diagram in Figma

Gym Art Meets supports two approaches to defining apparatus order:

Inferred Order (Default)

The system infers the rotation order from the number of rotations and the standard apparatus list for the discipline. Each rotation is automatically assigned a starting apparatus by cycling through the apparatus order.

For example, with 4 rotations in WAG, the system assigns:

• Rotation 1 starts on Vault

• Rotation 2 starts on Bars

• Rotation 3 starts on Beam

• Rotation 4 starts on Floor

This is the simplest approach and works for most meets.

Explicit Order

You can manually override the starting apparatus for each rotation. This is useful when:

• You want a non-standard rotation order

• You have fewer rotations than apparatus (some apparatus start empty)

• You need specific gymnasts to start on specific apparatus

To set explicit order, edit each rotation's starting apparatus in the rotation configuration.

What's Next?

• Assign gymnasts to rotations — Fill rotations with gymnasts

• Manage flights — Split large rotations

Related

• How do I set up scheduling?

• How do competitions, age groups, and subdivisions work?

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