Double bouncing or downward movement during the ascent from the bottom of the lift is penalized as which color card?

Double bouncing or downward movement during the ascent from the bottom of the lift is penalized as which color card?

• A. Yellow Card
• B. Red Card
• C. Blue Card
• D. No Card

Answer: (A)

In this sports context, referees signal faults with colored cards to show the severity of what went wrong during a lift. The rule here is that when you rise from the bottom, the ascent must be controlled and free of any downward movement or initial bouncing. Double bouncing or forcing a downward dip to gain momentum during the start of the lift is a technical fault because it shows the lifter didn’t pause and rise in a clean, controlled manner. That kind of minor but clear fault is signaled with a yellow card, which serves as a warning to the lifter. It isn’t a major safety violation or something that warrants disqualification on its own, which is why it isn’t the red card. A blue card isn’t the standard signal for this specific fault in USAPL rules, and no card would be incorrect only if there were no fault at all. To avoid this, focus on a deliberate, steady transition from the bottom to the ascent, keeping the lift tight and paused momentarily at the bottom before continuing upward.

In this sports context, referees signal faults with colored cards to show the severity of what went wrong during a lift. The rule here is that when you rise from the bottom, the ascent must be controlled and free of any downward movement or initial bouncing. Double bouncing or forcing a downward dip to gain momentum during the start of the lift is a technical fault because it shows the lifter didn’t pause and rise in a clean, controlled manner. That kind of minor but clear fault is signaled with a yellow card, which serves as a warning to the lifter. It isn’t a major safety violation or something that warrants disqualification on its own, which is why it isn’t the red card. A blue card isn’t the standard signal for this specific fault in USAPL rules, and no card would be incorrect only if there were no fault at all. To avoid this, focus on a deliberate, steady transition from the bottom to the ascent, keeping the lift tight and paused momentarily at the bottom before continuing upward.