Penalties - Behavior of the coach

By the Superior Jury President	For FIG Official and Registered Competitions
Behavior of Coach with no direct impact on the result/performance of the gymnast/team
Unsportsmanlike conduct (valid for all phases of the competition).	- 1st time, Yellow card for coach (warning). - 2nd time, Red card for coach and removal of coach from the competition.*
Other flagrant, undisciplined and abusive behavior (valid for all phases of the competition).	Immediate Red card for coach and removal of coach from the competition.*
Behavior of Coach with direct impact on the result/performance of the gymnast/team
Unsportsmanlike conduct, i.e. unexcused delay or interruption of competition, speaking to active judges during the competition except to D1 judge (inquiry only permitted), speaking directly to the gymnast, by giving signals, shouts (cheers) or similar during the exercise, etc.	- 1st time (0.50)(from gymnast/team at event) and Yellow card for coach (warning) if coach speaks to active judges. - 1st time (1.00)(from gymnast/team at event) and Yellow card for coach (warning) if coach speaks aggressively to active judges. - 2nd time – (1.00) (from gymnast/team at event), Red card for coach and removal of coach from the competition floor.*
Other flagrant, undisciplined and abusive behavior, i.e. incorrect presence of unauthorized persons in inner circle during competition, etc.	(from gymnast/team at event), immediate Red card for coach and removal of coach from the competition floor.*

Note:
If one of the two coaches from a team is dismissed from the competition inner circle, it is possible to replace that coach with another coach
one time during the entire competition.
1st offense = yellow card.
2nd offense = red card, at which time the coach is excluded from the rest of the competition phases.
* if there is only one coach, then the coach would remain in the competition but would not be eligible for accreditation at the next World Championships, Olympic Games.