Which statement does NOT cause two BARS skills to be considered different?

Which statement does NOT cause two BARS skills to be considered different?

• A. They have the same element number and are performed in the same direction.
• B. They have different numbers in the Xcel Code.
• C. They are mounts performed within the exercise.
• D. They have different degrees of turn.

Answer: (A)

In BARS judging, each skill is identified by its element number and the direction it’s performed in. If two occurrences share the same element number and are performed in the same direction, they are the same element, not two different elements. That’s why this statement does not cause two BARS skills to be considered different. The other factors would make them different: different numbers in the Xcel Code point to different variations of an element, so they’re treated as separate elements; mounts performed within the exercise place the skill in a different context or position in the routine, which makes it a different element; and different degrees of turn change the element itself, again making it a different element.

In BARS judging, each skill is identified by its element number and the direction it’s performed in. If two occurrences share the same element number and are performed in the same direction, they are the same element, not two different elements. That’s why this statement does not cause two BARS skills to be considered different.

The other factors would make them different: different numbers in the Xcel Code point to different variations of an element, so they’re treated as separate elements; mounts performed within the exercise place the skill in a different context or position in the routine, which makes it a different element; and different degrees of turn change the element itself, again making it a different element.