This study intends to search for obvious criteria for all involvement in the process of revising the rule in artistic gymnastics. As a starting point, this study probed the Theory of Adaptablity by Talcott Parsons, which was ieading to a philosophical interpretation of the theory. Why has this study entered the field of Sociology in search for the criteria? It is because sports activities are part of our social activities. And Sociology, as a precondition, is one of the basic foundations of Sports Science. The four elements required to sustain the social system, according to Parsons, are pattern-maintenance, integration, goal-attainment and adaptation all of which must continue to function.
When the four elements are introduced into artistic gymnastics, they will become as follows: Pattern-maintenance: Training activities and study meetings for coaches and judges. Integration: It denotes the various rules in artistic gymnastics. Goal-attainment: It refers to such governing bodies as the FIG and national federations. And Adaptation means various competitions.
As a result, it has become obvious that revision of gymnastic rules became inevitable to avoid confusion in scoring due to anachronistic difference in technical levels and interpretation of artistic gymnastics on a global scale. Thus, revision of rules becomes necessary to solve all those issues. Furthermore, it also meant that revisions were effective measures to solve various global problems.
However, as the revised rules were once not adopted by whole world and became meaningless, it had taught a great lesson to all those concerned. Therefore, all those engaged in the process of revising the rules must fully realise that they should draft rules that are adaptable to the fast maving world of today.