# Can I reuse tricks in competition?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-reuse-tricks-in-competition/66819>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Contests, Clubs, and Events\
**Created:** [June 5, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-reuse-tricks-in-competition/66819 "2014-06-05T20:45:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![jjs77as6533](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jjs77as6533](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jjs77as6533)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-reuse-tricks-in-competition/66819/1 "2014-06-05T20:45:06Z")

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With NER coming up, I am trying to make my freestyle for sports 1a. Would I be able to use a trick that I used at MA states in my new freestyle? I Believe I can, but I just wanted to make sure just in case I would get points deducted. Thamks!

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**Author:** ![basepi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/basepi/32/620611_2.png) [@basepi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/basepi)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-reuse-tricks-in-competition/66819/2 "2014-06-05T20:45:54Z")

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As far as I know, it’s all about the performance on the day of the competition, no previous competitions come into play in your score.

That said, I’m pretty new to the competitive scene, so I could be wrong.

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**Author:** ![LeftyLink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/leftylink/32/1321_2.png) [@LeftyLink](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LeftyLink)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-reuse-tricks-in-competition/66819/3 "2014-06-05T20:57:20Z")

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If you want you can use the exact same freestyle if you want. Freestyles from previous contests do not affect your score.

Example-

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/5/c/d5c9a6db0b787d239579ae0715dae9c97b85f6a3.jpeg "C3yoyodesign presents: AP2013 1A 2ND Christopher Chia - Asia Pacific Yoyo Championship 2013") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GpRSQ8HZTA)

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/4/c/64cae2c0dd4ad7260fa898430f38ec7ae09727e9.jpeg "1A Finals - 2nd - Christopher Chia - 2013 World Yo-Yo Contest") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCyyZQUt5RE)

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**Author:** ![stuarttw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-reuse-tricks-in-competition/66819/4 "2014-06-05T21:11:26Z")

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You can use tricks from previous contests, but if you reuse tricks from earlier in the routine, you will get fewer points or none at all for the trick; but the risk is possibly losing points (for messing up) and time.