Players talk 'performance quality', collective and individual.

Contingent punishments (such as suspensions) are given when performance quality or quantity falls below production standards or goals and tasks are not met at all.

As with other gymnastic events, scores are based on difficulty, form, and overall performance quality.

Scores are based on difficulty, artistry, demonstration of required elements and overall performance quality.

This has been attributed both to a decrease in performance quality and an inability of the traditional opera form to capture modern life.