Compulsary routines for grades 6-1

Grade 6

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Grade 1

Adolph or Ady

3½ twisting front somersault

Airplane

½ twist to front drop (backwards take off)

Amplitude

The tightness of a shape (tuck or pike) which earns good form

Arabian

½ twist into front somersault, ie. backwards take off

Arabian crash dive

½ twist into crash dive straight

Baby fliffus

From back landing, 1 1/4 front somersault to feet with early half twist. Different move to barani ball-out, though it involves the same amount of rotation and twist from the same take off position.

Back-in full-out

Double back somersault with 1 twist in 2nd somersault phase

Back pullover

3/4 back somersault from back landing, usually to feet

Ball out

1 1/4 front somersault from back landing to feet

Barani

Front somersault with ½ twist

Barani ball-out

1 1/4 front somersault (from back landing) with ½ twist to feet

Barani-in

Double front somersault with ½ twist (in the first somersault phase).

Barani-out

Double front somersault with ½ twist (in the second somersault phase).

Barrel roll

Another name for side somersault

Bed

The springy landing surface of a trampoline, usually meshed but solid beds do exist

Blind

Move where the bed is not seen until very late before landing

Bluch

From front drop, 180° backwards rotation with half twist, to land on front.

Bomb

Back pullover from tucked seat drop position

Bottom out

Occurs when trampoline bed and springs reach maximum stretch, usually but not always because the bed reaches the floor.

Bounce roll

Front somersault from back landing to back landing

Cast

Sideways travel during a move

Cat twist

full twist from back landing to back landing (no somersault rotation)

Chair of judging panel

New term for the superior judge

Checking

Stopping the bounce by bending the knees, ankles and hips

Cody

Any somersault from front landing. Usually 1 1/4 back somersault from front, to feet; but (3/4) front cody is also seen

Corkscrew

From back landing, 1½ twists to back drop (with 180° forward rotation); ie. cradle + 1 twist.

Corpse

A flat back landing from toes to head

Coverall pads

Frame pads which completely cover the frame and springs for safety

Cowboy or cowboying

Pulling the knees apart during tuck shape to shorten radius of gyration and gain more rotation

Crash dive

3/4 front somersault from feet to back landing

Cradle

From back landing, ½ twist to back drop (with 180° forward rotation)

Desync

When a pair of synchro competitors are out of time with each other in their landings. Also, the degree of desync or the score awarded by the desync judges.

Difficulty

Alternative name for the tariff of a routine

Dismount

1. The safe technique of getting off a trampoline
2. 10th or last move in a routine

Dolphin

Bounce roll. Also, front somersault from seat drop position

Dorso-ventral axis

Axis from stomach to back, around which the side somersault and turntable are done. No award form tariff is made for rotation around it.

Double bounce roll

Double front somersault (720°) from back landing to back landing

Double full

(Single) back somersault with 2 twists

Double bouncing

Two people jumping on the same trampoline, usually asynchronously

Fliff or fliffus

Any double somersault with twist.

Fliffus ball-out

2 1/4 front somersault from back with ½ twist in the last somersault phase. Also known as ½-out ball-out.

Form

What the judges look for in a routine, ie. good technique, correct body position, straight arms/legs, body tension, etc.

Frame

Metal parts of the trampoline which support its structure

Free

Body position that is undefined

Free bounce

A straight bounce when done in the middle of a routine

Forward turnover

Front somersault from feet or hands & knees; usually from hands & knees to back or seat. But also, from feet, free body position to back

Full

(Single) back somersault with 1 twist

Full-in

Double back somersault with 1 twist in 1st somersault

Full-in full-out

Double back somersault with 1 twist in both 360° phases

Full-in half-out

Double front somersault with 1 twist in 1st somersault, ½ twist in 2nd somersault

Full-out

Double back somersault with 1 twist in 2nd somersault

Gain

Travel in the opposite direction to the rotation, eg. travelling forwards in a back somersault

Gyroscopic precession

Complex mechanical phenomenon where, during rotation around one axis, if a force is introduced on another axis, a resultant rotation is produced around the third axis. Can be demonstrated by holding a bicycle wheel's axis, then then turning it while it is spinning.

½-in

Double front somersault with ½ twist in 1st somersault

½-in ½-out

Double back somersault with ½ twist in each somersault phase

½-in rudi-out

Double back somersault with ½ twist in 1st somersault and 1½ twists in 2nd somersault phase

½-out

Double front somersault with ½ twist in 2nd somersault. (See barani-out)

½-out ball-out

2 1/4 front somersault from back with ½ twist in the last somersault phase. Also known as fliffus ball-out.

Kaboom

Somersault from front (or back) landing, where a double contact is made. The legs hit the trampoline bed momentarily after the body, reversing the rotation generated from the body.

Kick out

Extension of the legs to straight body position after the shape phase of a somersault is shown

Killer

Little-used German term for miller-plus (a 4 twisting double back somersault)

Kill

To stop the recoil of the bed throwing the performer up. Done by the performer, or a coach (opposite of kip).

Kip

Coaching technique to augment the power of the trampoline bed by it being depressed momentarily before the performer's landing

Lateral axis

Axis going from side-side around which somersaults are done

Layout or lay

Alternative term for the straight body position. ie. layout somersault=straight back somersault

Line-out

Good technique where performer neatly places arms beside body on kick-out of a shaped somersault, or whilst twisting

Log roll

Full twist from front drop to front drop, ie. similar to cat twist but fro the front

Longitudinal axis

Axis from head through the body (like a skewer) around which twisting is done

Lost, losing a move (lost move syndrome)

Psychological condition where the performer loses the awareness of body position, or the awareness and technique of a particular move (while probably still able to do other, more complicated moves)

Miller

Triple-twisting double back somersault.

Miller-plus (aka killer)

Four-twisting double back somersault

Optional

Alternative name for the voluntary routine in a competition

Out bounce

Controlled straight bounce allowed after a competition routine

Periwinkle

1 3/4 front somersault with full twist in the first somersault

Phasing

The balance and timing of executing take-off, shape and landing of a move with good technique.

Pike

Body position where legs are straight, together and the body is bent at the hips. For competition, minimum angle is 135° but 90° or less is considered good form.

Pike jump

Move showing the pike shape alone, ie. no rotation or twist

(pike) straddle (jump)

As pike (jump), but with legs apart. For competition, minimum is shoulder width but 90° or more is considered good form.

Ping, pinging

When a move (somersault) is done but takes off not under control, usually travelling and losing height

Pirouette

Old term for full twist jump

Porpoise

Little-used alternate name for a bounce roll

Prerequisites

Moves which are a requirement to be mastered before learning another move, for sound coaching reasons

Progressions

Stages in learning a move, usually but not always moves in themselves. Some progressions are necessary but would never really be considered moves in their own right.

Puck

Semi-tucked shape (piked tuck) allowable in competition for multi-twisting multiple somersaults. For competition, the rules require an angle between the body and thighs, and the thighs and lower legs, of 90°-120°

Quadriffis

Any somersault with twist and 4x 360°=1440° of somersault rotation

Radius of gyration

Mathematical term for how 'spread apart' the body is when a somersault or twist is done around an axis.

Randolph, randy

(Single) front somersault with 2½ twists

Randy ball out

1 1/4 front somersault from back to feet, with 2½ twists. Occasionally seen in competition.

RMI Twist

Relative moment of inertia twist, aka mid-air twist. A technique where twist can be generated in mid air (ie without contact with the trampoline bed), due to coming out of a shape.

Roller

Full twist from seat landing to seat landing. No rotation involved.

Routine

Sequence of (usually) 10 moves linked together with no straight jumps between

Rudolph, rudi (rudy)

(Single) front somersault with 1½ twists)

Rudi ball out

1 1/4 front somersault from back to feet, with 1½ twists.

Salto

Alternative foreign (German/Russian) term for somersault

Set

Compulsory routine in competition

Short

When a somersault has a lack of rotation, usually leads to a bad landing

Side somersault

Somersault around the dorso-ventral axis

Skill

Alternative term for a move

Somi

Short for somersault

Split panel

Term when the judging panel's marks are split into two different groups of similar scores.

Spotting

1. Landing in the same place as taking off; keeping in the middle of the trampoline
2. Standing by the side (end) of the trampoline and guarding against falling off

Spotting deck

End deck of a trampoline, attached to the frame

Spotting mat

Push-in mat used by the coach to provide a softer landing while learning moves; also sometimes seen in competition for use if the competitor needs it

Spotting rig

Overhead rig apparatus with a belt, ropes, pulleys and fittings allowing the coach to provide remote support for a move whilst learning.

Spotter

Those who do 'spotting', ie. stand by the side (end) of the trampoline guarding against falling off

Straddle (jump)

See piked straddle jump. Note, in competition, this is not a body position allowed in moves except the straddle jump.

Straight

Body position where legs are in line with body. For competition, thighs must be greater than 135° angle to body

Swingtime

Moves done consecutively as in a routine

Swivel-hips

From seat drop, ½ twist to seat drop

Synchro

Two people jumping on separate trampolines in time with each other

Synch, synchronisation

How well the pair of synchro competitors are in time with each other, judged by the difference in height of the landing.

Tariff

Numerical score given to a move/routine based on the amount of rotation, twist, shape, etc.

Throwing

1. "Having a go" at a move, without practising and mastering all the progressions. Usually unsafe and leads to bad technique.
2. Poorly executed (somersault) take-off which loses height and control.

Tilt Twist

A method of mid-air twist where the body's symmetry is changed during somersault (lateral) rotation, causing a difference in moments between the left and right sides, which results in a twist around the longitudinal (twisting) axis.

Travel

Movement along the trampoline bed in the same direction as the rotation, ie. travelling backwards in a back somersault

Trial judging

Judging done by the panel, guided by the superior judge, before a competition starts (usually during competitors warm-up), to set a consistent benchmark of judging

Trick

Alternative, slang, name for 'move'

Tuck

Body position with legs bent at the knees and hips. For competition, both angles must be 135° or less. For good form, legs must be bent 90° or less and hands must grasp the legs below the knees.

Turntable

From front landing, full twist around the dorso-ventral axis to land on front. Also half-turntable, where rotation is 180° around dorso-ventral axis.

Triffus, triff

Any triple somersault with twist

Twister

Generic term for a twisting single somersault, eg. full, rudi, double full, randy, etc.

Vol

Voluntary routine in competition (the performer's choice of moves, and is awarded tariff score).

Wrap

Drawing the arms in near the body to speed up the twist

The Zone

A psychological condition where a competitor, shortly before and during a competition, can block out all external disturbances to maximise concentration on the performance

Archery

Badminton

Baseball

Basketball

Beach Volleyball

Boxing

Canoeing

Court Tennis

Cricket

Croquet & Roque

Cross-Country Running

Cycling - Tour de France

Diving

Equestrian - Show Jumping - FEI

•  Ardingly Showground

•  Badminton Horse Trials

•  Crockstead

•  Firle Place Horse Trials

•  Golden Cross

•  Hickstead

•  London Olympia International

               - Cross Country

               - Dressage

               - Eventing

               - Horse Racing

               - Polo

•  Grand National - Red Rum

•  Only Fools on Horses

•  OFO Horses - Judges

•  OFO Horses - Presenters

•  OFO Horses - Trainers

Fencing

Field Hockey

Football  -  Rules - American

Football - World Cup

Golf

Gymkhana - Chiddingly 54th

Gymnastics

Judo

Lacrosse

Marathon - London Marathon

Modern Pentathlon

Mountain Biking

Olympic Games

Pelota (Jai-Alai)

Polo

Powerboating

Race For Life - Marathon

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Rowing

Rugby

Rugby League

Rugby Union

Sailing

Shooting

Skeet Shooting

Soccer

Softball

Sport Aid - BBC TV

Stevensons Jewellers Challenge

Swimming--Men

Swimming--Women

Synchronized Swimming

Table Tennis

Taekwondo

Team Handball

Tennis

The Olympics

Track & Field--Men

Track & Field--Women

Trampolining

Trapshooting

Tree Climbing - Sussex Record

Triathlon

Tug-of-War

Volleyball

Water Polo

Weightlifting

Whitbread Round the World Race

Wimbledon - 2006

Wrestling - Freestyle

Wrestling - Women's Free

Wrestling - Greco-Roman

Yachting

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