KU-RING-GAI TRAMPOLINE CLUB
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS TRAMPOLINE CLUB
TRAMPOLINING TERMINOLOGY
| TERM | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
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Arm set Line out |
ensuring the arms start close and straight down the body on take off and then move to a vertical position as soon as the jump leaves the trampoline. Line out - good technique where trampolinist neatly places arms beside body on completion of shape phase |
| Gain | travel arising from excessive displacement of the hips in initiation of somersault movements; e.g. travelling forwards in a back somersault. Reverse of travel. |
| Cast | sideways travel in a move |
| Travel | travel arising from excessive displacement of the hips in initiation of somersault movements; e.g. travelling forwards in a forward somersault. Reverse of gain. |
| Bounce roll or porpoise | back drop forward somersault to back drop. |
| Cat twist | back drop upside down vertical full twist to back drop. |
| Roller | seat drop full twist to seat drop |
| Swivel hips | seat drop ½ twist to seat drop. |
| Cradle | back drop forward half twist to back drop - corkscrew with 1½ twists. |
| Turntable | front drop side somersault to front drop – half or full. |
| Aeroplane | front drop backward lifting vertical half twist to front drop. |
| Front Somersault | One complete forward rotation in any of the tucked, piked or (lead up to straight barani) straight positions. |
| Back Somersault | One complete backward rotation in any of the tucked, piked or straight positions. |
| Puck position | a body position intermediate between tuck and pike, used in multiple twisting somersaults. |
| Front twisting somersaults | have an odd half twist while back twisting somersaults have a round number of twists. This is to make it easier for the performer to 'spot' the bed prior to landing. |
| Barani | A front somersault with a half twist before landing. |
| Ball out | one and 1/4 front somersault taking off from a back-drop position. Usually performed after a crash dive. |
| Barani ball out | the same as a Ball out, but with one half twist. May also be performed with varying degrees of twist: e.g. rudy or randy ball out. |
| Arabian | ½ twist into front somersault – ¾ back take off then half twist into the front somie. |
| Rudolph (or Rudy) | A single straight front somersault with one and a half twists. |
| Randolph (or Randy) | A single front somersault with two and a half twists. |
| Adolph (Ady) | A single front somersault with three and a half twists. |
| 3/4 Front (Crash Dive) | Three quarter straight front somersault that lands in the back drop position. |
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1 and 3/4 front |
One and three quarter front somersault (tucked or piked) that lands in the backdrop position |
| 3/4 Back (Lazy Back) | Three quarter straight back somersault that lands in front drop position. |
| Back Cody | One and one quarter back somersault from front drop position that lands on feet. |
| Front Cody | Three quarter front somersault from front drop position that lands on feet following a front kaboom with the legs. |
| Baby fliffus | a move starting on the back, early ½ twist into 1¼ back somersault – different phasing to ballout barani. |
| Back pullover | back drop, ¾ back somersault to feet. |
| Full (or Back Full) | A full-twisting straight back somersault. |
| Full in | A double back somersault with a full twist in the first somersault. |
| Full out | A double back somersault with a full twist in the second somersault. |
| Full in full out | A double back somersault with a full twist in each somersault. |
| Full in half out | A double front somersault with a full twist in the first and a half twist in the second. |
| Double Back | A double back somersault (may be performed in tuck, pike, or straight position). |
| Triple Back | A triple back somersault. |
| Half Out | A double front somersault(tucked or piked) with a half twist in the second somersault. |
| Rudy Out | A double front somersault (tucked or piked in the first somersault) with one and a half twists in the second somersault |
| Cajun/Full In Rudy Out | Double front somersault with one twist in the first somersault and 1 1/2 twists in the second somersault |
| Fliffus | Any double somersault with at least one half twist. |
| Triffus | Any triple somersault with at least one half twist. |
| Quadriffus | Any quadruple somersault with at least one half twist. |
| Double Full | A single back somersault with two twists. |
| Triple Full | A single back somersault with three twists. |
| Miller | A double back somersault with one and a half twists in the first and one and a half twists in the second. Originally done as 2 1/2 twist plus a barani |
| Miller Plus/ Killer/ Polyiarush | A double back somersault with a double full twist in the first and double full twist in the second. |
Miller Plus Plus/ Thriller/ Polyiarush Plus |
A double back somersault with 5 full twists: either 2½ twists in both the first and second somersaults, or two full twists in the first somersault and three full twists in the second somersault. |
| Rig | overhead apparatus with a belt, ropes, pulleys and fittings allowing the coach to provide remote support for a move whilst learning. |
| DD or Tariff | The degree of difficulty rating that measures the difficulty of specific moves |
