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Add One |
A game where someone does a move, someone repeats that and adds one, etc. |
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Adolph |
A front somersault with 3 1/2 twists |
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Airplane |
Another name for 1/2 twist to front drop |
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Baby Fliffus |
A move starting on the back, and early half twist and over into back somersault |
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Back-in Full-out |
Double somersault with a full twist during the second somersault. |
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Back pullover |
Starting from a back drop, a 3/4 back somersault to feet |
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Ball out |
A 1 1/4 front somersault starting from a back drop |
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Ball out barani |
The same as a ball out, but with a late half twist |
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Ball out half out |
Starting from a back drop, 2 1/4 front somersaults with a late 1/2 twist during the second somersault. |
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Ball out Adolph |
The same as a ball out, but with 3 1/2 twists |
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Ball out randy |
The same as a ball out, but with 2 1/2 twists |
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Ball out rudy |
The same as a ball out, but with 1 1/2 twists |
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Barani |
A front somersault with 1/2 twist, can be tucked, piked or straight |
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Back in Half out |
A double front somersault with a 1/2 twist during the first somersault, making the second one have a back landing. |
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Barani out |
another name for a half out, a double front somersault with a 1/2 twist during the second somersault. |
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Barrel Roll |
A front drop, full twist horizontly to front drop. |
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Bounce Roll |
A move starting on the back, a complete front somersault landing in a back drop, ready to repeat and see how many you can get! |
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Cast |
Moving left or right towards the edge of the trampoline during a move |
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Cat Twist |
Back drop full twist to back drop |
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Cody |
Starting from a front drop, 1 1/4 back somersault |
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Compulsory |
The routine that must be performed at a competition. |
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Corkscrew |
Back drop, 1 1/2 twist to back drop |
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Cradle |
Back drop 1/2 twist to backdrop |
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Crash Dive |
3/4 front somersault, straight |
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Crash Mat |
The thickest mats that are usually put on the end decks. |
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De-synchronisation |
When doing synchro, the amount the two people are out of sync with each other |
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Dorso-Ventral Axis |
The axis travelling through the navel and lower back, the axis on which turntables and side somersaults are performed. There are no marks awarded for this in competitions. |
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Double Back |
A double back somersault |
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Double Bounce |
As a bounce roll, but with 2 somersaults instead of 1 |
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Double Full |
A single somersault, with a double twist. |
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End Deck |
Also called spotting boards, a large platform secured to the shorter ends of the trampoline to catch you when you go wrong. |
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Execution |
Executing a routine, or the style and technique used to complete the routine. |
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F.I.G |
Federation Internationale Gymnastique, the governing body for international gymnmastics and trampolining competitions. |
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Forward turnover |
3/4 front somersault, usually a build up for a somersault or crash dive. |
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Full |
Full twisting straight back somersault |
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Full in Back out |
A double back somersault, with a full twist in the first somersault |
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Full Twist Jump |
A 360 degree twist, turning all the way round |
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Gain |
moving in the opposite direction of the skill you are performing. opposite of travelling |
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Half Twist jump |
Turning to face the other way |
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Kaboom |
Somersault from Front or Back, where a double contact is made, this reverses the rotation that was already present. |
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Kick Out |
After the somersault has been executed, kicking the legs straight and straightening the body ready for the next skill. |
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Killer |
A double back somersault with 4 complete twists. |
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Kip |
A technique used to control, (increase or decrease) the rebound of the performer. |
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Layout |
A straight body position |
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Lateral Axis |
The axis that runs through the hips, somersaults run through this axis. |
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Lazy Back |
A 3/4 straight back somersault |
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Line out |
After the skill has been executed, placing the arms by the side of the body and preparing for the next skill. |
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Lost Move Sydrome |
Where a skill could be performed accurately, but suiddenyl it cannot be performed again due to mental block. |
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Miller |
A triple twisting straight back somersault. |
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Overhead rig |
Overhead apparatus to support performers learning a new move. |
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Pike |
Where the legs are out straight in front of you, and you touch your toes. |
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Planterflexion |
the technical term for point your toes |
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Puck |
A semi tucked shape allowed in competitions for multiple twisting multiple somersaults. |
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Quadriffis |
Any quadruple somersault combined with any number of twists. |
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Randy |
A single front somersault with 2 1/2 twists, also called a Rudolph. |
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Roller |
Seat drop, full twist (with the body horizontal) to seat drop. |
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Rudy |
A single front somersault with 1 1/2 twists, also called a Rudolph. |
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Straddle |
With the legs out in front, at least shoulder width apart, and at least a 45 degree angle between the upper and lower body. |
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Swivel Hips |
Seat drop half twist to seat drop |
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Synchronised trampolining |
two people on seperate trampolines, executing the same routine at the same time. |
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Tariff |
The amount of difficulty given for each element of a routine. |
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Tilt Twist |
A mechanical phenomenon where rotation is borrowed and turned into twist. |
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Travel |
Where a performer moves along the trampoline in the direction of the skill being performed. For eg. moving forward along the trampoline whilst doing a front drop. |
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Triff |
Any triple somersault with any component os twist. |
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Tuck |
Where the knees are bought into the chest, and you tuck tight in a ball |
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Turntable |
A move that starts on the front, and then moves around the dorso ventral axis, landing on the front again. |