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Trampolining TermsTrampolining terms are used to describe various positions and types of skill performed in the sport of trampolining. The sport also has a number of terms which are related to competitions. A number of these terms are unique to trampolining, others are shared with related sports such as gymnastics or diving. Basic skills Straight Jump – A vertical jump with the body held straight. Tuck Jump – The knees are pulled up to the chest and the arms wrap around the knees. Pike Jump – The legs are straight and the arms and body reach down towards the feet. Straddle Jump – Similar to the pike jump except that the legs are spread sidewys. Seat Drop – Landing in a seated position with the legs straight. The hands support the body, fingers pointed to the toes. Swivel Hips – Perform a seat drop, bounce to a straight position and then perform a half twist and land in the second seat drop facing in the opposite direction. 1/2 and Full Twist – While in a straight jump position rotate the body until you face the opposite direction for a half twist or a complete 360° rotation for a full twist. Front Drop – Landing horizontally on the bed, face down, with the arms bent and the hands in front of the face. The legs are slightly bent. Back Drop – Landing on the bed on the back. The legs are bent up at about 60° in a partial pike position and the chin is tucked in. Intermediate skills Front Somersault – One complete forward rotation, the body can be in any of the tucked, piked or straight positions. Back Somersault – One complete backward rotation, the body can be in any of the tucked, piked or straight positions. Advanced skills Barani – A front somersault with a half twist so that you land facing the other way. Crash Dive – Three quarter front somersault that lands in the back drop position. Rudi – A single front somersault with one and a half twists. Double Somersault – Either forward or backward, involve two complete rotations. Fliffus – Any double somersault with a twist. Triffus – A triple somersault with a half twist out. Competition Terms Degree of Difficulty (DD) or Tariff – A score added to the execution score which reflects the difficulty of the skills included in the routine. Voluntary or Optional Routine – A routine comprising skills chosen by the athlete or coach to reflect their best performance. Usually the routine must have a minimum (and sometimes at lower skill levels, a maximum) degree of difficulty. Compulsory Routine – A routine which has a set list of skills and a set order which must be followed by all athletes in a competition. No degree of difficulty marks are given for this routine, the marks are purely for execution. Trampolining Terms
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