| 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 Rudi-out |
Double front somersault with 1 twist in 1st somersault, 1½ twist in 2nd 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 |
News: 20/04/10
