Award Scheme
The following is a list of the BG award levels the club operates that are used to determine the ability and progress of a trampolinist. The awards range from 1 - 15 and are carefully structured to ensure safe, progressive learning.
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Award 1
| Achieve any 6 out of the 7 activities | |
| 1. | Waiting turn and good behavior around the trampoline |
| 2. | Mount and dismount to and from a central position |
| 3. | Move or be moved freely around the trampoline |
| 4. | Sitting and bouncing/rocking |
| 5. | Standing and bouncing / rocking |
| 6. | Lying on the back and being bounced |
| 7. | Hands and knees bouncing / rocking |
| Reccomended competition grade: K | |
Award 2
| Achieve any 6 out of the 7 activities | |
| 1. | From seat position, using arm movements, bounce |
| 2. | Hands and knees bouncing |
| 3. | Bounce a set number of times and stop |
| 4. | Roll in the horizontal position under control |
| 5. | Quarter twist in an upright position |
| 6. | Seat landing not returning to feet |
| 7. | Show the star position |
| Reccomended competition grade: K | |
Award 3
| Achieve any 6 out of the 7 activities | |
| 1. | Jump (straight) using arms |
| 2. | Jump (pucked) |
| 3. | Astride jump |
| 4. | Half twist jump |
| 5. | Star jump |
| 6. | Back bouncing with assistance |
| 7. | In a set number of bounces/jumps show at least 2 skills |
| Reccomended competition grade: K | |
Award 4
| Achieve any 6 out of the 7 activities | |
| 1. | Jump (tucked) touching below the kneecap |
| 2. | Jump (straddled) |
| 3. | Seat landing returning to feet |
| 4. | Link two half twist jumps |
| 5. | Split jumps |
| 6. | Hands and knees to front landing |
| 7. | Repeat a skill 3 times, without any intermediate jumps |
| Reccomended competition grade: K | |
Award 5
| Achieve any 6 out of the 7 activities plus the routine | |
| 1. | Five jumps (straight), stop and stay still for 3 seconds |
| 2. | Jump (tucked) with stretch and touch |
| 3. | Jump (straddled) |
| 4. | Front landing onto a mat |
| 5. | Back landing onto a mat |
| 6. | Seat landing to feet, half twist jump |
| 7. | Half twist jump, seat landing to feet |
| Routine | |
| Straddle Jump, Seat Landing, To Feet, Tuck Jump, Half Twist Jump, Straight bounce and stop | |
| Reccomended competition grade: K | |
Award 6
| 6 out of 7 moves and the routine to be passed | |
| 1. | Seat landing, half twist to feet |
| 2. | seat landing, half twist to feet, seat landing to feet |
| 3. | Half twist to seat landing, to feet |
| 4. | Full twist jump |
| 5. | Front landing to feet |
| 6. | Jump (piked) |
| 7. | Forward roll |
| Routine | |
| Straddle Jump, Seat Landing, To Feet, Tuck Jump, Half Twist Jump, Pike Jump, Seat Landing, Half Twist to Feet, Straight bounce and stop | |
| Reccomended competition grade: J | |
Award 7
| 6 out of 7 moves and the routine to be passed | |
| 1. | Half twist to seat landing, half twist to feet |
| 2. | Seat landing, half twist to seat landing, (swivel hips), to feet |
| 3. | Back landing to feet |
| 4. | Hands and knees forwards turnover to back, to feet |
| 5. | Seat landing to hands and knees, to feet |
| 6. | Seat landing, to feet, front landing, to feet |
| 7. | Front landing to feet, seat landing, to feet |
| Routine | |
| Front Landing, To Feet, Tuck Jump, Half Twist Jump, Straddle Jump, Seat Landing, To Feet, Pike Jump, Full Twist, Straight bounce and stop | |
| Reccomended competition grade: J | |
Award 8
| 6 out of 7 moves to be passed and the routine | |
| 1. | Seat landing, to front landing, to feet |
| 2. | Front landing, to seat landing, to feet |
| 3. | Front landing, half twist to feet |
| 4. | Half twist to front landing, to feet |
| 5. | Back landing, half twist to feet |
| 6. | Half twist to back landing, to feet |
| 7. | Five back bounces |
| Routine | |
| Straddle Jump, Seat Landing, Half Twist to Feet, Pike Jump, Front Landing, To Feet, Tuck Jump, Hands and Knees, forwards turnover to back, To Feet, Straight bounce and stop | |
| Reccomended competition grade: J | |
Award 9
| 6 out of 7 moves to be passed and the routine | |
| 1. | Front landings (piked and straight) to feet |
| 2. | Back landings (piked and straight) to feet |
| 3. | Front landing, to back landing, to feet |
| 4. | Back landing to front landing, to feet |
| 5. | Three quater forward turnover to back landing, to feet |
| 6. | Seat landing, full twost to seat (roller), to feet |
| 7. | Backward roll |
| Routine | |
| Full Twist, Straddle Jump, Seat Landing, Half Twist To Seat Landing, Half Twist to Feet, Pike Jump, Back Landing, Half Twist to Feet, Tuck Jump, Half Twist Jump, Straight bounce and stop | |
| Reccomended competition grade: I | |
Award 10
| 6 out of 8 moves and a routine to be passed | |
| 1. | Seat landing, half twist to back landing, to feet |
| 2. | Back landing, half twist to back landing (cradle), to feet |
| 3. | Front landing half turn to front landing (half turntable), to feet |
| 4. | Hands and knees forward turnover (with tuck extension) to seat, to feet |
| 5. | Front landing or back landing, full twist to feet |
| 6. | Full twist to back landing, to feet |
| 7. | Back landing, back pullover to feet |
| 8. | Front sommersault (tucked) or back sommersault (tucked or straight) |
| Routine | |
| Full Twist, Straddle Jump, Seat Landing, Half Twist To Seat Landing, Half Twist to Feet, Pike Jump, Back Landing, Half Twist to Feet, Tuck Jump, Forwards Sommersault (T), Straight bounce and stop | |
| Back Somersault (T), Straddle Jump, Seat Landing, Half Twist To Seat Landing, Half Twist to Feet, Pike Jump, Back Landing, Half Twist to Feet, Tuck Jump, Full Twist, Straight bounce and stop | |
| Reccomended competition grade: I | |
Award 11
| All compulsory elements, 4 of 6 optional elements and the routine | |
| Compulsory | |
| 1. | Front Sommersault Piked |
| 2. | Shaped jump, front sommersault piked, half twist x 3 |
| 3. | Back sommersault tucked |
| 4. | Back sommersault tucked, jump (tucked) x 5 |
| 5. | Back sommersault tucked, seat landing |
| 6. | Back sommersault straight (or piked) |
| 7. | Back sommersault straight (or piked), jump (straddled) x 5 |
| 8. | Three quater front sommersault to back, half twist to feet, shaped jump x 3 |
| 9. | Three quater front sommersault to back, to front landing |
| Optional | |
| 1. | Front landing, to back landing, to front landing, to back landing, to front landing |
| 2. | Back pullover to front landing |
| 3. | One and a half twist jump |
| 4. | Seat landing, one and a half twsit to feet |
| 5. | Front landing, full twist to feet |
| 6. | Cat twist |
| Routine | |
| A three sommersault routine using somersaults linked by a single shaped jump or twist | |
| Reccomended competition grade: H | |
Award 12
| All compulsory elements, 4 of 6 optional elements and the routine | |
| Compulsory | |
| 1. | Barani straight legs |
| 2. | Barani straight legs, hal twist jump, jump (straddled) x 3 |
| 3. | Barani seat landing |
| 4. | Back sommersault piked (or straight) |
| 5. | Back sommersault piked (or straight), shaped jump x 5 |
| 6. | Three quater front sommersault straight |
| 7. | Three quater front sommersault straight, half twist to feet, shaped jump x 3 |
| 8. | Back sommersault tucked to seat, half twist to feet |
| 9. | Back sommersault tucked, back landing |
| 10. | Back sommersault tucked, front sommersault piked |
| Optional | |
| 1. | Tuck back to seat, half twist to feet, tuck back sommersault |
| 2. | Three quater back sommersault straight, to feet |
| 3. | Back pullover, half twist to back landing |
| 4. | Half twist to three quater forwards turnover |
| 5. | Back landing, one and a half twist to feet |
| 6. | Front landing, half twist to front landing (cruise) |
| Routine | |
| A four somersault routine with no somersault links | |
| Reccomended competition grade: G | |
Award 13
| All compulsory elements, 4 of 6 optional elements and the routine | |
| Compulsory | |
| 1. | Barani tucked |
| 2. | Barani piked |
| 3. | Back sommersault, barani tucked |
| 4. | Back sommersault piked, barani piked |
| 5. | Back sommersault, barani, shaped jump (x3) |
| 6. | Back sommersault straight, half twist jump, shaped jump (x3) |
| 7. | Back sommersault tucked to back landing |
| 8. | Three quater front sommersault straight, bounce roll, half twist to feet |
| 9. | Three quater back sommersault straight through to back landing |
| 10. | Barani, jump to back landing |
| Optional | |
| 1. | Three quater back sommersault straight with half twist to back landing |
| 2. | Three quater barani to front landing or three quater front sommersault with half twist to front landing |
| 3. | Double cat twist |
| 4. | Corkscrew |
| 5. | Three quater back, half twist (cruise) to front landing |
| 6. | Three bounce rolls |
| Routine | |
| A six somersault routine, including a back somersault to barani link | |
| Reccomended competition grade: F | |
Award 14
| All compulsory elements, 4 of 6 optional elements and the routine | |
| Compulsory | |
| 1. | Barani straight |
| 2. | Back sommersault straight, back sommersault tucked |
| 3. | Barani piked, back sommersault piked |
| 4. | Back sommersault, barani (repeat in 3 different shapes) |
| 5. | One and a quater front sommersault tucked to front landing, to feet (mat allowed) |
| 6. | Three quater front sommersault , ballout tucked, half twist jump |
| 7. | Back sommersault straight, piked or tucked with half twist |
| 8. | Three quater back sommersault straight with early half twist, half twist to feet |
| 9. | Full twisting front sommersault |
| 10. | Front sommersault piked, front sommersault tucked |
| Optional | |
| 1. | Barani to back |
| 2. | Barani to back, half twist to front |
| 3. | Three quater back sommersault straight, cruise and duck under to back landing |
| 4. | One and a quater front sommersault piked (mat allowed) |
| 5. | Three quater barani with half twist to back landing |
| Routine | |
| A seven somersault routine which can be used in competition | |
| Reccomended competition grade: E | |
Award 15
| All compulsory elements, 4 of 6 optional elements and the routine | |
| Compulsory | |
| 1. | Three quater front sommersault straight, Barani ball out tucked |
| 2. | Back sommersault tucked, three quater front sommersault straight, ball out barani piked |
| 3. | Full twisting back sommersault |
| 4. | Back sommersault, barani, full twisting back sommersault, jump (tucked) |
| 5. | Rudi |
| 6. | One and three quater front sommersault tucked |
| 7. | Back sommersault straight, back sommersault piked, back sommersault tucked |
| 8. | Three quater back sommersault straight, cody tucked |
| 9. | Back sommersault tucked, three quater back sommersault straight, cody tucked |
| 10. | Back sommersault straight, barani straight, back sommersault piked, Barani piked, Back sommersault tucked, Barani tucked (x2) |
| Optional | |
| 1. | Half twist into front sommersault (Arabian front) |
| 2. | Half twist into one and quater front sommersault tucked or piked (Mat allowed) |
| 3. | Side sommersault |
| 4. | Front kaboom to feet |
| 5. | Back kaboom to feet |
| 6. | Barani with cruise to front, or full twisting front sommersault to front landing |
| 7. | Three quater back sommersault, full twisting Cody |
| 8. | Tripple cat twist |
| Routine | |
| A ten somersault routine with no repeated somersaults | |
| Reccomended competition grade: D | |
Award Elite
| once passing award 15 there is still a whole host of moves for you to learn - ask your coach! | |
| Reccomended competition grade: C | |
