Crash Dive: A trampoline skill where ¾ of a front somersault is performed landing in the back. Also called a suicide, but that term is not too popular with gym owners.
Tag Archives: Trampoline Training
Definition: Cody
Cody: Back somersault from a front drop on the stomach done on the trampoline. This can be a difficult skill to rotate when first learning it.  It is a good training drill for Tzukahara vaults.
Definition: Barani
Barani: A forward somersault with a half-twist. The skill is most often done in the layout position and the twist is done with a ¼ in, ¼ out twist timing. In TnT (Tumbling and Trampoline) competitions, a barani is any front somersault skill with a ½ twist (the twisting can be done as a ½ in, ¼-¼ or […]
Definition: Ball Out
Ball Out: On trampoline this term refers to a front somersault done from a bounce on the back.
Definition: Airplane
Airplane: A trampoline skill done by jumping with a ½ longitudinal axis (LA) twist to a front drop. Airplane Drills and Progressions with young gymnast Best one done at 3:05
Definition: Adolph
Adolph: A front somersault (usually layout) with 3½ twists done on trampoline. Adolph – front 3½ twist – done on backyard trampoline
