Trampolining at County High

BG Award Levels

The BG award scheme addresses progress from the most basic of levels through to some quite advanced moves.  I have sorted them here into three basic groupings - those that a Level-1 Assistant Coach ought to be competent to teach (Awards 1 - 6) - these are Basic level, those requiring a Level-2 Coach (Awards 7-10) - which are Intermediate level,  and those requiring a Level-3 or higher coach (Awards 11-15) - which are Advanced.

Level 1 Awards

BG Trampoline Award 1 (Pass required in 6 of 7)

• Wait in turn & show good behaviour round trampoline
• Mount/dismount to/from central position on trampoline
• Can move, or be moved around the trampoline freely
• From the centre of the trampoline initiating deliberate & controlled movement, show at least 3 of the following:
  •  Lying on back & being bounced
  •  Standing & bouncing / rocking
  •  Hand and knees bouncing / rocking
  •  Sitting & bouncing / rocking

BG Trampoline Award 2 (Pass required in 6 of 7)

• From seat position, using arm movements, bounce
• Hand & knees bouncing
• Bounce a set number of times and stop
• Roll in the horizontal position (in control)
• ¼ turn in an upright position
• Seat drop, not returning to feet
• Show the star position

BG Trampoline Award 3 (Pass required in 6 of 7)

• Straight jumping using arms
• Puck jump
• Astride jumping
• ½ twist jump
• Star jump
• Back bouncing (with assistance)
• In a set number of jumps, show at least 2 skills

BG Trampoline Award 4 (Pass required in 6 of 7)

• Tuck jump touching below the kneecap
• Straddle jump
• Seat drop returning to feet
• Link two ½ twist jumps
• Split jumps
• Hands & knees to front landing
• Repeat a move 3 times without any intermediate jumps (swing time)

BG Trampoline Award 5 (Pass required in 6 of 7 and routine)

• 5 straight jumps, stop and stay still for 3 seconds
• Tuck jump with stretch and touch
• 'Piked' straddle jump
• Front landing on a mat
• Back landing on a mat
• Seat drop, to feet, ½ twist
• ½ twist, seat drop, to feet
• Routine: Straddle, seat landing, to feet, tuck jump, ½ twist, straight jump

BG Trampoline Award 6 (Pass required in 6 of 7 and routine)

• Seat landing, ½ twist to feet
• Seat landing, ½ twist to feet, seat landing, to feet
• ½ twist to seat landing, to feet
• Full twist
• Front landing, to feet
• Pike jump
• Forward roll
• Routine: Straddle, seat landing, to feet, tuck, ½ twist, pike, seat landing, ½ twist to feet, straight jump & stop

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Level 2 Awards

In these awards only the highlighted moves require a Level 2 coach - the other moves can be safely coached by a Level 1 coach.

BG Trampoline Award 7 (Pass required in 6 of 7 and routine)

• ½ twist to seat landing, ½ twist to feet
• Seat landing, ½ twist to seat landing, to feet (swivel hips)
• Back landing to feet
• Hands & knees forward turnover to back landing, to feet 
• Seat landing to hands & knees, to feet
• Seat landing, to feet, front landing, to feet
• Front landing, to feet, seat landing, to feet
• Routine: Front landing, to feet, tuck, ½ twist, straddle, seat landing, to feet, pike, full twist, straight jump & stop

BG Trampoline Award 8 (Pass required in 6 of 7 and routine)

• Seat landing, to front landing, to feet
• Front landing, to seat landing, to feet
• ½ twist to front landing, to feet
• ½ twist to back landing, to feet
• Front landing, ½ twist to feet
• Back landing, ½ twist to feet
• 5 back bounces
• Routine: Straddle, seat drop, ½ twist to feet, pike, front drop, to feet, tuck, hands & knees, forward turnover to back, to feet

BG Trampoline Award 9 (Pass required in 6 of 7 and routine)

• Front landings, piked & straight, to feet
• Back landings, piked and straight, to feet
• Front landing, to back landing, to feet
• Back landing, to front landing, to feet
• Forward ¾ turnover to back landing, to feet
• Seat landing, full twist to seat (roller), to feet
• Backward roll
• Routine: Full twist, straddle, seat landing, ½ twist to seat landing, ½ twist to feet, pike, back landing, ½ twist to feet, tuck, ½ twist

BG Trampoline Award 10 (Pass required in 6 of 8 and routine)

• Seat landing, ½ twist to back landing, to feet
• Back landing, ½ twist to back landing, to feet
• Front landing, ½ turn to front landing (½ turntable), to feet
• Hands & knees, forward turnover (t) to seat landing, feet
• Front or back landing, full twist to feet
• Full twist to back landing, to feet
• Back landing, back pull over to feet
• Front or back somersault (t)
• Routine: Back s/s (t or s), straddle, seat landing, ½ twist to seat landing, ½ twist to feet, pike, back landing, ½ twist to feet, tuck, full twist   OR
  Full twist, straddle, seat landing, ½ twist to seat landing, ½ twist to feet, pike, back landing, ½ twist to feet, tuck, front s/s (t)

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Level 3+ Awards

Once again, only the highlighted moves in Level 11 & 12 require a Level 3 or higher coach, other moves may be taught by a Level 2 coach (and those not involving somersault by a Level 1).  Awards 13-14 really do need a Level 3 or higher coach and Level 15 certainly requires a Level 4 coach.

BG Trampoline Proficiency Award 11

Compulsory elements

• Front s/s (p)
• Tuck, front s/s (p), ½ twist x3
• Back s/s (t)
• Back s/s (t), tuck x5
• Back s/s (t), seat landing, to feet
• Back s/s straight (or piked)
• Back s/s straight (or piked), straddle x5
• ¾ front s/s (s) to back landing, ½ twist to feet, tuck x3
• ¾ front s/s (s) to back landing, to front landing
• Routine: a 3 somersault routine using somersaults linked by a single shaped jump or twist - for example:
  Back s/s (s or p), straddle, back s/s (t), ½ twist, tuck, seat landing, ½ twist to feet, full twist, front s/s (p)

Optional - 4 of the following 6 elements

• Front to back to front to back to front landing
• Back landing, back pullover to front landing
• 1½ twist jump
• Seat landing, 1½ twist to feet
• Front landing, full twist to feet
• Back landing, full twist to back landing (cat twist)

Compulsory Floor Conditioning activities

• Hold crash dive position for 10 seconds
• Crunches x20
• Dorsal raises x20 without stopping
• Basic core stability exercises (transverse abdominis & multifidus)
• Heel raises x30

Compulsory Trampoline Conditioning activities

• 10 tucks, straddle, pikes consecutively
• 10 back bounces
• 5 consecutive swivel hips with legs locked straight

BG Trampoline Proficiency Award 12

Compulsory elements

• Barani with straight legs (sl)
• Barani (sl), ½ twist, straddle x3
• Barani, seat landing
• Back s/s piked (or straight)
• Back s/s piked (or straight), tuck (or other shape) x5
• Crash dive straight
• Crash dive straight, ½ twist to feet, tuck x3
• Back s/s (t) to seat landing, ½ twist to feet
• Back s/s (t), back landing, to feet
• Back s/s (t), front s/s (p)
• Routine: A 4 somersault routine with no somersault links. To include a barani, full twist link, for example:
  Back s/s (s), straddle, barani (sl), full twist, tuck, back s/s (t) to seat, ½ twist to feet, ½ twist, pike, front s/s (p)

Optional - 4 of the following 6 elements

• ¾ back s/s to front landing (lazy back), to feet
• Back landing, back pullover ½ twist to back landing, to feet
• ½ twist to ¾ forward turnover to back landing, to feet
• Back s/s (t) to seat landing, ½ twist to feet, back s/s (t)
• Back landing, 1½ twist to feet
• Front landing, ½ twist to front landing (cruise), to feet

Compulsory Floor Conditioning activities

• 5 consecutive V sits (pike-ups)
• 10 press-ups continuous
• 30 dorsal raises without stopping
• Front support held for 30 seconds
• Dish held for 30 seconds
• Hopping x30 each foot
• Basic core stability exercises - line out balance (with arms by ears, balance on one leg with body near horizontal, show tuck position with one leg and both arms then 'line-out' with arms by sides - repeat x 3 without putting foot to floor.  Then repeat with other leg.
• Holding sitting pike shape touching toes for 5 seconds

Compulsory Trampoline Conditioning activities

• 15 tucks, straddles, pikes, consecutively
• 15 straight bounces with arms held straight above head
• 5 consecutive cradles

BG Trampoline Proficiency Award 13

All tucked and piked moves are to have line-outs

Compulsory elements

• Barani (t)
• Barani (p)
• Back s/s (t), barani (t)
• Back s/s (p), barani (p)
• Back s/s (f), barani (f), tuck (or other shape) x3
• Back s/s (s), ½ twist, tuck x3
• Back s/s to back landing (t)
• Crash dive, bounce roll (t), ½ to feet
• ¾ back s/s (s) to front landing, to back landing (s)
• Barani (f), back landing
• Routine: a 6 somersault routine using the back barani combination, for example:
  Back s/s (s), barani (p), straddle, back s/s (t), barani (t), tuck, back s/s (t) to seat, ½ twist to feet, pike, front s/s (p)

Optional - 4 of the following 6 elements

• ¾ back s/s ½ twist to back landing (s)
• ¾ Barani (f) to front landing
• Double cat twist
• Corkscrew
• ¾ back s/s (s) to front landing, cruise to front landing
• 3 bounce rolls (t)

Compulsory Floor Conditioning activities

• 10 consecutive V sits (pike-ups)
• 15 continuous press ups
• Twisting dorsal raises x30 continuous
• Twisting crunches x30 continuous
• Hold sitting pike shape for 10 seconds touching toes
• Handstand
• Double leg squats x10

Compulsory Trampoline Conditioning activities

• 20 tucks, pikes, straddles consecutive
• 10 consecutive cat twists or cradles
• 10 consecutive back bounces (p)

BG Trampoline Proficiency Award 14

All tucked and piked moves are to have line-outs

Compulsory elements

• Barani (s)
• Back s/s (s), back s/s (t)
• Barani (p), back s/s (p)
• Back s/s, barani, repeat in different shapes x3
• 1¼ front s/s to front landing (t), to feet (mat allowed)
• Crash dive, ball out (t), ½ twist jump
• Back s/s (f) with ½ twist
• ½ twist to crash dive, ½ twist to feet
• Full twisting front s/s (f)
• Front s/s (p), front s/s (t)
• Routine: a 7 somersault routine, for example:
  Back s/s (s), barani (s), back s/s (t), straddle, back s/s (p), barani (t), back s/s (p) to seat, ½ twist to feet, pike, front s/s (p)

Optional - 4 of the following 6 elements

• Barani to back landing (f)
• Barani to back landing (f), ½ twist to front landing
• ¾ back s/s (s) to front landing, cruise & duck under to back landing
• 1¼ front s/s to front landing (p) (mat allowed)
• Back s/s (t), crash dive, ball out (t)
• ¾ front s/s (s) with full twist to back landing (¾ barani with ½ twist to back landing)

Compulsory Floor Conditioning activities

• Circuit repeated twice with 30 seconds between each item containing:
  • 10 consecutive V sits;
  • 10 continuous press ups;
  • 30 dorsal raises;
  • 30 twisting crunches;
  • 10 single leg squats, each leg
• Handstand held for 5 seconds

BG Trampoline Proficiency Award 15

All tucked and piked moves are to have line-outs, most of the moves and/or combinations in this award require a Level 4 coach.

Compulsory elements

• Crash dive, ball out barani (t)
• Back s/s (t), crash dive, ball out barani (p)
• Full twisting back s/s (s)
• Back s/s (f), barani (f), full twisting back s/s (s), tuck
• Rudi (s)
• 1¾ front s/s to back landing (t)
• Back s/s (s), back s/s (p) back s/s (t) x2
• ¾ back s/s (s) to front landing, cody (t)
• Back s/s, (t) ¾ back s/s (s) to front landing, cody (t)
• Back s/s (s), barani (s), back s/s (p), barani (p), back s/s (t), barani (t) x2
• Routine: Back s/s (s), barani (s), back s/s (p), barani (p), barani (t), back s/s (t), ¾ front s/s (s) to back landing, barani ball out (t), front s/s (p), front s/s (t) (or any routine of 5.6 tariff or more)

Optional - 4 of the following 9 elements

• ½ twist into front s/s (Arabian front)
• ½ twist into one 1/4 front s/s (t or p) (mat allowed)
• Side s/s (f)
• Front kaboom to feet
• Back kaboom to feet
• Barani (f) with cruise to front landing
• ¾ back s/s (s) to front landing, full twisting cody (s)
• Triple cat twist
• Ball out to front landing (f) (mat allowed)

Compulsory Floor Conditioning activities

• Circuit repeated three times with 30 seconds between each item containing:
  • 10 consecutive V sits;
  • 10 continuous squats;
  • 30 dorsal raises;
  • 30 twisting crunches;
  • 10 single leg squats, each leg;
  • 30 seconds heel raises

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