| POWER
TUMBLING Power
tumbling is performed on elevated spring runways that help
tumblers propel themselves higher than a basketball goal as they
demonstrate speed, strength and skill while executing a series
of acrobatic maneuvers. Top-level contenders will perform
explosive somersaults with multiple flips and twists.
TRAMPOLINE
Although even in the early years
of trampolining, notable American and international athletes
performed many of the difficult skills and combinations of
skills that are seen today, modern trampoline competitions are
quite different those of the early developmental years -- due in
part to advances in equipment design, changes in the rules and
governance, and more systematic training of the athletes.
International competition trampolines are larger and more
powerful than those utilized in the early years and a far cry
from the "backyard" models that are found today in most American
suburban neighborhoods. These modern trampolines can propel
trained athletes as high as 30 feet in the air during
performances! During two competitive routines of 10 skills each,
upper-level athletes can easily demonstrate a graceful array of
double, triple and twisting somersaults.
SYNCHRONIZED
TRAMPOLINE
Synchronized trampoline demands
the same athletic skill as individual trampoline, while adding
the element of precision timing. Using two trampolines, two
athletes perform identical 10-skill routines at the same time.
In this most artistic event in the sport, each performs as a
mirror image of the other, doubling the visual beauty of
trampoline competition.
DOUBLE
MINI-TRAMPOLINE
Double mini is a relatively new
sport that combines the horizontal run of tumbling with the
vertical rebound of trampoline. After a short run, the athlete
jumps onto a small two-level trampoline to perform a rebounding
trick immediately followed by a dismount element onto a landing
mat. Double mini is similar in concept to springboard diving,
using a mat instead of water. |
