Curriculum - Gymsport Specific

WOMENS ARTISTIC

Intermediate Advanced Advanced Silver High Performance

Vaulting Vaulting Vaulting

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and teach vaulting activities. teach vaulting activities. Vaulting activities.
 Landing from height  salto landing from height  Handspring forward with 360
 Running  Advanced hurdle drills turn
 Hurdle  Front salto to 30 and 60 cm  Handspring salto forward AS DETERMINED BY FIG
 Jumping and take-off matting tucked LEVEL 3
 Repulsion from hands  Front layout to 30 and 60 cm  Tsukahara tucked
matting  Handspring salto forward piked
 Handspring to back & feet  Tsukahara straight
 Yurchenko tuck
 Yurchenko straight
Uneven Bars/High Bar Bars Bars
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and teach bar activities. teach bar activities. Bar activities.
 Cast in support  Cast to handstand  Giant Swing – Backward,
 Glide swing  Development of turning on Forward, L grip with 180 and
 Long swing bars 360 turn - various grips
 Back hip circle  Giants - forward and  Transition skills HB to LB -
 Kip progressions backward Overshoot to HS, Pak, Eyova
 Glide kip cast to horizontal in  Sole circle LB to HB
series  Clear hip hecht LB to HB
 Fwd, bwd circle skills - clear,  Stalder and Endo circles
toe, stalder  Clear hip circle to HS - 180
and 360 turn
 Sole circle to HS - 180 and
360 turn
 Inside Stalder to Handstand
and with turn
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  Flight elements – Tkatchev,
Jaeger, Gienger
 Dismounts – double salto bwd
tuck, straight
Floor Floor Floor Floor
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and teach floor activities. teach floor activities. floor activities. and teach floor activities.
 Handstand  Round-off  Salto forward. piked with 180º
 Forward and  Front salto (tuck,pike,layout)  Salto forward straight. with
backward rolls  Back salto (tuck, pike,layout) 180º
 Limbers forward and  Handsprings / flysprings  Salto forward with 360º
backward  Backward handspring and  Salto forward with 540º
 Walkover forward and round-off back handspring  Salto backward with 180º
backward  Roundoff flic tuck & layout  Salto backward with 360º
 Cartwheel  Whips  Salto backward with 540º
 Courbette / snapdown  Back roll to handstand &  Salto backward with 720º
turning development  Double salto forward tucked
 Double salto backward tucked
 Simple acrobatic series
Dance Skills Dance Dance Skills Dance
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and teach dance skills teach dance activities dance skills and teach dance activities
 ½ turn on two feet |  1/2 turn in passe (be)  2/1 turn in passe (& 3/1)
high toes  1/1 turn in passe (be)  1/1 horizontal turn
 Piqué passe ½ turns  1/1 passe pivot to close,  Switch leap
 Jump, hop, leap lunge preparation  Tour jete
progressions  split jump, straight jump (fx,  Straddle 1/2
 Straight jump be)
 Springs | Right, Left  Jump 1/2 and full turn
assemble  Sissone and stag leap
 Split leap, split jump
 Straddle jump
Dance Choreography Beam Beam Beam
Musicality Effectively plan, implement and Effectively plan, implement and teach Effectively plan, implement
Effectively plan, implement teach beam activities. beam activities. and teach beam activities.
and teach dance  Back handspring to 2 feet  Back handspring in series
choreography musicality  back handspring stepout  Back handspring layout step

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 activities  Tic tocs, front and back out
 Posture (beam and walkovers  Handspring backward - 900,
floor)  Cartwheel tuck dismount 1800
 Basic ballet positions  Front salto dismounts  Saltos forward – tuck; aerial
 Basic ballet barre walkover
complex  Saltos backward - tuck, pike,
 Basic floor and beam straight
complex  Saltos sideward – tuck; aerial
 Movement to music cartwheel
 Dismounts with turns - medium
difficulty
 1. Forward straight – 1800,
3600, 5400
 2. Backward straight – 1800,
3600, 5400, 7200
 3. Dismount – gainer straight -
variations
 4. Dismounts with double
saltos - tuck
 Backward dynamic acrobatic
connections to dismount
Beam Trampoline Trampoline
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and teach Beam activities. teach trampoline activities. Beam activities.
 Handstand - lunge  Whip & back handspring  Salto forward straight. with
and stepdown  Handspring / flyspring to front 180º to 540º
 Side cartwheel and salto  Salto backward straight. with
cartwheel to lunge  Back salto (tuck, pike, 180º to 720º
 Bridges stretched)  Double salto forward tucked
 Press development  Front salto (tuck, pike,  Double salto backward tucked
 Landings - on and off stretched)  Combination acrobatics
 Twisting techniques
Trampoline Dance Choreography Musicality Dance Choreography Musicality
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and teach trampoline teach dance choreography dance choreography musicality
activities. musicality activities activities
 Jumping  Intermediate ballet barre  Advanced ballet barre complex
 Body bounces  Develop, kicks, body  Advanced Floor and Beam
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  Front and back drop contractions complex
rotation skills  Intermediate Floor and beam  Development of Artistry in
 Handsprings / complex / centre work , WAG gymnastics
flysprings walking kicks, leaps and  Creation of advanced optional
 Back handspring jumps & turns Beam and Floor routines
 Music styles and movement
to music.
 Creation of optional floor and
beam routines

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 MEN’S ARTISTIC

Intermediate Advanced Advanced Silver High Performance

Vaulting Vaulting Vaulting

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and teach Vaulting teach Vaulting activities. Vaulting activities.
activities.  Salto landing from height  Handspring salto forward tucked
 Running  Advanced hurdle drills  Tsukahara tucked AS DETERMINED BY FIG
 Hurdle and take-off  Front Salto to 30 and 60 cm  Tsukahara straight LEVEL 3
from board matting  Yurchenko tucked
 Handstand flat-back  Front layout to 30 and 60 cm  Yurchenko straight
 Basic landings matting
 Handspring to feet
High Bar High Bar High Bar
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and teach High Bar teach High Bar activities. High Bar activities.
activities.  Swing 1/2 turn to mixed grip  "Giant swing forward with turns
 Tension swings  Giant swings - backward and (180º to overgrip,
 Long hang swings forward  360º to mixed-grip and el-grip)"
 Back hip pullover  Kip to support  Giant swing backward with turns
 Back hip circle  Fwd, bwd circle skills - clear, (180º to under-grip and el-grip,
 Cast in support toe, stalder ?? 360º to over-grip)
 Flyaway - Tuck and layout  Giant swing backward hop to
under-grip
 Giant swing in el-grip hop to
under-grip
 Endo
 Stalder
 Double salto backward tucked
and straight
 Gienger salto straight
 Jaeger salto straddled
 Tkatchev straddled
 Dislocate (Adler) to handstand
 Double salto forward tucked

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 Floor Floor Floor
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and teach Floor activities. teach Floor activities. Floor activities.
 Cartwheel  Round-off  Salto forward. piked with 180º
 Forward and  Front salto (tuck,pike,layout)  Salto forward straight. with 180º
backward rolls  Back salto (tuck, pike,layout)  Salto forward with 360º
 Bridge  Handspring / flysprings /  Salto forward with 540º
 Handstand headsprings  Arabian salto
 Courbette /  Backward handspring and  Salto backward with 180º
snapdown round-off back handspring  Salto backward with 360º
 Round-off flic tuck & Layout  Salto backward with 540º
 Whips  Salto backward with 720º
 Back roll to handstand &  Double salto forward
turning development  Double salto backward
 Connected saltos
Pommel Horse Pommel Horse Pommel Horse
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and teach Pommel Horse teach Pommel Horse activities Pommel Horse activities
activities  Double leg circles (handles,  Circles in cross support on 1
 Double Leg Circles loops) pommel
on Mushroom  Scissor  3/3 cross support travels without
 Stride swings  Czech (buck) pommels
 Stockli (buck)  Side support travels without
pommels
 ¼ spindles in succession on
mushroom
 ½ & 1/1 spindle on end in cross
support
 ½ turn variations from circles –
kehr, wende 360º to 1080º
forward, stockli backward,
Czechkehr, direct stockli A and
B with and without pommels
 Hdst. dismount from undercut &
flair
 Scissors with ½ turn forward
and backward

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 Parallel Bars Parallel Bars Parallel Bars
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and teach Parallel Bars teach Parallel Bar activities. Parallel Bar activities.
activities.  Kip / drop kip  Layout back salto
 Cross support  Swing to handstand  Handstand turns – forward,
swings  Back uprise / Front uprise backward, hop
 Long Hang Swings  Basket swing / cast upper  Salto forward from support to
arm support
 Dismount - swing to  Salto backward to handstand
handstand  Stützkehre
 Diamidov
 Moy to support
 Giant swing
 Healy turn to support
 Felge (basket) to handstand
 Double salto backward
dismount
Trampoline Trampoline Trampoline
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and teach Trampoline teach Trampoline activities. Trampoline activities.
activities.  Whip & back handspring  Double back salto
 Basic jumps and  Handspring / flyspring to front  Consecutive saltos on long
landings salto tramp
 Body bounces - front  Back salto (tuck, pike,  Advanced twisting
and back stretched)  Using Harness
 Front, back, seat,  Front salto (tuck, pike,
hands and knees stretched)
drops  Twisting techniques
 Combinations on
trampoline
 Drills for front
handspring
 Drills for back
handspring
Rings Rings Rings
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and teach Rings activities. teach Rings activities. Rings activities.
 Basket  Support  Strength holds – cross, L-cross,
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  Stretched inverted  Inlocate support lever, swallow, inverted
hang – candle  Dislocate cross
 Long hang swings  Cast  Giant swing forward
 Saulto dismount  Giant swing backward
 Honma piked
 Double salto backward tucked
and straight
 Advanced strength complexes
 Salto forward with 180º and
540º
 Salto backward with 360º and
720º
 Double salto forward tucked

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 GYMNASTICS FOR ALL

Intermediate Advanced Advanced Silver

Tumbling Tumbling SynchroTumbling

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Tumbling activities. tumbling activities. Synchro tumbling activities.
 Handstand  Dive rolls  Tumbling runs - skill combinations
 Forward / backward roll  Back handsprings  Synchronisation
 Cartwheel  Front saults  Intensification
 Limbers/ walkovers  Back saults
 Round-off  Aerial cartwheel / side sault
 Front handspring
 Skill connections
Spring – Mini-Trampoline, Trampoline, Spring – mini trampoline, trampoline, Spring – mini trampoline, trampoline,
Vault vault vault
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Spring activities. spring activities. activities.
 Landings from height  Synchronised  Front layout
 Jumps and shapes  Dive rolls  Back layout
 Hurdle step to jump take-off  Back saults  Front layout 180-360° twist
 Over, around, along, through  Front saults  Back layout 180-360° twist
 Tramp drops: hand & knees, seat,  Front drop twists  Intensification
front, back  Back drop twists  Springing performance
 Equipment set-ups  Basic tramp combos  Mini-tramp vaulting

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 Swing - Bars Combinations and explorations Developing and Using Innovative
Effectively plan, implement and teach Swing Effectively plan, implement and teach Equipment
activities. combinations and explorations activities. Effectively plan, implement and teach using
 Long swing  Traditional equipment bigger equipment innovatively activities and
 Swing in support  Homemade equipment safety considerations:
 Pullover  Recycled equipment  Ideas for building new styles of
 Back hip circle equipment
 Under swing
 Glide swings
Acrobatics Acrobatics Acrobatics
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Acrobatics activities acrobatics activities acrobatics activities
 Front support skills  Basket pitch and catch  Creative entries, combinations and
 Thigh stands  Swing pitches exits
 Birdie on feet  swing catches  Safety - the ins and outs
 Box on box  Single pitch jump  Using choreography/dance
 Double foot pitch jump  Using gymnastics skills
 Birdie pop to recatch  Using apparatus
 Standing on shoulders  Pitch salto
 Group balances
Small Equipment Using bigger equipment innovatively Rope skipping
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equipment activities. using bigger equipment innovatively skipping activities.
 Elastic bands activities.  Single
 Pool noodles and safety considerations:  Long
 Tunnels  Crashmats  Double dutch
 Scarves  Air mats  Combinations
 Shapes  routines
 Swiss balls  Competitions and display
opportunities around the world

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 Hand Apparatus Group Activities Choreography and Dance
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apparatus activities. group activities. choreography and dance activities.
 DMP's for apparatus  Exchanges  Dance styles
 Throws  Hand apparatus in group routines  Advanced movement
 Rotation  Juggling Synchronisation
 Rolls  combining other apparatus  Large group performance
 Passing around body  Display formations from  Rules and regulations
 Passing under body Gymbuddies  Travelling OS - what you to prepare
Dance and Choreography Choreography and dance
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dance and choreography activities. choreography and dance activities.
 Movement to Music  Performance Skills
 Moving together  Movement changers
 Travelling  Elements of choreography
 Music mapping  Choreography with/ on apparatus
 Structure of a Routine  Performance
 Formations  Displays across the spectrum- age
 Transitions and abilities
 Performance  Displays with people with
disabilities

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 KINDERGYM

Intermediate Advanced (TBC)

Gross and fine motor skills Gross and fine motor skills
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fine motor skills activities. fine motor skills activities.
 Backward roll with wedge  Developing gross motor skills further
 Cartwheel
 Catching
 Kicking
 Under arm throwing
 Dynamic balance
DMPs Object management skills
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activities. management skills activities.
 Statics  Hand apparatus
 Landing
 Swing
 Spring
 Rotation
 Locomotion
Object management skills Teaching methods
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management skills activities. different teaching methods.
 Propelling  Role plays
 Controlling  Developing the leader
 Receiving
equipment Other
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activities activities
 Pathways  Brain-body links
 Themes  Developing inclusion
 Linking equipment
 Space
 Music
 Modifications and innovation

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 Teaching methods
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methods activities
 Direct
 Free Exploration
 Group time
Other
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activities.
 Class design
 Circuit design
 Planning themes
 Age characteristics

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 ACROBATICS
Intermediate Advanced Advanced Silver High Performance

Principles Of Acro Principles of Acro Principles of Acro

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and teach Principles of Acro teach Vaulting activities. Vaulting activities.
activities. considerations: considerations:
 Points of support and  Routine development and  Routine requirements
weight transfer construction  Tariff sheets
 Basic grips and hand  Shaping and specific ACR  FIG tables of Difficulty
AS DETERMINED BY FIG
and feet positions conditioning  Points of support LEVEL 3
 The role of the base,  Group A Handstands  Talent identification
top, middle and  Press to Handstand  Group B Handstands - Overarch
“spotter”  Split press to handstand and Super Arch
 Entry, exit and  Straddle Lever  'Group C to E Handstands
readiness  Half Lever Jaegar, Flag and Planche
 Principles of good
posture
Individual skills Individual Skills Individual Skills
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and teach Individual Skills teach Individual Skills activities. Individual Skills activities.
activities.  Round-off  Chest stand
 Forward and  "Balance - Crocodile"  Elbow walk over to split
backward rolls  Flex - Healy  Tuck sault to knee
 Handstand  Front handspring  Split press to handstand
 Limbers  Agility - Flic step out  Valdez
 Cartwheels - side and  Round-off back handspring  Flic tuck and flic layout
step in  Back tuck salto  Handspring front salto
 Courbette / snapdown  Front tuck salto  Arabian salto
 Side salto
 Layout to split
 Straight back salto with 360’

Pair Balance Pair balance Pair balance
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and teach Pair Balance teach Pair balance activities. Pair balance activities.
activities.  "Unsupported hstd  Unsupported and high

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  Bird on feet  tuck/straddle /pike hold" handstand
 Supported handstand  base lying down - holding  1 ft to stand in hand (1:1)
on feet tops foot in tied hands. Top  2:2 Standing high
 Standing on performs various optional  2:2 PoV high candle
shoulders poV  2:1 straddle on bridge
 Standing on thighs  Straddle on low candle  1 arm back birdie
 standing on hands  2:1 top PoV
 handstand on shoulders  high candle to low (P) Base 180
with support from base OR (p)
top standing on 1 leg on  "1 ft standing high (1:1)
shoulder of Base  Top optional PoV"
 Crocodile on split  2:2 handstand; POV with
head/hand motion 2:1/1:1
 base slide to split / Stand to  1 arm inverted split
sit
Trio Balance Trio Balance Trio Balance
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and teach Trio Balance teach Trio Balance activities Trio Balance activities
activities  L5 trio supported and  B& M Side by side bridge, T in
 Category 1 – Two unsupported handstand position value >2 (hand to foot )
bases, top stands on  Base in lunge, M in straddle  B&, Handstand Teepee, T in
lower back of base on B's back leg (supporting press to handstand
and middle hand on B's shoulder). T  B in bridge, M in semi supported
 Category 2 – Front standing on B's shoulders. handstand, T in POV >2 (hand
support pyramid (two  Base - 1 arm bunk, free arm to foot )
tops) extended. Middle lies on  B in bridge, M in bridge, T in
 Category 3 – One Base with legs straight, POV > 3
base in different head towards Base’s  B in split, M stand on shoulders
positions knees. Middle may hold holding high, T in POV.
 Category 4 – Middle onto Base. Top performs a  "Top performs tuck lever on
on shoulders of base tuck hold on Middle’s feet middles 1 foot. Middle is
 Category 5 –  Perhaps Page 73 Row E supported by Base’s 1 foot.
Standing on thighs skill 4 value 7 OR Page 74 Base lying, legs straight and
with support (middle Row D Skill 1 Value 5. vertical. Base and middle hold
on feet of base)  "Top performs tuck lever on hands "
middles feet. Middle is  B in lunge, M in arch handstand
supported by Base’s feet. holding B's waist, B supporting
Base lying, legs straight under M's thigh, T in POV hand
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 and vertical. Base and to body)
middle hold hands "
Pair Dynamic Pair Dynamic Pair Dynamic
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and teach Pair Dynamic teach Pair Dynamic activities Pair Dynamic activities
activities.  Foot pitch straight jump  "Front layout over head throw
 Dynamic – Assisted  Back pike from hands from thigh or R/O salto over
straight jump  Bird pop re catch head"
 Dismount – Straight  Pitch to Catch feet  Back layout from hands ≥180
jump off back twist
 Bird on feet, pop and  Pitch catch bird - this should go
re-catch into bronze
 Foot pitch straight  Pitch to Catch Handstand -
jump Cascade
 Front layout overhead ≥180
twist
 Double salto from pitch or hands
 Handspring to handstand
 Stand in Hands recatch - 180
twist recatch or courbette
recatch

Trio Dynamic Trio dynamic Trio dynamic

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and teach Trio dynamic teach Trio dynamic activities. Trio dynamic activities.
activities.  Boost skill, straight jump  Front layout overhead L6 1C
 Dynamic – Jump from  platform/pitch layout salto  Platform or pitch Back layout
floor to basket  3/4 front salto platform to ≥180 twist
 Dismount – Double basket  "Helicopter 2/4 ≥180 OR
foot pitch straight  Handstand Release to 1/4  4/4 pike to wrap from basket"
jump to catch in basket  Handstand release 3/4 scoop to
 Catch – Sit in catch in basket
platform, throw to dish  Round off double salto
in basket  Pitch/platform 4/4 salto ≥360
 Platform layout recatch
 Handstand on platform ,
throwing and/or catch in
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 handstand
Dance Choreography Dance Choreography musicality Dance Choreography musicality
Musicality Effectively plan, implement and Effectively plan, implement and teach
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and teach Dance musicality activities. activities.
Choreography Musicality  Demonstrating floor  Musical interpretation
activities. coverage and use of the 3D  Variety of music and
 Basic ballet positions space. choreography to communicate a
 Basic ballet barre  Recognise themes and story line or theme.
complex emotions of music by  Selection of leotards/attire to
 Demonstrate an preparing a piece of suit the composition of the
understanding of choreography with varied choreography.
different beats movements, relationships  Demonstrate three
 Body movements at and accents. choreographed pieces of
different tempos different styles/themes/story
 Selection of age lines.
appropriate music

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 AEROBICS

Intermediate Advanced Advanced Silver High Performance

Acrobatic Skills General Acrobatic Skills

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and teach Acrobatic skills teach General activities. Acrobatic skills activities.
activities.  Routine development and  Round-off AS DETERMINED BY FIG
 Fwd roll construction  Headspring LEVEL 3
 Bwd roll  Strength and conditioning  Forward Handspring
 Include Plyometric Training  Back handspring
 Saltos – fwd / bwd / sideways
Static Strength Acrobatic skills Static Strength
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and teach Static Strength teach Acrobatic skills activities. teach Static Strength activities.
activities.  Dive roll  1/1 turn in support (L, straddle,
 L Support  Handstand V, lever) 1/1 turn straddle
 Straddle  Cartwheel support
 Handstand forward roll  Moldovan 1/1
 Bwd roll to handstand  Straddle planche
 Walkovers – forward /
backward
Dynamic Strength Static strength Dynamic Strength
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and teach Dynamic Strength teach Static strength activities. Dynamic Strength activities.
activities.  Straddle V support  Plio PU ,Explosive A Frame
 Push up  V support  PU 1/1 to PU
 Tricep Push up  Horizontal support  Wenson hinge, free Wenson,
 ½ turn in support free Wenson hinge or lateral PU
 High V support ½ PU, to split
 Double leg circle, Flair
 Helicopter , Helicopter to split

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 Turns and Split Elements Dynamic Strength Turns and Split Elements
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and teach Turns and Split teach Dynamic Strength activities. Turns and Split Elements activities
Elements activities  Wenson push-up  Free support balance ( frontal,
 Splits / Vertical Split /  A Frame lateral, vertical split)
pancake  Balance full turn
 1 ½ , 2/1 turn
 1/1 horizontal to vertical split
 1/1 to vertical split
 Free vertical split
 Illusion to vertical split
Jumps and Leaps Turns and split elements Jumps and Leaps
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and teach Jumps and Leaps teach Turns and split elements Jumps and Leaps activities
activities activities  1 ½ and 2/1
 Straight Jump  Illusion  1 ½ and 2/1 to PU
 Tuck jump  1 turn to Vertical Split  ½ turn Forms, ½ and ½
 Jumps with 1/2 and  ½ turn Forms ½ to split
full turns  ½ turn Forms ½ to PU
 Air Jack  Straddle jump
 Stride leap  Butterfly
 Scissor leap  Off axis
Choreography Jumps and Leaps Choreography
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and teach Choreography teach Jumps and Leaps activities Choreography activities.
activities.  Straddle / Pike jumps  Produce 1/2 or full routine
 Music and Musicality  Jumps with rotation to feet  Insert given elements
 Aerobic Content - Str, T, Coss, Spl, Str, Pi  Produce choreography notes
 Transitions  Jumps with rotation to split
 Links landings - Str, T, Coss, Spl,
 Lifts and interactions Str, Pi
 Space and  Switch Split Leap
Formations  Free fall , ½ turn, gainer,
 Artistry 1/1 to PU
 Forms to PU
 ** straight, tuck, cossack,
split, straddle, pike

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 Choreography
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teach Choreography activities.
 Complexity
 Transitions/linking
 AMPs - Arms / Legs
 Opening and Endings

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 RHYTHMIC

Intermediate Advanced Advanced Silver High Performance

General General Jumps AS DETERMINED BY FIG

Effectively plan, implement Effectively plan, implement and Effectively plan, implement and teach LEVEL 3
and teach General activities. teach General activities. jump activities.
 Basic ballet and  Routine development and  WITH TAKE OFF FROM 2
posture, arms and construction FEET
feet positions  Groups / multiples  Split leaps (#3) L2
 Basic ballet barre  Physical preparation  Pike jumps with legs together
 Basic floor (#36) L2
progressions  WITH TAKE OFF FROM 1
 Movement to music FOOT
 choreography  Pike jumps from one foot (#36)
L2
 FROM 1 FOOT WITH TRAVEL
 Split leaps (#1) L2
 With ring (#1) L2
 Split leaps with leg switch (#7,9)
L2
 Stag leap with ring L2
 JUMPS with ROTATION
 Sauts verticaux en tournant
more than 360° (#46) (L2)
 Sauts groupés more than 360°
(#45) (L2)
 Fouetté (#33,34) L2
Freehand Choreography Apparatus
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and teach Freehand teach Choreography activities. apparatus activities.
activities.  Linking movements,  Variety in 'throw and catch'. Risk
 Scissor, tuck jump handling variety introduction min. 2 elements
 Low arabesque pivot  static, levels of space, unity with rotation plus additional
 Balance in passe  Music criteria.
 Front horizontal  left and right hand  Body Movement difficulties,
balance combinations of several mastery
components in one set of
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  Chaine, body waves dance, new and novel ways of
 Waltz, grapevine, step using mastery.
hop  Fundamental and Other
Technical Groups / Mastery /
Risk
Rope Flexibility Balances
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and teach Rope activities. teach flexibility activities balance activities.
 Open rope catch  Trunk bent over the leg at  Arabesque on the knee (#38) L2
 Skipping, travelling the horizontal in different  Attitude on the knee (#40) L2
forward directions: forward,  Back splits with help (#12) L2
 Rotations while backwards or sideways (#1,  Leg in ring position with help
balancing on two feet #2, & #3) L1 (#16) L2
 Wraps  Splits with slow turn (180°-  All other variations of free leg
 Vertical Échappé 360°) with help (#4,6,8) L1 front at the horizontal (#4,31) L2
 Standing  Ring with slow turn ( 180°-  Front splits with help and on the
circumduction 360°) with help (#10) L1 knee (#5,32) L2
 Circle with help (#14B,C) L1  Leg sideways at the horizontal
 Side splits with trunk at the (second position) on the knee
horizontal with help (#16B) (#35) L2
L1  Side splits with help and also on
 Back splits with trunk at the the knee (#8,36) L2
horizontal with help (#18B)  Front scale (#23) L2
L1  Back scale (#20) L2
 Penchée (#20) L1  Side scale (#21) L2
 Below the horizontal,
support on feet or knees
(#29) L1
 Lying on the stomach
(#30B) L1
 Splits on the floor front or
back with side roll (360°)
(#33A) L1
Hoop Freehand Acrobatics Pivots
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and teach Hoop activities teach Freehand Acrobatics pivot activities.
 On body and on floor activities  PIVOTS with FREE LEG above
 Retro roll  Rolls on floor HORIZONTAL L2
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  Roll over shoulder  Cartwheels and variations  Front or side splits with help
 Small vertical toss  Forward walkovers and (#9)
 Passing (skipping) variations  Back splits with ring with help
through  Backward walkovers and (#29)
 Frontal rotations variations FOUETTE L2
 Axis spin  Fouetté in “passé” (#41),
attitude or arabesque (free leg
at the horizontal or higher)
Ball Rope Multiples (pairs/trios)
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and teach Ball activities teach Rope activities multiples activities.
 Roll ball down arm  Fig 8 w body movement  Exchanges, colaborations,
 Small roll along floor  Passing under in a leap formations, dynamic elements
 Bounces  Skip through w throw to with rotations
 With wrist skip through  Difficulties with exchange, body
 Small throw and catch  Double release difficulties, Dance, formations,
in one hand (wammie) Risk, Cannon
 Kneeling body  Open rope throw  Elite Identification (Establish an
circumduction with  Throw w one rotation Elite Criteria by GA)
handling and catch (e.g. throw
 Rebound off knee chaine)
Clubs Hoop Waves
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and teach Clubs activities. teach Hoop activities. wave activities.
 Balance on toes with  Roll on three body parts  Total body wave (#34) L2
club circles  Oblique throw  Total wave with spiral (360°)
 Side body wave with  Pass over in a leap (“tonneau”) on both feet or on
tapping  Rotations without hands one foot) (#35,36) L2
 Cat leap with  Axis on hand
overhead clubs  Vertical figure of 8 in front
 Chasse with alternate and behind
lateral swings
 180° pivot pass clubs
behind back
 Half tosses
Ribbon Ball Flexibility
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and teach Ribbon activities. teach Ball activities. flexibility activities.
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  Skipping with snakes  Roll on three body parts,  Splits with slow turn (180°-
overhead standing and on floor 360°) without help (#5, 7,8) L2
 Passé balance with  Different series of bounces  Circle with help and with slow
spirals  Small throws without hands turn (#14D,E) L2
 Cat leap through large  Circumduction’s  Circle without help (#15D,E) L2
circle  Unstable balance on a part  Side splits with trunk at the
 Passé pivot with of the body horizontal with help with slow
horizontal circles  Throw, body rotation, catch turn (#16C,D) L2
 Catching the end of in one hand  Side splits with trunk at the
the ribbon horizontal without help (#17) L2
 Kneeling  Back splits with trunk at the
circumduction with horizontal with help with slow
horizontal circles turn (#18C,D) L2
 Back splits with trunk at the
horizontal without help (#19) L2
 Penchée with slow turn (#20) L2
 Front splits with back bend of
the trunk (#22) L2
 Front splits with back bend of
the trunk with walkover (#22) L2
 Illusion forward (#25) L2
 Illusion sideways (#26) L2
 Illusion backwards with circle of
the leg in different directions,
without full bend of the trunk
(#28) L2
 Lying or chest (#30D,G) L2
 Lying or chest with rotation
(#31C,D) L2
 Support on the forearms (#32)
L2
Clubs
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teach Clubs activities.
 Mills
 Asymetrical
 Tosses and Flicks
 Two clubs large throw
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  One club throw w passing
the other club
 Handling including rolls and
tapping
Ribbon
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teach Ribbon activities.
 Spirals (on and off floor)
 Snakes (on and off floor)
 Passing through and over
(figure of eight)
 Echappe
 Boomerang throw (large
throw of ribbon w one
element of rotation
underneath
 Rotation of stick around
hand
Waves
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teach wave activities.
 Front and back wave L1
 Side wave L1
Jumps
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teach jump activities
 Ring jumps or leaps with 1
leg (#24) L1
 Arch jump (#39) L1
 Cossack jump (#21) L1
 Scissor jumps (#27) L1
 Cabriole (#40) L1
 Stag leap (#16) L1
 Sauts verticaux en tournant
up to 360° (#46) L1
 Sauts groupés up to 360°
(#45) L1

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 Balances
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teach balance activities
 Balance with leg back lower
than horizontal (45°) with
back bend of the trunk (#3)
L1
 Attitude (#14) L1
 Balance with leg lower than
the horizontal (45°) and
trunk bent forward (#2) L1
 Free leg front at the
horizontal and on the knee
(#4,31) L1
 Free leg sideways at the
horizontal (second position)
(#7) L1
Pivots
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teach pivot activities
 PIVOTS “PASSE” L1
 In “passé” position towards
inside (inward turn) (#1)
 In “passé” position towards
outside (outward turn) (#1)
 PIVOTS with FREE LEG at
the HORIZONTAL L1
 Free leg front or side (in the
second position) (#4)
 Free leg stretched back
(Arabesque or Attitude)
(#21)

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 TRAMPOLINE

Intermediate Advanced Advanced Silver High Performance

Basic Skills General Introduction

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and teach basic skills teach general activities. introductory activities.
activities.  Height drills, introduction of  Increase of height
 Straight jump, time of flight  introduction of puck shape AS DETERMINED BY FIG
checking landing  Reinforcement of shape, LEVEL 3
 Basic jumps, kick out fast action, kick-outs,
 Basic landings - seat,  Twisting direction and
front, back, hands and teaching twisting
knees
Combinations Trampoline skills Trampoline skills
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and teach Combinations teach trampoline skills activities. trampoline skills activities.
activities.  Front salto - tuck, pike,
 Seat to front straight  Ballouts (back landing salto to
 Back to front  Front cody feet)
 Front to seat  1 3/4 front salto  Rudi ball out
 Front to back  Double front  Double twist back salto
 Baranis  Full out - T & Str
 Rudi  Full in Full out - T
 Back salto - tuck, pike,  Double front half out
straight  Rudi out - T, P
 Back cody  Full in, half out - T, P & S
 1 1/4 Back salto  Half in, half out - T & P
 Cruising  Half in, Rudi out - T & P
 Ball out 1 1/2  Arabians
 Double back, tuck and pike
 Full twist back salto
Twisting Trampoline sports specific Double mini trampoline
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and teach Twisiting activities. Effectively plan, implement and double mini trampoline activities
 Feet to feet twisting teach trampoline sports specific  Running drills
 Half twist to landing - principles activities.  S/S S/S passes

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 front, back, seat  Routine construction  Twisting S/S passes
 Landing half twist to  Handspotting  Basic single double passes
feet - front, back, seat  Kipping  mount and dismount drills
 Full twist skills-full  Other twisting skills (cat  Double double passes
twist to back twist, corkscrew etc)
 Roller - seat full twist
to seat
Double Mini Trampoline Double mini trampoline Synchronised Trampoline
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and teach double mini teach double mini trampoline Synchronised trampoline activities
trampoline activities activities  Identifying appropriate synchro
Critical evidence  Non-scoring skills into s/s pairs
Demonstrated ability to plan passes  building good synchro routines
and teach double mini  Use of mount and spotter
trampoline activities from the s/s skills
list below including  Change of mount arm
appropriate progressions, position and speed of run
teaching methods, key up for mount versus spotter
coaching points and safety skills
considerations.  Back somersault tuck
 Runn approach  Back somersault pike
 Hurdle onto DMT  Back somersault layout
 Basic Jumps on DMT  Reverse back sault (tuck)
 Components of DMT  Full twist back sault
 Pass construction for  Front somersault - tuck,
DMT pike, straight
 Barani (piked)
 Barani (straight)
 Inward front sault (tuck)
 Rudi
 Double Front sault (tuck)
Trampoline sports specific Synchronised Trampoline Trampoline sports specific principles
principles Effectively plan, implement and Effectively plan, implement and teach
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and teach trampoline sports activities activities
specific principles activities  Starting together  Benefits of introducing twisting
 Technical aids for  Counting rotational skills
Trampoline  eg Full twisting ballouts, FT back
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  Routine construction for cody, etc.
synchro  continuation of cruising drills
 Identifying a leader  biomechanics;
vs.follower  building time of flight
 Rig work - timing for front and
back landings
 use of bungy
 use of pit
Routine development Other
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and teach routine teach other activities.
development activities.  Mat use
 Routine construction  Introduction to rig work (on
the job training)
Routine Choreography
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teach Routine Choreography
activities.
 Routine development and
construction
 Competition preparation

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 TUMBLING

Intermediate Advanced Advanced Silver High Performance

Basic Skills Tumbling Skills Tumbling Skills

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teach basic skills activities. teach tumbling skills activities. teach tumbling skills activities.
 Straight jump, checking  Round-off  Double back rotations -
landing  Front salto tuck, pike and straight
 Basic jumps, kick out (tuck,pike,layout)  Double with 1/1 in and 1/1
 Basic landings - seat,  Back salto (tuck, out AS DETERMINED BY FIG
front, back, hands and pike,layout)  Linking to and from tempo LEVEL 3
knees  Back layout salto 360° twist saltos
 Front salto 1/2 (tuck, pike)  Rudolph
 Front salto360° twist
 Front sault step outs
 Baranis
 Basic combined series
Combinations Preparation Preparation
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teach Combinations activities. teach Preparation activities. teach Preparation activities.
 Seat to front  Safe Landings  Body Preparation - high
 Back to front  Strength and conditioning impact landings
 Front to seat  Plyometric drills
 Front to back
Twisting other other
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teach Twisiting activities. teach other activities. teach other activities.
 Feet to feet twisting  Intermediate pass  Advanced pass
 Half twist to landing - front, construction construction
back, seat  Competition Preparation  Competition Preparation
 Landing half twist to feet -  Connecting Tumble passes  Connecting Tumble passes
front, back, seat - 8 skill - 8 skill
 Full twist skills-full twist to
back
 Roller - seat full twist to
seat

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 Double Mini Trampoline
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teach double mini trampoline
activities
 Runn approach
 Hurdle onto DMT
 Basic Jumps on DMT
 Components of DMT
 Pass construction for DMT
Trampoline sports specific
principles
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teach trampoline sports specific
principles activities
 Technical aids for
Trampoline
Routine development
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teach routine development
activities.
 Routine construction

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