British Gymnastics Trampoline Award Scheme

BG Award Levels

The BG award scheme addresses progress from the most basic of levels through to some quite advanced moves.  They are sorted here into three groupings,

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

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

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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 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)

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

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Advanced Level 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 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 1¼ 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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