SPORTS ACROBATICS LEVELS MANUAL - Gymnastics Australia
SPORTS ACROBATICS LEVELS MANUAL - Gymnastics Australia
SPORTS ACROBATICS LEVELS MANUAL - Gymnastics Australia
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L2 – Trio – Balance<br />
L2 – Trio – Balance<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Skill Description of Skill Important Points<br />
Group Skill<br />
Base kneels, Middle stands<br />
behind base and holds<br />
arabesque with hands on<br />
bases shoulders. Top holds<br />
handstand supported by<br />
base (3 sec hold)<br />
Individual Skill<br />
Elephant Stand (2 sec hold)<br />
Balance on knees with<br />
arms bent, knees resting on<br />
elbows<br />
OR<br />
Kick towards handstand (1<br />
sec hold)<br />
Top<br />
Upright body<br />
Straight arms and legs<br />
Middle<br />
Arms straight<br />
Straight support and free leg<br />
Free leg at least horizontal<br />
Light touch on bases<br />
shoulders, no lean on base.<br />
Base<br />
No excessive support of top<br />
Upright body, straight arms<br />
Elephant Stand<br />
Correct body shape<br />
Stable position<br />
Kick towards handstand<br />
Straight legs and arms<br />
First leg must reach vertical<br />
Second leg must leave the<br />
floor and then straighten<br />
Toes pointed<br />
3<br />
4<br />
Group Skill<br />
Base lies on ground with<br />
feet supporting middles<br />
lower back. Top stands on<br />
middles thighs (facing<br />
same direction) supported<br />
by middles arms (3 sec<br />
hold)<br />
Individual Skill<br />
Dish position (2 sec hold)<br />
roll to arch (2 sec hold) and<br />
roll to dish position again<br />
(2 sec hold)<br />
Top<br />
Straight body from head to<br />
feet<br />
Middle<br />
Arms straight<br />
Upright body<br />
Squat not too deep<br />
Base<br />
Legs straight<br />
No arch in back or pike in<br />
body<br />
Dish position<br />
No pike in body or arch in<br />
lower back<br />
Only lower back touching<br />
flor<br />
Arch position<br />
Arms and legs straight<br />
Only hips and stomach<br />
touching floor<br />
Head in line with trunk<br />
Turn<br />
No stopping in turns<br />
Controlled body tension in<br />
turn<br />
© <strong>Gymnastics</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> Sports Acrobatics Levels Manual Page 24<br />
Version 1 – January 2007
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