SPORTS ACROBATICS LEVELS MANUAL - Gymnastics Australia

L3 – M4 – Dynamic
L3 – M4 - Dynamic
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Skill Description of Skill Important Points
Group Skill
Trio pitch from standing on
platform to land in dish on
back in basket, with
assistance from middle 2.
Individual Skill
Hurdle cartwheel snap up
(Cartwheel has ¼ turn to
snap legs in beside each
other)
OR
Forward roll, hurdle,
cartwheel
Group Skill
Base and middle 2 form a
pair, top and middle 1 form
a pair.
Both pairs then perform an
assisted straight jump with
release, and an assisted
landing. Jump can be
performed from step in or
from standing.
Jumps can be performed
simultaneously or in
immediate succession.
Top
Stable when standing on
platform
No pike or arch in flight and
landing
Must show flight
Landing must be in dish
shape
Base and Middles
Stability in throwing and
catching
Hurdle
Take off from two feet
Cartwheel Snap
Body stretched
Must be in straight line
Hands push off floor to get
shoulders up while second
foot snaps down next to the
first foot
Forward roll
Roll on shoulders
No push off floor with hands
in standing
Top and Middle 2 – acting
as tops
No pike or arch in body in
straight jump
No fall against base, or deep
squat in landing
Base and Middle 1 – acting
as bases
Timing of jump
Must not be a lift, must
show flight
Show release and re-catch to
assist “tops” landing
© Gymnastics Australia Sports Acrobatics Levels Manual Page 40
Version 1 – January 2007