SPORTS ACROBATICS LEVELS MANUAL - Gymnastics Australia

- Pair’s – As well as being a specific term, it is often used to describe as a group
Men’s Pair, Women’s Pair and Mixed Pair. As with Groups these three pair
disciplines are described as simply Pair’s. In level 1 to three, pairs can be any mix
of male and female. In levels 4 to 10 they are set as detailed earlier.
- Pike-lever - The upper body is upright with the legs together and straight held
horizontal between hands. Support is only on the hand/s.
- Pike-sault - A sault with straight legs. The angle between legs and chest must be
less than 90º.
- Pitch-catch - Foot-pitch to catch in reverse standing on hands.
- Planche - Body held straight and horizontal facing down supported only with the
hands. Legs must be straight but may be straddled.
- Platform - In W3 and M4, two partners facing each other with interlocked hands.
Hand to wrist grip creating a flat surface for a partner to stand on.
- Press to handstand - An acrobat lifts to handstand with strength. No swing,
jump, or extra support of partner/s is allowed.
- Reverse handstand - A hand to hand handstand where partners hold facing the
same direction.
- Reverse standing - Top standing on Base facing opposite direction.
- Sault - Somersault.
- Series - A tumbling series is a combination of two or more tumbling elements.
- Set - Compulsory and fixed skills or order.
- Shoulder-stand - Acrobat is inverted with straight body, supported at the
shoulders.
- Simple Joining Steps - Almost walking steps to move around the floor, walking
with simple arm movements, side chasse’s, etc. The body movements bear no
relationship to the style of the music, nor do they have to work in harmony with
the music
- Star - Top is held on their side supported on their hip with legs straddled. Base is
supporting with one straight arm above the head.
- Start value - The difficulty value is converted to a start value by using the
conversion table.
- Straddle-lever - The upper body is upright with the legs straddled and straight
held horizontal. Support is only on the hand/s.
- Tied-arm handstand - Acrobat is in a handstand position on partner’s shoulders.
Partner provides additional support by holding arms.
- Trio – when three people work together. In level 1 to 3 this can be any
combination of male and female. In levels 4 to 10 tis is fixed as three females.
- Tuck-lever - The upper body is upright with the legs together. Support is only on
the hand/s.
- Twist - Acrobat rotates around the long axis of the body. Legs together.
- Y-scale - Support on one leg with other leg raised to the side. The raised leg is
straight, held near the ankle with a hand.
© Gymnastics Australia Sports Acrobatics Levels Manual Page 46
Version 1 – January 2007