Tumbling Skills
A tumbling skill that goes backward. It is performed with the knees tucked into the chest.
What is a back tuck?
The flyer gets tossed up and caught in the bases arms, normally in a seated position.
What is a cradle?
The flyer stands on one leg. One leg is straight and the other is bent to a 45° angle.
What is a lib?
This person grabs the top person’s foot and their knee, normally on the right side while looking from the front.
What is a side base?
This level allows athletes to do standing back fulls.
What is level 6?
A skill that goes backward to land on hands, then on feet.
What is a back handspring?
The flyer rotates in a full spin, going from a lower to higher position.
What is a full up?
The flyer holds one foot over their head, while standing on the other leg.
What is a heel stretch?
This person normally holds the whole foot.
What is a main base?
This level‘s maximum amount of turning in stunts is a 1/4 turn.
What is level 1?
This skill is similar to a back tuck, except the athlete keeps their legs straight.
What is a layout?
The flyer switches from one leg to a different one, normally from a body position to a different one.
What is a tic toc?
The flyer bends one leg behind the body and reaches back to hold the foot.
What is a scorpion?
This person is normally behind the stunt, holding ankles.
What is a back spot?
This level is most commonly non tumble.
What is level 7?
This skill starts forwards, but includes a half twist, to make the athlete land backwards.
What is an Arabian?
The flyer gets released from the ground, completes a full backwards rotation, and gets caught in the bases hands.
What is a rewind?
The flyer extends one leg upward, holding it with their other hand. They use the hand on the leg’s side of the body and put it over the leg.
What is a bow and arrow?
The person lifted into the air.
What is a flyer?
This level allows full twisting skills, such as full ups and full downs.
What is level 3?
This skill is close to a back tuck, except the athlete rotates 720°.
What is a double?
The flyer gets released from the bases hands, completes a full twisting rotation, and gets caught by the bases, normally in a seated position.
What is a full down?
The flyer pulls one leg vertically behind themself, keeping it straight.
What is a needle?
This person stands in front and provides extra support.
What is a front spot?
This level doesn’t allow any international teams.
What is level 5?