Nova Trampoline & DMT Club
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About competitions!
FAQ's What happens when I arrive at a competition? How do I progress through grades? Age groupsAges are normally calculated from the age of the competitor on 31st December in the year of the competition. (For the “Schools” competition they are calculated from 1st September.) Boys and Girls normally compete separately unless numbers are very low. At Grade ‘3’ to '6' competitors are split into the following groups Under 9 Under 11 Under 13 Under 15 Under 18 Over 18 There is no Under 9s Group at Grade '1' or ‘2’. Under 9s who wish to move up to Grades ‘1’ and ‘2’ must perform the Under 11 Routines and compete in the Under 11 Age Groups. ClothingUnless rules state otherwise, Girls have to wear a long sleeved leotard, Boys wear a male leotard (sleeveless/gymnastic) and “whites”. For some events (e.g. “Schools”,) boys are allowed to wear white T-shirts and white shorts. Both wear white ankle socks or trampoline/gymnastic slippers.
GradesTrampolinists are grades from 1 (the top level in the country) through to grade 6 (novice level). Most jumpers begin at grade 6 or 5, although some can begin as high as Grade 4. To progress beyond grade 4 a qualifying score must be obtained at a recognised competition. The routines, and qualifying scores for each age group can be found on our members pages. Check inWhen you get to the Sports Centre you need to tell someone you are there. This is normally your Coach/Team Manager. When you inform them you are there, they will give you a Tariff Sheet/Warm Up Card. It is very important you do not lose either of these. Your coach, or another performer will help you fill out your tariff sheet and check it for you. Change into something comfortable for warming up on the trampoline (your competition clothing, with a club T-shirt and optional shorts). Then wait in with the other competitors for an announcement that warm up for your event can start. (If you are in doubt check with a coach or a more experienced competitor). Do not eat any food or drink fizzy drinks less than 30 minutes before your warm up, (small drinks of water are OK). Warm upCompetitors warming up are supposed to do so in T-shirts, track suits etc. so that everyone knows they are not actually being judged. When warm up is called, go promptly to the Trampolines allotted for your event, usually called Panel 1, Panel 2 etc., and hand your warm up cards to the Warm Up Marshall standing by the bed, (sometimes a grown up, sometimes an older performer). The Warm Up Marshall calls out each person’s name in sequence from the cards he/she has; when your name is called get on the bed quickly. You are allowed to start jumping for a few bounces (say about 10) and then go through your routine fully once, stop, and get off. If you make a mistake after, say, move 4 then start again. If you make a mistake after a later move then start the routine again from where you made the mistake. When you have finished, (and practised standing still for 5 pink elephants!) get off and go back to your place. Then you wait until your name is called again, and you can do it again, etc. If you wish, you can try out the other bed, and this way you’ll have some idea of which bed you prefer to compete on. The choice of bed for the competition is yours. However, if you are happy with the first bed, stay on it – you only have a limited amount of time to warm up and cannot afford to waste time. Be warned you can only expect two warm-ups by right. Any more is a bonus CompetitionEach competitor performs 2 routines - a set routine and a 10 bounce voluntary routine. (The top 10 will usually compete in a final round. In the final you will usually do your vol. round again.). When told that the warm up session is over, the performer goes and sits where advised. The Competition Marshall will check that you are there, and tell you when it is your turn. Before you compete, you will get one last warm up, about 5 minutes before you compete. When told to compete by the Competition Marshall, take off your T-shirt etc., & go with your 4 spotters (who either you or your coach will have organised beforehand) to the bed you have chosen before. Sit still on the bed in the middle, and wait for the Superior Judge to approach you, check your name, call the other judges to order, and finally give you permission to start. Stand up, (salute/present to the Judges), and start your preliminary bounces. Stay in the middle and build up height and control. As soon as you are ready, start your routine. To finish, have a single low out bounce as you have been taught, and then stand still for at least 3 seconds (5 Pink Elephants etc.). Get off the bed (climb off, don’t jump), and go back to the area you have been sitting in. After everybody has done this once, you all get another go, this time the routine is a Voluntary one, which you have chosen and agreed. JudgingPerformers are judged on form (style, neatness etc.), loss of height, travel etc and the judges can deduct up to 0.5 (from 1.0) for each move. Thus a perfect routine would score 10.0 from each judge (this never happens in trampoline unlike gymnastics) and a really poor routine, which nevertheless finished, would score 5.0. Obviously if the routine stops after 4 or 5 moves then the score would only be out of that number. There are 5 form judges (and for the voluntary round, a tariff judge as well). The form judges should show marks that are approximately similar (e.g. 7.3; 7.5; 7.2; 7.0; 7.8). The highest and lowest marks are not counted and the remaining three are added together to give the score for that round. The first round is called the compulsory (or set) routine. Every competitor must do the same routine. This is the routine as written by the competition organiser. The competitor must perform the “Set” routine as written with no changes. If the competitor makes a mistake, and changes the routine, they will only be marked up to the point where they went wrong! The second round is the voluntary (or vol.) round. The competitor can either choose to do the same routine again or construct their own. At beginner and lower levels we usually suggest that you do the same routine so that you can concentrate on getting the “form” right rather than having to remember lots of different routines. If you construct your own, 10 different moves in succession must be performed. The reason that some competitors change their routine for the voluntary round is because each move is worth a certain score, referred to as tariff (see table overleaf). This is judged by the tariff judge, who will obviously therefore show a score which is different to the other judges. TariffingA tariff of between 1.0 and 3.0 would be good for a beginner. A more advanced competitor could expect to be up to about 5.0. Scores of above 5 are generally considered to be high tariffs. (At an invitational you may even see scores up to 11, 12 or even 13 but these are rare so don’t worry too much about these The top internationals in the world are now completing tariffs in excess of 14!) TARIFF VALUE FOR EACH MOVE
The tariff score is added to the form score for the voluntary round and the total determines the top 10 for the final. OFFICIALS:The London division requires any club entering competitions to provide officials for the duration of the event. The MINIMUM they require is: - Clubs entering 1 1 named unqualified official. Clubs entering 2 - 4 1 named qualified official Clubs entering 5 - 8 2 named qualified official Clubs entering 9 - 12 3 named officials (minimum of 2 qualified) Clubs entering 13 - 18 3 named qualified judges Clubs entering 19 - 25 4 named officials (minimum of 3 qualified) Clubs entering 26 - 30 4 named qualified judges Clubs entering 31 - 35 5 named officials (minimum of 4 qualified) Clubs entering 36 - 40 6 named officials (minimum of 4 qualified) Clubs entering 41+ 6 named officials, plus 1 per 10 Synchronised pairs count as 2 competitors. A competitor entered for an age group plus Open Men’s/Ladies in the same event counts as 2 competitors. The above criteria apply to all divisional events. We can pay a surcharge of £20.00 to allow one less official than required. We always have to do this! In the case of an official not showing on the day without a replacement of equal and approved calibre being offered, the surcharge increases to £30.00 and no further entries are accepted from that club until the surcharge has been paid. The competition committee reserve the right to disqualify any club who do not supply their nominated officials on the day. Unqualified officials can be expected to be used as Competition Marshals, Warm Up Marshals, Manual Recorders or Certificate Writers but all officials may be used in any capacity and must appear correctly dressed. Any club failing to arrive at the required time with their official or with officials incorrectly dressed, can be withdrawn. ProgressionTo progress to the next level of competition (e.g. from Grade 4 to Grade 3) a Qualifying Score has to be achieved. The Qualifying Score for progression from one Grade to the next is the total after the first 2 rounds - the Set and Voluntary Routine (the Final has no bearing on qualification). A maximum tariff is set for each level of competition (to prevent high tariff routines with very poor form or style winning events!) In order to qualify for National Finals at Grade 2 or 1 the competitor must achieve the specified qualification score using the correct Set Routine. |
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