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| Tumbling competitions are graded according to the National Development
Programme. There a two major divisions - Regional and National, with 4 competing levels within each division. Gymnasts begin at Regional Level 1 and work their way up to National Level 4. At each
level, 3 separate tumbling runs have to be completed as described below. National Level competitions are split
into age groups, usually as indicated below, though additional groups may be introduced at the discretion of the
organisers. Pre-NDP competitions are also run - these are intended primarily for more junior tumblers, but overlap to just below regional level 3 in difficulty. |
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| Click here for tumbling execution guidelines | ||
| Regional Level 1 - 2005 | ||
| Pass 1 | Forward roll, stretch, forward roll, star, forward roll, stretch jump | |
| Pass 2 | Chasse, cartwheel, chasse, cartwheel, chasse, cartwheel | |
| Pass 3 | Forward roll, stretch, cartwheel, chassé, cartwheel, cartwheel | |
| Regional Level 2 - 2005 | ||
| Pass 1 | Forward roll, stretch, forward roll, tuck, forward roll, star, forward roll, 180 jump | |
| Pass 2 | Stretch jump from spring board, cartwheel, cartwheel, cartwheel, round-off, 180 jump, forward roll, 360 jump | |
| Pass 3 | Round-off, 180 jump, cartwheel, cartwheel, round-off, 180 jump, forward roll, tuck | |
| Regional Level 3 - 2005 | ||
| Pass 1 | Round-off, 180 jump, cartwheel, cartwheel, cartwheel, round-off, bounce, backward roll | |
| Pass 2 | Round-off, 180 jump, cartwheel, cartwheel, round-off, 180 jump, forward roll, 540 jump | |
| Pass 3 | Round-off, flick, 180 jump, cartwheel, round-off, 180 jump, forward roll, straddle jump | |
| Regional Level 4 - 2005 | ||
| Pass 1 | Handspring, forward roll, stretch, cartwheel, cartwheel, round-off, 180 jump, dive roll | |
| Pass 2 | Round-off, flick, 180 jump, cartwheel, cartwheel, round-off, flick, 180 jump | |
| Pass 3 | Round-off, flick, 180 jump, cartwheel, cartwheel, round-off, flick, 180 jump, handspring | |
| National Level 1 - 2005 | ||
| Pass 1 | Round-off, flick, flick, ˝ turn jump, round-off, flick, ˝ turn jump, Handspring. | |
| Pass 2 | Round-off, flick, ˝ turn jump, round-off, flick, ˝ turn, handspring, dive roll | |
| Pass 3 | Round-off, flick, flick, half turn jump, round-off, flick, flick, half turn jump | |
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Age groups |
A. Under-12 B. 12-13-14 C. 15 and above, |
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| National Level 2 - 2005 | ||
| Pass 1 | Round-off, flick, flick, flick, flick, ˝ turn jump, handspring, handspring. | |
| Pass 2 | Front somersault, round-off, flick, flick, flick, flick, ˝ turn, handspring. | |
| Pass 3 | Round-off, flick, flick, ˝ turn, round-off, flick, flick, Tucked back somersault | |
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Age groups |
A. Under-12 B. 12-13-14 C. 15 and above, |
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| National Level 3 - 2005 | ||
| Pass 1 | Round-off, whip, flick, flick, flick, flick, flick, Straight back somersault. | |
| Pass 2 | Piked front somersault, round-off, flick, flick, flick, flick, flick, Straight back somersault with ˝ twist (or Arabian somersault). | |
| Pass 3 | Front somersault, round-off, flick, flick, flick, flick, flick, piked back somersault. | |
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Pass 3 | Front somersault, round-off, flick, flick, flick, ˝ turn jump, handspring, front somersault. |
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Age groups |
A. 14 and under B. 15 and over, |
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| National Level 4 - 2005 | ||
| All exercises are voluntary in construction but with compulsory elements | ||
| All exercises must end with a somersault (not a whip) | ||
| All exercises must contain 8 elements, which have an internationally recognised tariff | ||
| Pass 1 | Must contain at least two whips, a barani, a straight back somersault | |
| Pass 2 | Must contain at least two whips, a full twisting somersault | |
| Pass 3 | Must contain a whip, a front somersault without twist, a half-twisting back somersault | |
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Age groups |
Open age |
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| Click here for Pre-2005 Sequences | ||