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G. Tumbling and Jumps



  1. Dive rolls are prohibited.
  2. Flips greater than one rotation are prohibited.
  3. Twists greater than one rotation are prohibited.
  4. A forward three-quarter flip to the seat or knees is prohibited.
  5. Participants may not perform aerial tumbling or rebound over an individual or prop. (Cartwheels, rolls and walkovers are allowed.)
  6. Participants may not land in a partner stunt or in a catching position from an aerial tumbling skill. (Example : A back flip from a tumbling pass into a cradle is prohibited, however, rebounding from a back handspring into a cradle is allowed.)
  7. Landings for all jumps must bear weight on at least one foot. (Example : A toe touch jump or kick to a hurdler position, to the seat, knees, or landing with both feet back, or to a push-up position are prohibited.)
  8. Knee drops are prohibited.
  9. Sitting, landing or laying back in any type of seated hurdler position or the position with both feet back is prohibited with the exception of a “Z” sit.
  10. Airborne drops to a prone position on the performing surface are illegal. (Examples: A back flip or a jump landing in a pushup position is illegal. A handspring to a pushup position is legal as it is not airborne prior to the prone landing.)

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2 Comments

  1. emmanuel's Gravatar emmanuel
    May 13, 2012 at 1:45 pm | Permalink

    1. Are Toe touch full/back tuck illegal? (Standing)

    2. Are punch fronts / Arabians through to fulls legal.(running)

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    • AACCA Jim's Gravatar AACCA Jim
      May 14, 2012 at 8:30 am | Permalink

      If a skill or combination is not listed as illegal by the rules above, then it is legal. There are no rules that would make either of those illegal.

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