Advanced Skills
Barani – A front somersault with a half twist before landing; also known as a front-half.
3/4 Front (Crash Dive) – Three quarter straight front somersault that lands in the back drop position.
1 and 3/4 front (1 and 3) – One and three quarter front somersault (performed in tucked or pike shape) that lands in the backdrop position
3/4 Back (Lazy Back, Easy Back) – Three quarter straight back somersault that lands in front drop position.
1 and 3/4 Back (Suicide) – One and three quarter back somersault that lands in front drop position.
Back Cody – One and one quarter back somersault from front drop position that lands on feet.
Front Cody – Three quarter front somersault from front drop position that lands on feet following a 'kaboom'.
Jonah – Early ½ twist into back somersault with initial take-off being consistent with forward rotation.
Rudolph (or Rudy) – A single straight front somersault with one and a half twists.
Full (or Back Full) – A full-twisting straight back somersault.
Full in or Full out – A double back somersault with a full twist in the first or second somersault respectively.
Full in full out – A double back somersault with a full twist in each somersault.
Full in half out – A double front somersault with a full twist in the first and a half twist in the second.
Miller – A double back somersault with one and a half twists in the first and one and a half twists in the second.
Miller Plus/ Killer/ Polyiarush – A double back somersault with a double full twist in the first and double full twist in the second.
Miller Plus Plus/ Thriller/ Polyiarush Plus – A double back somersault with 5 full twists: either 2½ twists in both the first and second somersaults, or two full twists in the first somersault and three full twists in the second somersault.
Double Back – A double back somersault (may be performed in tuck, pike, or straight position).
Triple Back – A triple back somersault.
Half Out – A double front somersault with a half twist in the second somersault.
Rudy Out – A double front somersault with one and a half twists.
Fliffus – Any double somersault with at least one half twist.
Triffus – Any triple somersault with at least one half twist.
Quadriffus – Any quadruple somersault with at least one half twist.
Randolph (or Randy) – A single front somersault with two and a half twists.
Double Full – A single back somersault with two twists.
Triple Full – A single back somersault with three twists.
Ball out – one and 1/4 front somersault taking off from a back-drop position. Usually performed after a crash dive.
Barani ball out: the same as a Ball out, but with one half twist. May also be performed with varying degrees of twist: e.g. rudolph/randolph/adolph Ball out
Adolph (Ady) – A single front somersault with three and a half twists.
A note about twisting somersaults - although it is not impossible to associate different amount of twist with either front or back somersaults it is universal practice that front twisting somersaults will always have an odd half twist while back twisting somersaults will always have a round number of twists. This is to make it easier for the performer to 'spot' the bed prior to landing.
Somersaults may be performed in one of four positions: tuck, pike, straight (or layout), and puck. The tuck position is considered the least difficult. Somersaults done in pike or straight position are more difficult, and each complete rotation is awarded a 0.1 bonus to Degree of Difficulty. Puck position is a body position intermediate between tuck and pike, and is used in multiple twisting somersaults.
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