Trampolining Routines
GCSE Physical Education
Students will be assessed on the performance of two 10-bounce routines, each of which should
contain at least four of the skills/agilities marked with an asterisk and must do so to be in the highly
competent mark band. However, students can have less than four moves marked with an asterisk
but they will be marked in lower mark bands.
Students can select combinations of any of the moves listed in the specification to show the full
extent and range of their ability. They can combine them in any way that produces a recognised
move that they can perform safely within a routine. For example a student could perform a back
drop ½ twist to back drop (cradle) or even a back drop full twist to back drop (cat twist).
When students select a landing marked with an asterisk and perform a ½ twist into or out of the
move this constitutes two asterisks, for example a *½ twist into a *backdrop. Furthermore, a full
twist into or out of a move marked with an asterisk would constitute three asterisks, for example, a
**full twist to *back drop. A cradle would equate to three asterisks – *back drop *½ twist to *back
drop and a cat twist to four asterisks – *back drop **full twist to *back drop. A front or back
somersault would also equate to four asterisks.
1. Jumps:
Straight Tuck/Pike/Straddle/Half Twist
*½ twist into or out of a move
2. Landing/drops:
Seat/*Front/*Back
3. Combination drops:
*Seat drop to front drop
*Front drop to back drop
*Front drop to seat drop
*Back drop to front drop
4. Twists:
*Full twist
*½ twist to seat drop to feet
*Seat drop ½ twist to feet
*Front drop ½ twist to feet
*½ twist to front drop to feet
*Back drop ½ twist to feet
* ½ twist to back drop to feet
*Seat drop ½ twist to seat drop (swivel hips)
*½ twist to seat drop ½ twist to feet *Seat drop ½ twist to seat drop ½ twist to feet
**Full twist into or out of a move
5. Twists/rotations:
Front drop ½ turn to front (½ turntable)
Seat drop full twist to seat drop (roller)
Hands and knees forward turnover to back to feet or
****Forward/****backward somersault (optional)
Non-confidential
Highly competent
1. ½ twist
2. Straddle jump
3. Seat drop
4. *½ twist to seat drop (swivel hips)
5. *½ twist to feet
6. Pike jump
7. *½ twist to *back drop
8. To feet
9. Tuck jump
10. *Full twist or ****front/back somersault
1. ½ twist
2. Straddle jump
3. Seat drop
4. *½ twist to seat drop (swivel hips)
5. *½ twist to feet
6. Pike jump
7. *Back drop or *front drop
8. *½ twist to feet
9. Tuck jump
10. *Full twist or ****front/back somersault
1. Pike jump
2. *½ twist to *front drop or to *back drop
3. To feet
4. ½ twist
5. Tuck jump
6. Seat drop
7. *½ twist to seat drop (swivel hips)
8. *½ twist to feet
9. Straddle
10. *Full twist or ****front/back somersault
AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales
(number 3644723). Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX.
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Competent
1. ½ twist
2. Tuck jump
3. Seat drop
4. *½ twist to seat drop (swivel hips)
5. To feet
6. Pike jump
7. *Back drop or *front drop
8. To feet
9. Straddle jump
10. *Full twist
1. Tuck jump
2. *Front drop or *back drop
3. To feet
4. Straddle jump
5. ½ twist jump
6. Seat drop
7. *½ twist to seat drop (swivel hips)
8. To feet
9. Pike jump
10. *Full twist
1. Tuck jump
2. Seat drop
3. *½ twist to seat drop (swivel hips)
4. To feet
5. Straddle jump
6. *Full twist
7. Seat drop
8. *½ twist to feet
9. Pike jump
10. ½ twist jump
AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales
(number 3644723). Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX.
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Moderately successful
1. Tuck jump
2. Seat drop
3. *½ twist to seat drop (swivel hips)
4. To feet
5. Straddle jump
6. *½ twist to seat drop
7. To feet
8. Seat drop
9. To feet
10. *Full twist or ½ twist
1. Tuck jump
2. Seat drop
3. To feet
4. Pike jump
5. Seat drop
6. *½ twist to feet
7. Straddle jump
8. *½ twist to seat drop
9. To feet
10. *Full twist or ½ twist
AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales
(number 3644723). Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX.
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