ACROBATIC ASSESSMENT

The trampoline and water jump skills identified as the most crucial basic fundamentals as indicators in an athletes ability to progress as a freestyle skier.

SKILLS ASSESSED:

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Straight Bounce Trampoline

Skill description: A set of 20 bounces. Straight bouncing on the trampoline bed (Olympic trampoline). Bouncing technique with an arm swing circle.

Scoring: Qualitative assessment scored on proficiency of skill displaying correct body positions (entry to bed, bottom of bed, exit from bed), body stacking, amplitude, balance, timing, body tension.

180 Trampoline

Skill description: 180 degree rotation on an Olympic trampoline with the focus on minimal spiral segmentation, smooth rotation, vertical axis and no drift from the center of the trampoline bed.

Scoring: Qualitative assessment scored on amplitude, vertical body stacking, body tension, extension, axis, a high emphasis on minimal spiral segmentation!

Back Drop Trampoline

Skill description: A back drop on the trampoline bed (Olympic trampoline)

Scoring: Qualitative assessment scored on proficiency of skill displaying vertical extension, body stacking, separation of take off and in air adjustments for rotation and amplitude

Upright Jumping On Skis

Skill description: Execute (on water jump) t sets, twisters and daffys.

Scoring: Qualitative assessment scored from side on consistency of take off, a take off which loads and releases pressure level out of the curve, separation of take off and trick, animated execution of trick and landing technique

Back Tuck On Skis

Skill description: (on water jump) a back tuck

Scoring: Qualitative assessment scored from side on ability to consistently execute a back tuck by stacking the body vertically and loading and releasing pressure out of the curve / standing up on the take off, holding the take off, control flip rotation, clean and sharp execution of tuck and kick out to a tips into water landing.