Backflip Trampoline

A back flip on a trampoline is a dangerous move. You should only attempt it if you have taken safety precautions and have the proper training. Many individuals do not recommend back flips (backward somersaults) at all. This is highly recommended advice for recreational trampoline users and holds true for children.

A back flip on a trampoline is for gymnasts. In fact, it is part of a routine at this and other high levels of gymnastic competitions. High schools, colleges, universities and various trampoline clubs offer training in all aspects of competitive gymnastics including a trampoline backfill. Other elements taught include basic jumps. Gymnasts perform these in a variety of positions, including straddle, tuck or pike. They then move on to more complicated and dangerous moves such as twists, forward flips or somersaults and back flips or backward somersaults. Some even progress to the point of mastering a double back flip on a trampoline.

In competition, a gymnast performs acrobatic moves or tumbling on a trampoline. At a competition, a gymnast may perform compulsory as well as free routines. The format usually consists of a maximum of three routines consisting of 10 different skills or elements. A gymnast performs the routines on a 14’ by 7’ trampoline featuring a marker in the center. The central marker provides the judges with an indication of the balance of the routine. If you deviate too far from the center, you will have marks deducted.

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In a routine, the gymnast receives marks for the degree of difficulty of his skills as well as the execution. A double back flip on a trampoline scores high on the degree of difficulty. It involves a gymnast obtaining enough height then tucking his or her legs tight to the body as he or she executes the tumble. The amount of complete revolutions as well as the landing is watched and graded by the judges.

Trampolining is now an Olympic Sport. In 2000, the Olympic summer Games saw the awarding of the first medals in the sport. Games also take place across North America and Europe. The World Cup is an event trampoliners look forward to annually. In the 2007 Lake Placid World Cup, Canada’s trampolinist, Jason Burnett, set a new record for degree of difficulty. His score of 17.50 beat Russian Igor Gelimbatovsky’s and Germany’s Daniel Neale 20-year record of 17.00 set in 1986 and 1999, respectively. Irina Karacaeva of Russia currently holds the official record for women.