Trampolining Moves

Novice Moves

Straight Jump
Pretty self-explanatory really! You just jump up in the air and (hopefully) land back on the trampoline again. Suprisingly difficult to do well!

Tuck Jump
Starting off the same as the straight jump; arms are up high and body straight, then at the top of the jump, the arms come down simultaneously with the legs coming up and hands and knees touch. The section from the knee to the toe should be parallel with the body and the thigh section horizontal. To perform a "line-out", the arms should then descend down the body as the tuck is "kicked-out" - meaning to straighten the legs. Alternatively, for novice, it may be easier for the arms to ascend back to the starting position up high.

Pike Jump
Follow the same pointers for the tucked jump, but this time the legs come up straight and form a piked shape - you should be aiming to touch below the knees with your upper and lower body (hopefully?!?) parallel. Easier for gymnasts to do, but practice... Lining out of this is even harder than for tuck jumps, but looks even better when done well!

Straddle Jump
Okay - same again but this time legs come up straight but apart. Competition rules state that they should be more than shoulder width apart - unfortunate for guys with broad shoulders! Again, lining out looks good and is not as hard as pike jumps!

Seat Drop
Take off as for a straight jump, but as your feet come back towards the bed gradually move them out of the way so as to land in a seated position with your legs straight and together. Your hands should be slightly behind you (with fingers pointing to your toes) to take some of the weight. Then push up, using your hands as well, reaching for the ceiling, straighten your body as you move up.

1/2 and Full Twist
Basic starting point is (!!) on the floor. Stand with your arms wide apart and bending the knees, jump up. Your arms should come up to either your left or right depending on which way you rotate. Aim somewhere over you shoulder with both arms - keeping them straight! As you raise your arms and generate the twist, you should feel the rotation increase. Lower your arms as you land and you slow the rotation. Try this on the bed with a little height and use your arms to control the amount of rotation - keep them up longer for a full twist. Although this is the method I prefer, others bring their arms into their chest, or even down the sides. The important thing is to make yourself as narrow as possible to make the twist easier.

Front Drop
This move is the pain of most beginners, as it can hurt if you don't quite get it right - elbows and knees especially! Although this can be broken down into smaller easier moves, it is better do get a coach to run you through it so they can ascertain your progress. A good starting point is hands & knees bouncing and then extending your legs straight back to land a front-drop position and then back up to hands & knees.

Back Drop
Taking off straight and using your hips to drive your body, this move involves a quarter rotation to land on your back. Done either with an early pike into the move or taken up in a straight-body position and then piked-in on the way down, this move is very difficult to get right. It also involves a lot of confidence for the novice bouncer as landing on your back is unusual! The landing position should be broad shoulders, straight back, legs straight and elevated approximately 45 degrees with your chin held down onto your chest. As you sink into the bed, a small kick-up with the legs will help you come out straight.

Intermediate Moves

Front Somersault
Options here are tucked, piked or straight.

Back Somersault
I presume this is obvious - there's no explanation as to what it is.

Advanced Moves

Barani
This is a half twisting front somersault

Lazy Back
3/4 back somersault landing in a front drop position

Crash Dive
3/4 front somersault that lands in the back drop position

Full
Full twisting, single back somersault. Due to the twist, the shape of the somersault is straight.

Double somersault
As the name suggests, this is a double somersault and can be performed backwards or forwards. However, it is unusual for the double front somersault not to have a half out or rudi out - mainly 'cos it's easier! The double back is usually performed without any twists. The move can be performed tucked, piked or straight if you are a real show-off!

Half in, half out
Half twist into a double somersault and then half twist out of the second somersault.

Rudi
This is a one and a half twisting single front somersault. Not often performed out of a crash dive, this move is easier (!) and more commonly seen on its own.

Fliffus
Any double somersault with a twist out. There is therefore a half out fliffus or a rudi out fliffus.

Triffus
More commonly known as a triff, this is one better than a fliff, it's a triple somersault with a half twist out. You may occasionally see this performed during competition

One and three
One and three quarter front somersault landing on the back, done in either tucked or pike position

Two and three
Two (!) and three quarter front somersault landing on the back, done in either tucked or pike position

Randy
Not an emotion as otherwise thought but in fact a two and a half twisting front somersault.

Back In Full
Double back somersault with a full twist in the second somersault

Full Full
Double back somersault with a full twist in both somersaults - real showoffs do it straight!

Half In Back
Double front somersault with a half twist in the first somersault.

Adolf
Three and a half twisting front somersault!

Full in half
Double front somersault with a full twist in the first somersault and a half twist in the second.

Cool Trampoline Moves

Roller
Seat drop full twist to seat drop. Hint: practice seat-drop bouncing and trying to get your body completely straight in the air - makes it far easier to twist. Once mastered, try and back-somersault to seat-drop and roller out of it!

Cat Twist
Similar to the roller, but this time back drop full twist to back drop. Same hint applies - back bounce and straighten your body out. However, back somersault to back drop and then cat twisting out can be tricky!

Cradle
The cradle is another back drop based move. Start with back drop half twist to feet and then increase the power to allow for a half rotation. The half twist completed, enough power should be left to rotate and land facing the opposite direction to which you started in the back drop position.

Back Pullover
Back drop with legs pointed higher than usual to allow for a backward rotation over to either front, feet, seat or back.

Bounce Roll
Back drop front somersault over to back drop. Can be useful when practising back drop landings from forward rotations - crash dive!

Side Somersault
Quite a silly move really but looks fun! As its name indicates, instead of taking off forwards or backwards, take off over one shoulder! Don't forget to tuck though! Best to stand facing the sides of the bed rather than the end decks - more room for error!

Honey Pot
Land on the bed with your knees tucked into your chest - if you make it so that you weight is ever so slightly more on your bum than your feet, you will be thrown over backwards without much trouble. Great fun!

Information source: http://www.bath.ac.uk/~su5tramp/old/moves.html