Regional Schools Trampoline Championships

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1 Regional Schools Trampoline Championships Welcome to the Regional stage of this year s National Schools Trampoline Championships! The competition is in three stages: South East Regional Championships (Sunday, 26 th November 2017) The Southern Zonal (Sunday 28 th January 2018) National Schools Finals (Sunday 24 th March 2018) Rebound Centre Mill Road Gillingham Kent ME7 1HN Rebound Centre Mill Road Gillingham Kent ME7 1HN To be confirmed Updates and competition information can also be found on the SE Schools Trampolining Facebook group. There will be five levels of Schools competition - Disability Novice and Elite, Novice Level, Intermediate Level and Elite Level. ALL levels will go through to the Zonal and National competitions. ALL competitors must be entered as individuals. Teams are automatically entered at no extra cost when there are more than 3 individuals entered from the same School, in the same age group and the same category. D.E. Photo selling printed photos of all the competitors/teams which will be taken throughout the day RULES Please note changes to this year s rules - I have attached a copy of this season s rules to the entry letter. It is the duty of the Team Manager to ensure their entry and all their performers are in compliance with the rules, a full copy of which can also be found at WARM UPS All competitors will receive a set period of time for their general warm up (as listed in the timetable). They may have as many warm up attempts in this period as the time/bed availability allows. Once the allotted time has expired, all beds will be cleared and the competition will begin. Once underway, competitors will be allowed a one-touch warm up (one attempt at either their compulsory or voluntary routine), before competing both routines with no further warm ups (under the direction of a competition marshal). There will be no finals!

2 JUDGES AND OFFICIALS Officials are an essential ingredient to a successful competition and THEY ARE A REQUIREMENT TO YOUR ENTRY! If you are, or know anyone who is a qualified Official (Execution/Difficulty Judge) even if they are not directly associated with your entry, please put their details on your entry. You MUST submit 1 Official per 3 performers FOR THE ENTIRE DAY OR YOUR ENTRY WILL BE REFUSED! If you have more than the minimum number of officials please put them all down. Please see the entry form for the requirements of submission of Officials. Judges MUST NOT be replicated across Schools!! CERTIFICATES The start list is being used to produce the certificates which may be picked up by the Team Manager at the check-in desk. Please ensure that your competitor s names and School are displayed the way you wish them to appear on your certificates as they cannot be changed on the competition day. SUBMISSION OF DIFFICULTY SHEETS The NOMINATED COACH must sign in and submit difficulty sheets for each of their competitors at the event. Please come prepared to submit these as competitors will not be allowed to warm up/compete unless the nominated Coach has signed in and handed in difficulty sheets at the check-in desk. PRESENTATIONS There will be presentation ceremonies for all prize winners (top 3 individuals and top 2 teams). Entry forms to the Zonal round will be sent by to the Team Manager s of the prize winners. All further information that I need to disseminate to you (including the bounce order/officials list/timetable etc) will be sent to the address of the Team Manager, therefore it is essential this address is supplied correctly. Any queries about this information please let me know. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions and I shall attempt to respond as quickly as possible. With regards Ian Rainbow Head Coach 7Oaks Acorns TC South East Regional Competition Organiser ian@7oaksacorns.org Tel: Entries Shirley Christian 5 Chesterfield Drive Sevenoaks TN13 2EG Tel: oaksacorns@gmail.com

3 INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEAM MANAGERS You must do 3 things for your schools entry to be valid: 1) Enter your competitors Entry for the competition will be done online. Follow this link for full instructions If you have any technical enquiries you can contact Tony Fricker at Tony.Fricker@clubsonline.org.uk The organiser s contact details are on the attached entry form. You must include details of your nominated Coach who will be present on the competition day, and who MUST be qualified to the level of your competitors. Competitors arriving on the day without a qualified coach will be unable to compete. 2) Affiliate your school with the BSGA Affiliation Fee: Secondary 18:00 Primary 12:00 Individual 6:00 AFFLIATION CAN NOW BE COMPLETED ONLINE AT DO NOT SEND THE AFFILIATIONS TO THE COMPETITION ORGANISER!!! The BSGA registration number needs to be added to your Schools entry form. Please visit for more information. 3) Gain written permission from the Headteacher / Head of Department for the School This can be either a signature OR an to the organiser ( 7oaksacorns@gmail.com). If they decide to , they should state who they are, what School they are from, and that they give permission for the children to compete on behalf of the School. This permission will allow competitors from that School to compete in all three rounds of the Championships should they qualify to progress (so permission does not need to be re-sought for each round). If for any reason the School wishes to withdraw their permission to compete at any round of the Championships, they must notify in writing to the competition organiser for that round, at which point the competitor(s) will be withdrawn and the Team Manager notified.

4 Competition Organisers RULES/INFORMATION SHEET Ian Rainbow & Shirley Christian 7Oaks Acorns TC or Tel: Competition Date & Times Sunday 26 th November The competition will start at 09.00am and will finish approx. 5.00pm. Organisers reserve the right to run one hour ahead of time. Venue Jumpers Rebound Centre Mill Road Gillingham Kent ME7 1HN Closing Date All completed entries and entry fees should be received by Wednesday 10th NOVEMBER 2017 YOU MUST HAVE AFFILIATED TO THE BSGA!! Entry Fees per individual BACS DETAILS TO FOLLOW SHORTLY Age Groups These are based on the performer s age on 1 st September Male and female performers compete in separate groups and cannot be combined to make a team. Age Group School Year Under 11 6 & below Under 14 7, 8 & 9 Under 19 10,11,12,13 & 14 NOVICE Under-11 Under-13 Under-15 Under-19 Hopefully, this will reduce the numbers in each age group, and provide the entrants with a more enjoyable competition. With apologies to the organisers of Zonal and National competitions (some of whom voted for this change!) it is recognised that this revision could lead, potentially, to 88 more competitors in these later events.

5 Teams Teams consist of a minimum 3 performers and a maximum of 4 performers. Team members must be same in the same age group, of the same gender, the same category and must wear matching competition attire. Disability All competitors must have a Disability recognised by international Disability sport organisations. Disabilities definitions are laid down by BG, follow the World Health Organisation and will be adhered to. For disability group routines please see rule 9 for changes and routine construction Compulsory and Voluntary Routines All age groups, both male and female, will compete a set routine for the compulsory round of the competition in their respective categories. Intermediate and Elite groups, there is a choice of two compulsory routines. All categories will compete a voluntary routine of their choice up to their respective difficulty limits. Novice Group (Not competed at or above Regional Grade G or NDP 1 or finished in top 3 at BSGA National Finals in previous years) Intermediate Group (Not competed at or above National Grade D, National League or NDP level 6) Compulsory Routines Intermediate Group (Not competed at or above National Grade D, National League or NDP level 6) Elite Group (Have competed at or above National Grade D, National League or NDP level 6) Full Twist Jump Back SS (Tucked) Full Twist Jump Back SS (S) Straddle Jump Straddle Jump Straddle Jump Straddle Jump Seat Landing Seat Landing Seat Landing Back SS (T) to Seat ½ Twist to Seat Landing ½ Twist to Seat Landing ½ Twist to Seat Landing ½ Twist to Feet ½ Twist to Feet ½ Twist to Feet ½ Twist to Feet ½ Twist Jump Pike Jump Pike Jump Pike Jump Tuck Jump Back Landing Back Landing Back Landing Barani (T) ½ Twist to Feet ½ Twist to Feet ½ Twist to Feet ½ Twist Jump Tuck Jump Tuck Jump Tuck Jump Pike Jump ½ Twist Jump Full Twist Jump Front SS (T) Front SS (P) Maximum Diff 1.5 Maximum Diff 4.5 Maximum Diff 4.5 Maximum Diff 8.0 For disability group routines please see rule 9 for changes and routine construction Equipment IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ***Trampolines for the Novice and Intermediate Groups will be either 6mmx6mm or 6mmx4mm beds. Trampolines for the Elite will be either 4mmx4mm or 6mmx4mm*** It is the responsibility of every performer s Coach and Team Manager to ensure the performer is able to use the equipment provided to a safe standard. Each individual MUST nominate and be accompanied by a Coach qualified to the level of their competition performance. Competition Attire Dress must either conform to the requirements for British Gymnastics Individual Competitions (as set out in the British Gymnastics Code of Points in force at the time of the competition) or as below. For clarification regarding the wearing of correct attire, the Elite group shall be considered to be equivalent to NDP 5, however please note girls in the Elite groups are not permitted to wear shorts. Competitors in the Novice Level of competition at all rounds may wear their School s official uniform PE kit for indoor activities, providing it is safely suitable for trampolining. Teams - There is no longer a compulsory requirement for team members to wear matching attire. Teams are, of course, still free to wear similar attire if they so wish.

6 Please note that the organiser, BSGA or the venue cannot be held responsible for loss of property or accidental injury (whilst not on the trampolines) to anyone participating in this event, howsoever caused. Accident insurance should be provided through the School s extra-curricular trip insurance and Trampolining insurance should be provided through the School s membership to the BSGA and the nominated Coach s membership to British Gymnastics. QUALIFICATION FOR SOUTHERN ZONAL SCHOOLS COMPETITION All Groups: Date Top 3 Individuals & top 2 Teams 28 th January 2018 Rebound Centre Mill Road Gillingham Kent Closing Date for Entries To be confirmed. REMEMBER TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR ENTRIES TO ARRIVE BEARING IN MIND THE POSTAL RUSH SURROUNDING THE FESTIVE PERIOD!!! Letter to all Judges and Officials As many of the Schools who enter the competition will not reach the requirement for supplying Judges/Officials, please may I request that you submit as many Judges and Officials as possible, even if your School is not required to submit one. Quite simply, the competition CANNOT run without qualified Judges and Officials, so you ALL have a responsibility to help make the competition run. Your help with this is greatly appreciated. Once the judging panels and start list have been released to the Team Managers, please can you check all competition panels for your Officials names and inform them of what they are doing. ALL Officials (including reserve Officials) MUST check in to the check in desk upon arrival at the competition venue. Below is some important information regarding the official role you will be performing on the day of the competition so please read it carefully: Judges/Recorders Uniform Men - Navy Trousers, White shirt, Navy or BG Tie, Black shoes, Navy blazer or jacket Ladies - Navy Trousers or Skirt, White collared blouse, Black shoes without heels, Navy blazer or jacket Competition Marshals - Suitable sports clothing (i.e. tracksuit and trainers) It is very important at this event that you all look the part so please make sure your officials are correctly dressed in the uniform for the occasion Competition Marshals Please ensure that you are fully aware of how to do the job you have been asked to do. It is the School s responsibility to ensure that you know how to do this job - not the competition organiser. ON THE SPOT TRAINING AT THE COMPETITION IS UNACCEPTABLE! You need to report to the check-in desk before the first warm ups have started. Your role is very important as you keep the competition moving. Your job is to make sure the competitors are ready for warm ups and competition and that they have a minimum of 2 spotters at all times during bouncing - as the trampolines are sited together. Your role is also to keep the competition area clear. Judges, Recorders and Reserve Officials You need to report to the check-in desk before the first warm ups have started and listen for announcements for when you are required. Please wear the correct uniform as detailed above and judge efficiently and fairly taking note of comments from the Chair of Judges who is there to help you. Reserve Officials need to arrive in the correct attire, should they be required to take on a role. The event starts at 09.00am sharp, so all Officials need to be at the venue and at their positions before this time. If there are any issues with the officiating at the competition please contact the competition organiser at: ian@7oaksacorns.org

7 ALL SCHOOLS / COMPETITORS MUST BE AFFLIATED BEFORE SUBMITTING ENTRY FORM Affiliation Fee: Secondary 18:00 Primary 12:00 Individual 6:00 AFFLIATION CAN NOW BE COMPLETED ONLINE AT Affiliations for are now available Please read the following instructions carefully All schools taking part in regional and national BSGA events must be affiliated. The easiest way to affiliate is directly through this website, but you will need to be able to provide a credit/debit card or PayPal account. Otherwise, you can affiliate through your regional secretary. Their contact details are under the About tab on the home page. Affiliations run from 1st August to 31st July each year. Please check the total in your basket before confirming payment if you add multiple affiliations to your cart by mistake, please clear the cart and try again. IMPORTANT Each year you must create a new account so that we can be certain our records are up to date. You can of course continue to use the same address Once you have created an account for the year, you may affiliate multiple schools or individuals, but each must be checked out separately Note: You can only affiliate one school or individual each time you go to the checkout Please print the you receive as proof of purchase for your school finance department. The order number doubles as your affiliation number and MUST be entered on any competition entry form. Any problems please chris@bsga-em.uk PLEASE NOTE: AFFILIATION PROVIDES PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE COVER FOR ANY REGIONAL EVENTS WHICH LEAD TO NATIONAL FINALS AND THE FINALS THEMSELVES. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE COVER Other Benefits of Affiliation Entitlement to compete and be involved in all events and competitions organised and hosted by BSGA. Specialised advice on competition requirements. Access to BSGA Handbook detailing comprehensive rules, entry regulations and dates for competitions and events. Easy access to BG policies governing child protection and ethical issues.

8 South East Regional Schools Trampoline Championships 2017 THE ONLINE ENTRY SHOULD REACH THE COMPETITION ORGANISER BY 1st NOVEMBER 2017 THIS FORM IS ONLY TO BE USED AS AN AID FOR YOUR ENTRY AND NOT SENT BY POST ALL ENTRIES ARE TO BE MADE ONLINE. ONLINE ENTRY DETAILS WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU Competition Venue: Jumpers Rebound Centre Mill Road Gillingham Kent ME7 1HN Competition Date: 26 th November 2017 School Name: BSGA Affiliation No:..... Address: Tel No: All schools/individuals MUST be BSGA registered before 10th November 2017 Entries received without a BSGA Affiliation No. will not be accepted. No. Surname First Name M / F Age Group Category (Nv/In/El/DisN ov/disel) 1 JUDGE required (see below for Judges / Officials details) 1 JUDGE and 1 OFFICIAL required 2 JUDGES and 1 OFFICIAL required 2 JUDGES and 2 OFFICIALS required 3 JUDGES and 2 OFFICIALS required 3 JUDGES and 3 OFFICIALS required 4 JUDGES and 3 OFFICIALS required 4 JUDGES and 4 OFFICIALS required Team D.O.B.

9 IMPORTANT The organisers accept no responsibility for any injury, damage or loss to persons or property howsoever caused arising from these championships. The Team Manager is responsible for ensuring that their competitors are capable of performing safely on the beds provided and also responsible for the behaviour of competitors during the competition. The Team Manager is also responsible for ensuring competition rules are adhered to. Each individual MUST nominate and be accompanied by a Coach qualified to the level of their competition performance who MUST be available from the time of their first competitor. A full set of the rules is available at and it is the Team Manager s responsibility to obtain a copy. All competition information will be ED to the Team Manager. PLEASE ENSURE AN ACCURATE ADDRESS!!! Team Manager s Name:... Address:.... Tel No: Nominated Coaches Name:... Judges Name Qualification of Judge Preferred Job Name Other Officials Preferred Job Recorder / Competition Marshall 2 nd Choice Recorder / Competition Marshall Payment Number Entry Fee Total Individuals = x each Teams = FREE Full payment must be submitted otherwise the entries will be rejected.

10 BRITISH SCHOOLS GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION President: Chair: Secretary: Treasurer: Registered Charity Number: Howard Todd 184 Dalston Road Carlisle Cumbria CA2 6DY Jamie Weller 14 Olivier Drive, Wainscott, Rochester, Kent ME3 8GQ Annette Brown 5, Bulrush Close, Llaneirwg, Caerdydd CF3 0AZ Kathy Jefferies 7 St Anthony Road Heath Cardiff CF14 4DF SCHOOLS TRAMPOLINE COMPETITIONS RULES FOR With thanks to Chris Edwards for considerable editorial work, the document below is the final set of rules for the next season of schools trampoline competitions. This is the document that will shortly be printed in the BSGA handbook. The minutes of the meeting which determined the rules have already been circulated to the Regional Representatives, but it would be expedient, for the benefit of the people who have not seen these minutes, to summarise the significant decisions that have been made: Attire (Rule 10): There is no longer a compulsory requirement for team members to wear matching attire. Teams are, of course, still free to wear similar attire if they so wish. Equipment (Rule 5): Recognising that we are largely dependant upon competitive trampoline clubs to provide competition facilities, competition organisers/hosts may offer and use any type of trampoline bed that is currently, or has been, accepted for BG competitions. This places a duty upon organisers to make clear to entrants the type of beds (6x4, 4x4, etc.) that they will be faced with, and to make team managers aware that their competitors must be capable of using the equipment that is available. Judging (Rule 1): Although BG will be enforcing the new FIG directives on trampoline judging from September, for the forthcoming season the judging of the schools competitions will remain as in the last four years. Specifically, Form Judges will continue to assess horizontal displacement ('Travel'). Novices who achieve a Finals placing (Rule 3.7): This has been simplified to rule that Novice competitors who achieve a 1st.,2nd., or 3rd. individual placing at the National Finals must move up to the Intermediate Level (or to Elite if they so choose) in the following seasons of competition, even if they are moving up an age group. This places a task upon the organisers of the regional competitions to note any of their Novice competitors who won a placing at the previous year's Finals, and to ensure that such competitors are not accepted as Novices in the forthcoming Regional events. We will apply this rule as from the 2017 National Finals; we will not make it retrospective to any earlier Finals. Please note that this rule will be rigorously applied at the 2018 National Finals, and any competitor who has 'slipped through the net' will be barred from competing.

11 Age Groups (Rule 3.21): In view of the increasing entry numbers at Novice Level, the age groups for Novice have reverted to the earlier groupings: Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, and Under-19. Hopefully, this will reduce the numbers in each age group, and provide the entrants with a more enjoyable competition. With apologies to the organisers of Zonal and National competitions (some of whom voted for this change!) it is recognised that this revision could lead, potentially, to 88 more competitors in these later events. Definitions of 'Novice' and 'Intermediate' (Rules 3.5 and 3.8). Novices must not have competed at NDP1 or Regional Grade G. Intermediates must not have competed at or above National Grade C, NDP 6 or in the Trampoline League. Routines (Rule 8). Please study this group of rules to see what skills and tariff limits are acceptable at the various levels. Disability Events (Rule 9). The fundamental change is that competitors may now devise their own routines for both the compulsory and voluntary rounds. Minimum and maximum requirements are detailed within this group of rules. Ron Linton

12 BSGA National Schools Trampoline Competition Rules General The rules are effective from 1 st September immediately preceding the Regional competitions. 1.1 The interpretation of all rules and their intended meanings shall be decided by the Schools Development Working Group. Normal British Gymnastics Trampoline Competition Rules for performance and judging (the Code of Points) shall apply to the Schools Competitions unless modified hereunder. 1.2 For the year , the Cycle 13 BG Code of Points effective for shall be used. i.e. Horizontal Displacement will not be used. 1.3 The National rules which are in force on September 1st. of any year shall be retained in force for the subsequent Regional, Zonal, and National Schools Trampoline Competitions. 1.4 At the Regional round of competition, all competitors shall enter as Individuals representing their school, and shall compete for Individual awards and placings. Teams representing a school shall comprise three or four Individuals from that school in the same age/gender group. Teams will be entered automatically. 1.5 There shall be two preliminary rounds: Regional (held in December) and Zonal (held in January), followed by a National Championship (held in March). 1.6 Each Zone comprises a number of regions, as follows: Northern Zone: North, North West, Yorkshire and North Midlands, N. Ireland. Central Zone: Eastern, East Midlands, West Midlands, Wales. Southern Zone: South, South West, London, South East. 1.7 Where a Region finds that the entry numbers for its Regional Championships are unmanageable, it may recourse to its own qualifying system within the Region. If such a need arises, these qualifying events shall be held before November. 1.8 Individual Counties may, if they wish, organise their own 'County Schools Competitions' (which may be used as pre- selectors as per Rule 1.7). It is recommended that they be held prior to the Regional competitions, even if they are not to be used as pre-selectors. 2. Eligibility Competitors must be bona fide full-time students in Schools, Sixth-Form Colleges, Tertiary Colleges, Technical Colleges, academies, and specific disability schools, to encompass all educational bases under the age of 19. University students, or others in Higher Education, are not eligible. 2.1 Children who are educated at home with the approval of the Local Authority, and do not attend an educational institution, are also eligible to participate in the Schools competitions. 2.2 All competitors must be submitted by, or with the approval of, their school, or of the LEA in the case of rule 2.1 above. 2.3 Approval must be either in writing, or by from an account originating at the school or LEA. 2.4 This approval is only needed at the Regional round, as this permission acknowledges that schools may progress to subsequent rounds of the competition. Subsequent rounds may be entered with no further permission being sought. 2.5 In the Regional round, competitors may compete only in the geographical Region within which their school is located. 2.6 If a competitor changes school between rounds, they may continue to compete as an individual and/or a member of their original team with the approval of their new school. 3. Competition Structure and Format 3.1 There shall be five levels of Schools Competition: Disability (Novice), Disability (Elite), Novice, Intermediate & Elite. The Elite competition is called The British Schools Elite Trampoline Championships The Intermediate competition is called The British Schools Intermediate Trampoline Championships The Novice competition is called The British Schools Novice Trampoline Championships The Disability (Novice) competition is called The British Schools Disability Novice Trampoline Championships. The Disability (Elite) competition is called The British Schools Disability Elite Trampoline Championships. 3.2 Trophies of similar quality shall be offered to all levels of competition. 3.3 Each round of School Competition (Regional, Zonal, and National) shall offer all levels of competition for each age/ gender group. 3.4 The standard rules of the Schools Competitions, other than those specific to one Level, shall apply equally to all Levels of competition. 3.5 Entry to the Novice Level shall be restricted to pupils who have not at any time up to the date of their Regional Schools competition competed at or above either Regional Grade G or NDP 1. (Except as in Rule 3.13 below.) 3.6 Pupils who qualify to compete in the Zonal round of the Novice Level, and who then subsequently compete in a Regional NDP 1 or higher competition shall remain eligible to compete in the Novice Level throughout the current series (Zonal, National, Home International) of schools competitions. 3.7 Individual Novice competitors who finish in the top three places of the National Finals of a competition season will be required to enter future competition seasons as an Intermediate or Elite competitor. Should the competitor feel that they are not competent to compete at the higher level they may apply to the Schools Working Group for permission to remain at Novice level, stating reasons to support the application. 3.8 Entry to the Intermediate Level shall be restricted to pupils who have not at any time up to the date of their Regional Schools competition competed at or above National Grade C, NDP 6 or the Trampoline League. (Except as in rule below.) 3.9 Pupils who qualify to compete in the Zonal round of the Intermediate Level, and who then subsequently compete in a Regional Grade E or NDP 5 or higher competition shall remain eligible to compete in the Intermediate Level throughout the current series (Zonal, National, Home International) of schools competitions Entry to the Elite Level shall be open to any pupil who is eligible under the standard rules of the Schools Competitions. Pupils who have competed previously at or above either Regional Grade D, NDP 6 or the Trampoline League may only enter this Level, except as allowed by Rule Pupils who are eligible to compete in the Novice or Intermediate Level may be entered as Individuals and as part of a team in a higher Level of competition, but may not also compete in the lower Level in the same or subsequent rounds of Competition. Should a school wish to make up a team in the Intermediate or Elite Level, It may therefore include one or more novice or intermediate level competitors Should any pupil who is eligible for the Novice or Intermediate Level opt to compete in the next Level up, then he/she remains classified as being that standard for the remainder of the current season. Such pupils may not compete in the Novice Level in the same or subsequent rounds of competition Competitors that have retired from competitive trampoline gymnastics for a period of 24 months or more may apply to the committee to return to the competitions at a lower level than previously entered. Each person will be measured separately according to level and experience gained Competitors who have at any time competed at National Grade C, the Trampoline League, NDP 6 or higher may not downgrade to Novice level There shall be two separate events within each competition: a Team event, and an Individual event All competitors must, if possible, enter as members of a School Team. Where numbers are such that some competitors cannot be accommodated within a team, then these competitors may enter the Individual competitions only All members of a Team will also enter the Individual competition in the first (Regional) Round Teams shall comprise of a minimum of three or maximum of four competitors in the same age/gender group Competitors will be grouped by specified age and gender The age divide will be the ages of the competitors as at 1 st September of the academic year in which the competitions take place The age groups for Novice (not TPD) are: Under 11 years, Under 13 years, Under 15 years and Under 19 years 3.22 The age groups for all other levels are: Under 11 years, Under 14 years and Under 19 years 3.23 The maximum age that a competitor may be is therefore, 19 years (birthday falling after September1 st ) Competitors may only compete within their own age band; specifically, a team can not include competitors who qualify to compete in a younger or older age group than that in which the team is entered Bounce order of competitors. At Regional competitions, the order shall be at the discretion of the organisers, and published in advance if possible At Zonal and National competitions, there shall be no change of order between the compulsory and voluntary routines. At Zonal and National competitions, all competitors who are members of a team only, and who are not entered as individuals shall be programmed to compete before any competitors who are entered as individuals

13 4. Progression 4.1 In the Regional and Zonal Rounds, the two teams with the highest scores and the three individuals with the highest scores shall be eligible to compete in the next (Zonal or National) event. 4.2 In the event of ties, then at all rounds of competition tie-break calculations shall be applied, and any ties for qualifying places, both Individual and Team, shall be separated as follows: The gymnast with the higher final score in the 2nd routine. The total of the middle 3 execution judges scores in the 2nd routine The total of the 5 execution judges in the 2nd routine The total of the 4 highest execution judges scores from the 2nd routine The total of the 3 highest execution judges scores from the 2nd routine and so on until the tie is broken. 4.3 Team members may only compete in the Individual Competition in the Zonal and National events if they have placed in the top three positions in the preceding round of Individual Competition. 4.4 Where a team qualifies to compete in a subsequent (Zonal or National) round of competition, at least two members of the qualifying team must be presented as team members in the subsequent round. 4.5 The school may change and substitute the remaining two members of the team between the events 4.6 Where a member of a team, having been nominated on an entry form, is unable to participate in a competition, then the Team Manager may submit a named substitute competitor up to any time before, but not later than, the start of the competition group in which the team is participating. The resultant team must comply with all existing rules regarding team membership and eligibility. 4.7 In the case of individual placings, no substitution may be made. 4.8 If a successful and eligible Individual and/or Team declines to take up a place in a Zonal or National event, or fails to submit their entry in time, then the next highest ranking Individual or Team from the qualifying competition may be invited to take the place. 5. Equipment 5.1 Competition organisers may offer any type of trampoline bed that is, or has been customarily used for BG competitions. This includes 6x6mm, 6x4mm, 4x4mm and others of similar performance. 5.2 Competition organisers must state on the entry forms the equipment they expect to provide for each event. 5.3 Where practical, a choice of trampolines should be provided on each panel. 5.4 Competitors shall be required to stipulate on their entry forms which type of bed they normally train on. 5.5 Team Managers are responsible for ensuring their competitors use only the type of bed with which they are familiar. 6. Entry Fees 6.1 At Regional level, the entry fee for Individuals may be set by the competition organisers according to their needs. 6.2 At Regional level, there shall be no additional fee for Team entries. (Noting that at Regional Level all competitors must be entered as Individuals). 6.3 At Zonal and National levels the competition organisers are free to set entry fees for both the Individual events and for Team events according the break even estimate of the competition's budget. 6.4 All Regional and Zonal competitions must either be financially self-sufficient, or be underwritten by the Region which is hosting the competitions. 6.5 Advisory only. Regions are advised to ring-fence any profits that they may make from their Regional rounds of the annual competitions, and to hold those profits in reserve to offset any shortage of income over expenditure when hosting a Zonal competition. The rotation of Zonal competitions is given below, so that Regions have fair notice of their financial commitments. 7. Awards From Regional Championship level onward, the following awards should be made: 7.1 ALL competitors, team or individuals, to receive a certificate recording achievement. 7.2 First three individuals in each age group - boys and girls separately - to receive a trophy, plaque, or commemorative medal as appropriate. 7.3 First two Teams in each age group - boys and girls separately - to receive a trophy, plaque or commemorative medal as appropriate for each team member plus a trophy or plaque for the school itself recording the achievement. PLEASE NOTE - the above are considered to be the minimum awards to be given - where possible, more should be made. 7.4 At the national finals, perpetual trophies will be awarded to the winning team s school in each group. 7.5 The perpetual trophies shall be held by the school for one year, and then returned to the organisers of the national Finals. 7.6 All permanent trophies must be returned by the holders to the organiser of the appropriate Zonal Competition, on or before the date of that competition. 7.7 The organisers of the Zonal Competitions shall undertake to produce the trophies so collected to the organiser of the National Finals, on or before the date of the National Finals. 7.8 At the National Finals there shall be a march-on of all competitors for the presentation ceremony. 8. Routines for Novice, Intermediate and Elite 8.1 Each competitor will perform one compulsory routine and one voluntary routine. There will be no finals. Note that the BG Teachers' award in Trampolining does not include a Back Somersault to Seat, or a Barani. See Rule 11.1 below. 8.2 In the Voluntary routine at Elite Level: a maximum difficulty mark of 8.0 will be awarded routines with a difficulty value of more than 8.0 will have only 8.0 accredited to the score. 8.3 In the Voluntary routine at Intermediate Level: a maximum difficulty mark of 4.5 will be awarded. no skill which exceeds a tariff of 0.6 is allowed. if any skill exceeds a tariff of 0.6 the routine will be stopped and a zero score will be awarded. no skill having more than 360 degrees of somersault rotation is allowed no more than 7 skills of 360 degrees of somersault are allowed should a competitor perform more than 7 skills with 360 degrees of somersault, then the routine shall be terminated after the skill immediately prior to the 8 th such skill and scored up to this point. 8.4 In the Voluntary routine at Novice Level: a maximum difficulty mark of 1.5 will be awarded. no skill which exceeds a tariff of 0.6 is allowed. if any skill exceeds a tariff of 0.6 the routine will be stopped and a zero score will be awarded. skills with a rotation greater than 360 degrees are not allowed no more than three skills of 360 degrees of somersault are allowed should a competitor perform more than three skills with 360 degrees of somersault, then the routine shall be terminated after the skill immediately prior to the fourth such skill and scored up to this point. 8.5 In the event of any transgression of rule 8.4 either during the competition or during the warm-up period, the Chair of the panel and or the competition organiser may challenge the competitor/s eligibility to participate in the Novice level of competition, and may at their discretion either transfer the competitor to the corresponding Intermediate group (in the Regional round only) or disqualify the competitor from the competition in any round.

14 8.6 Compulsory routines Novice, Intermediate and Elite for all rounds NOVICE INTERMEDIATE A or INTERMEDIATE B ELITE FULL TWIST FULL TWIST BSS (T) BSS (S) JUMP TO STRADDLE JUMP TO STRADDLE JUMP TO STRADDLE JUMP TO STRADDLE SEAT LANDING SEAT LANDING SEAT LANDING BSS TO SEAT (T) ½ TWIST TO SEAT ½ TWIST TO SEAT ½ TWIST TO SEAT ½ TWIST TO FEET ½ TWIST TO FEET ½ TWIST TO FEET ½ TWIST TO FEET ½ TWIST JUMP TO PIKE JUMP TO PIKE JUMP TO PIKE JUMP TO TUCK BACK LANDING BACK LANDING BACK LANDING BARANI (T) ½ TWIST TO FEET ½ TWIST TO FEET ½ TWIST TO FEET ½ TWIST JUMP JUMP TO TUCK JUMP TO TUCK JUMP TO TUCK JUMP TO PIKE ½ TWIST JUMP FSS (T) FULL TWIST FSS (P) 9. Routines for Disability (Novice) and Disability (Elite) Competitors in the disability levels shall construct their own ten bounce routines from the recognised skills in the BG Proficiency Scheme. All routines shall include a minimum of five different skills. The compulsory routine for the Novice group shall include a minimum of five different skills, with a maximum total difficulty value of 0.8 for the complete routine. The compulsory routine for the Elite group shall have a minimum total difficulty mark of 1.2, and a maximum total difficulty mark of 4.5. For the compulsory routine, the team manager must submit a competition card that complies with the above rules to the difficulty judge before the competitor will be allowed to compete. If the competitor fails to perform the compulsory routine according to the difficulty card, then the routine will be stopped after the last correct skill, and will be marked and scored up to and including that skill. The voluntary routine for the Novice group shall have a maximum total difficulty mark of 1.2. The voluntary routine for the Elite group shall have a maximum total difficulty mark of 4.5. No skill may exceed a difficulty value of more than 0.6. Scoring. In both the Novice and Elite levels, should a competitor perform a prohibited or ineligible skill, then the routine shall be marked and scored up to and including the last acceptable skill. If a completed voluntary routine has fewer than 5 different skills then the Difficulty Judge shall calculate the total difficulty score of the routine as presented, but shall then deduct 0.1 for each 'missing' skill from the total. 10. Attire 10.1 Dress must either conform to the requirements for British Gymnastics Individual Competitions (as set out in the British Gymnastics Code of Points which is currently in force for the schools competitions), or as in rules 10.2 to below. For clarification regarding the wearing of correct attire, the Elite group shall be considered to be equivalent to NDP Competitors in the Elite Level may not wear shorts, except as permitted by Rule 10.9 below Competitors in the Novice and Intermediate Levels of competition at all rounds may wear their school's official uniform P.E. kit for indoor activities, provided that it is safely suitable for trampolining Acceptable school P.E. kit shall include only T-shirts, singlet PE vests, leotards, Polo/Netball shirts, close-fitting P.E. shorts, white foot covering Shirts/vests must be tucked into trousers/shorts, and inhibited from flapping free during the execution of the routine Foot covering must be plain white (no coloured trim) The chair of the judging panel has the right to prohibit participation in dress which is clearly unsuitable for the sport of trampoline gymnastics, even though it may be the school's official kit. (e.g. hockey skirts, Jogging bottoms. Boys shorts in particular may not be revealing). Should this situation arise, however, the competition organisers are expected to give the affected competitors reasonable opportunity to acquire suitable clothing in time to participate Matching attire for all members of a Team is not required Where proven to be required by religious constraints, girls of any age may wear tidy leg coverings with a leotard at any round of the competition. Leg coverings must be skin tight. Leg coverings must either be skin-coloured, or of the same colour as the leotard, or of a plain colour matching the leotard. (Rule 9.4 should be applied only in the interests of modesty, and not to satisfy whims of fashion. Competition organisers are at liberty to determine their own standards of 'tidiness', but should establish the ruling before the start of the competition In the Awards Ceremony at Zonal and National Levels, competitors must present themselves in competition attire. 11. Judges and Officials 11.1 Accompanying Officials Every competitor must be accompanied by a suitably-qualified Trampoline coach or P.E. Teacher who is qualified to coach the skills that the competitor intends to perform, and who will take full responsibility for the competitor s performance on the trampoline. Such a coach does not need to be a member of staff from the competitor s school. The coach must be named on the entry forms for each round of competition. Should the nominated coach fail to attend, a suitably-qualified substitute may be requested to offer his/her services. If no substitute can be secured, then the competitor must not be allowed to compete In all rounds of competition, judges and officials must be offered to the organisers at the time of entry. Failure to do so may result in the entry being rejected or reduced. It is recommended that schools submit qualified officials in the following ratios to the number of entries: If entering 3 or more performers 1 x judge must be submitted. If entering 6 or more performers 1 x judge and 1 x other official (recorder/marshal) must be submitted. If entering 9 or more performers 2 x judges and 1x other official (recorder/marshal) must be submitted. If entering 12 or more performers 2 x judges and 2 x other officials (recorder/marshal) must be submitted. If entering 15 or more performers 3 x judges and 2 x other officials (recorder/marshal) must be submitted. If entering 18 or more performers 3 x judges and 3 x other officials (recorder/marshal) must be submitted. For the purposes of these ratios, no official may represent more than one school at the same time The competition organiser is authorised, at his or her discretion, to reject, or reduce the number of competitors on, any entry which fails to comply with the organisers requirements in this respect Judging qualifications should be included on the entry forms In all rounds of competition the event organiser should endeavour to compile panels of officials from those individuals who have been nominated by their school. They may draw in as appropriate other volunteer judges/officials whose experience and qualification will benefit the event Panels that include Elite Level competitors should where practical be staffed by the highest-qualified judges available, taking into account the need for Chair and Difficulty judges for other panels At Zonal And National competitions, organisers shall endeavour to ensure a fair representation of all regions across the judging panels 12. Administration 12.1 Results of the Regional competition must be forwarded to the organiser of the appropriate Zonal round within one week of the Regional event. Results of the Zonal competitions must be forwarded to the organiser of the National Championships within one week of the Zonal events Organisers of the Zonal and National events may refuse to accept any entry whose eligibility cannot be verified against the official results Entry forms for all rounds of the Championships shall require the inclusion of the BSGA Affiliation Number. 13. Dates of Competitions 13.1 In order to accommodate National competitions, the Regional Schools Competitions may be held on any of the last two weekends in November or the first two weekends in December. This will allow a local choice, according to the calendar, of a date between November 16th and December 14th The Zonal round should be held on, or as close as possible to the third weekend in January The National Finals shall be held in March where possible according to the BG calendar of competitions The above dates shall be reviewed each year to avoid clashes with other national BG or League events. Specific dates for events shall be determined by the event organising committees in co-operation with the calendar of National and Regional BG or League competitions.

15 14. Rotation of Zonals and Finals 14.1 Responsibility for staging the Zonal events will rotate between the Regions comprising each Zone. The National Finals shall be open to voluntary offers. The rotation calendar for 2018 to 2019 is given below: Year 2018: Southern Zone - London Central Zone - East Midlands Northern Zone - Yorkshire National Finals - Northern Ireland Year 2019: Southern Zone - South Central Zone - Eastern Northern Zone - Northern Ireland National Finals - West Midlands This issue of the Rules agreed on 20th July 2017 and effective from this date. Changes to the BG competition structure may necessitate changes to the schools trampoline rules. Please check with your Regional Representative before submitting entries to the competitions.