Gymnastics Terms

Question 1

Amplitude

Answer 1

the height, or degree of execution of a movement. In general, the higher the salto or the more breathtaking the movement, the better the amplitude.

Question 2

Composition

Answer 2

the structure of a gymnastics routine. Each individual movement or skill is a building block; how they are arranged into an exercise is called the composition of the routine

Question 3

Dismount

Answer 3

to leave an apparatus at the end of a routine; usually done with a difficult twist or salto

Question 4

Apparatus

Answer 4

one of the various pieces of equipment used in gymnastics competitions

Question 5

Routine

Answer 5

a combination of stunts displaying a full range of skills on one apparatus.

Question 6

Execution

Answer 6

the performance of a routine. Form, style and the technique used to complete the skills constitute the level of execution of an exercise. Bent knees, poor toe point and an arched or loosely-held body position are all examples of poor execution

Question 7

Arch

Answer 7

the body is curved backwards

Question 8

layout

Answer 8

straight or slightly arched body position, may be seen during a movement or a still position

Question 9

Pike

Answer 9

body bent forward more than 90 degrees at the hips while the legs are kept straight

Question 10

Tuck

Answer 10

a position in which the knees and hips are bent and drawn into the chest; the body is folded at the waist

Question 11

Salto (forward or back)

Answer 11

a flip rotating about the waist

Question 12

Twist

Answer 12

rotating about the midline axis of the body

Question 13

Yurchenko

Answer 13

round-off entry onto the board, flic-flac onto the horse and one of the following off the horse: layout, full twist, one-and-a-half twist or double twist, etc. (very common vault)-on vault

Question 14

Tsukahara

Answer 14

¼ or ½ on - to back salto off-on vault

Question 15

Handspring front

Answer 15

forward entry onto the vault, front flip off, usually done in the tucked or piked positions, typically with a ½ twist-on vault

Question 16

Kip

Answer 16

movement from a position below the equipment to a position above-bars

Question 17

Giant

Answer 17

a swing in which the body is fully extended and moving through a 360 degree rotation around the bar

Question 18

Pirouettes

Answer 18

changing direction by twisting in the handstand position.-handstand on bars, turn, or handstand on beam or floor

Question 19

Release

Answer 19

leaving the bar to perform a move before re-grasping it

Question 20

Blind change

Answer 20

from a back giant, a ½ turn over the top of the bar to end in a front giant

Question 21

Jeager

Answer 21

a front flip to re-catch the bar

Question 22

Punch front

Answer 22

front flip, usually tucked, landing on the beam

Question 23

Switch leap

Answer 23

leap beginning with one leg in front, switching to other mid-flight

Question 24

Switch side

Answer 24

leap beginning like a switch leap, but with ¼ twist to land sideways

Question 25

Omelianchik

Answer 25

back dive with ¼ twist to land in handstand