Central Galaxy Trampoline Club

D.M.T.

 

What is DMT?

 DMT is short for ‘Double Mini Trampoline’.

 

What equipment do you use?

The DMT (as in the photograph) is a small trampoline with an angled extension and frame pads to the longest sides.

The DMT is used in conjunction with a long run up mat and is surrounded by deep matting in the landing area.

 

 

 

How is it used?

The gymnast has a run up (similar to long jump), jumps onto the angled part of the DMT (mount skill) and uses that to gain height before completing the spotter skill which can be simple; ie straddle jump, or difficult ie somersault, before completing the dismount skill.

DMT uses many of the moves learnt in trampolining, except that unlike trampolining the moves are ‘travelled’.

 

What are the routines?

The routines in DMT are called passes.  The moves you use to create a pass are determined by your age, ability and grade.  An example of passes may be:

Mount skill – straight jump; spotter skill – tuck jump; dismount skill – tucked barani

Mount skill – half out tucked; dismount skill – double back somersault piked

 

At competitions

 Each competitor must prepare 4 different passes.  Each pass must contain the required elements or difficulty for that grade.

 

The judging panel is made up of 5 form judges, a tariff judge and superior judge or chair.  Like trampolining the score is given out of 10, but as you only compete 2 moves in each pass, your deductions are only on those 2 moves.  Most passes will score in the region of 9.0 to 9.9 dependant on form (style or neatness).  A tariff or difficulty mark is then added to each pass.

Each competitor will perform 2 different passes in the preliminary round.  Only those competitors in the top 8 will go through to a final round in which they will perform their final 2 passes.

 

Grades

For this competition year a new structure was introduced, with 4 levels.  The introductory level is Regional 'D' or Reg 'D' and as the name suggests is a regional level competition.  At National level there is Nat 'C', FIG 'B' and FIG 'A', with FIG 'A' being the top level.  Gymnasts wishing to be considered for International selection will need to compete at either FIG 'A' or FIG 'B'.  Gymnasts will accumulate points (max 2) to enable them to progress to the next level.  Gymnasts in the top 20% will qualify for National Finals.  Any gymnast on 'minus' points will be relegated.  At national level competitions the scores in the final will be zeroed.