The Trapeze Net: Flying Trapeze Resources

Tricks Database

Welcome to our tricks database! We hope you enjoy this new feature. You'll find a description of each trick, information about it, and in most cases a video or photos.

This is a work in progress, and your comments would be greatly appreciated.

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Position Catches

Basic tricks without somersaults

Knee Hang

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^L Hocks Salto

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^L Hocks 1½

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^L Hocks Salto Full

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^L Backend Bird's Nest

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^L Bird's Nest to Legs

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^L Full Twisting Seat Jump

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^L Penny Roll

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Whip

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^L Backend Whip

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^L Flexus

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^L Whip Dislocation

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^L Whip Full Twist

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Straddle Whip

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^L Backend Straddle Whip

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^L Pelican

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Drive Somersault

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Stomach Over

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Reverse Knee Hang

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Standing Jump

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Back Somersaults

Tricks involving a backwards rotation

Layout

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^L Layout Half Twist

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^L Layout Full Twist

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^L Layout 1½ Twists

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^L Layout Double Twist

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Double

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^L Double Half Twist

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^L Double Full Twist

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^L Double 1½ Twists

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^L Double Double Twist

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^L Double Layout

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^L Double Arabian Layout

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Triple

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^L Triple Full Twist

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^L Triple Double Twist

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^L Triple Triple Twist

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Quadruple

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Legs Catches

Tricks caught by the legs

Legs

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^L Full Twisting Legs

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One and a Half

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^L Full twisting 1½

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^L Double twisting 1½

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Two and a Half

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^L Full twisting 2½

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^L Double twisting 2½

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Three and a half

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Half Turns + Cutaways

Tricks involving a half turn on the bar.

Half Turn

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^L Pirouette

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^L Double Pirouette

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^L Half Turn Forward Under

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Cutaway

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^L Cutaway Half

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^L Cutaway Full

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^L Cutaway 1½

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Double Cutaway

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^L Double Cutaway Half

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^L Double Cutaway Full

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^L Double Cutaway 1½

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Triple Cutaway Half

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Flyaway

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Starfish (Cutaway 1½ to legs)

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Uprises

Tricks involving a front support (uprise) position

Pullover Shoot

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Uprise Shoot

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^L Uprise Shoot Under

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^L Uprise Full Twist

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^L Kip Roll

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^L Forward Over

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^L Full Forward Over

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^L Double Forward Over

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^L Full Double Forward Over

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^L Kip Half Turn

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Straight Jumps

Tricks involving a forwards rotation away from the bar

Straight Jump

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^L Full Turn

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^L Forward Under

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^L Full Forward Under

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Shooting Star

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Swings

Variations on the swing and techniques for warm-up swings etc.

^L Face Off Turnaround

Half Twisting Reverse Back Somersault

Departures (from the board)

Techniques for leaving the platform

Cross Handed Departure

Returns to bar (from catch)

Tricks for returning to the fly bar from a catch

Legs

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Legs to hands

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Basic Half Turn

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^L 1½ Pirouette Return

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^L 2½ Pirouette Return

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Bird's Nest Return

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^L Bird's Nest Half Turn Return

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Angel Return

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Flexus

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Cutaway Return

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^L Cutaway Half Return

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^L Cutaway 1½ Return

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Straight Jump Return

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Drive Somersault Return

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Layout Return

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Returns to board

Tricks for returning to the pedestal board

Basic Mount

Half Turn Mount

Trick Mount

Drive Somersault Mount

Flyer Dismounts

Dismounts to the net. Almost any trick can be used as a dismount, only specific dismounts that cannot be caught are listed here.

Bullet Drop

Suicide

^L Double Suicide

^L Full Twisting Suicide

Reverse Back Somersault

Basic Back Somersault

Face-Off

^L Inverse Suicide

^L Double Inverse Suicide

Catcher Skills and Dismounts

Techniques for the catcher while catching or when dismounting

^L Full Twisting Layout to Fly Bar

Catcher's Lock

Two flyers

Tricks involving two flyers

Passing Leap

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Piggy Back

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Swing Side by Side

Side by Side Positions

Behind the Back

Novelty

Fun and interesting tricks

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