| Range of skills | Quality of skills | Decision Making | |
| 9
(20) |
All core skills and nearly all (7 or above) advanced skills in isolation and in an authentic performance situation. | Excellent standard of accuracy, control and fluency in core and advanced skills. | Applies excellent compositional ideas. Excellent awareness of the rules. Demonstrates an excellent regard for safety. Selects appropriate skills on every occasion. |
| 8
(18-19) |
All core skills and 6 advanced skills in isolation and in an authentic performance environment. | Excellent standard of accuracy, control and fluency consistently in core and in most advanced skills. | Applies excellent compositional ideas. Excellent awareness of the rules. Demonstrates an excellent regard for safety. Selects appropriate skills on nearly every occasion. |
| 7
(16-17) |
All core skills and 5 advanced skills in isolation and in an authentic performance environment. | Consistently a very good standard of accuracy, control and fluency in core skills. Consistently a very good standard of accuracy , control and fluency in advanced skills. | Applies very good compositional ideas. Very good awareness of the rules. Demonstrates a very good regard for safety. Selects appropriate skills on most occasions. |
| 6
(14-15) |
All core skills and 4 advanced skills in isolation and in an authentic performance environment. | A very good standard of accuracy, control and fluency in core skills and advanced skills most of the time with some consistency. | Applies very good compositional ideas. Very good awareness of the rules. Demonstrates a very good regard for safety. Selects appropriate skills on many occasion. |
| 5
(11-13) |
10 or more core skills and 3 advanced skills in isolation and in an authentic performance situations. | Consistently a good standard of accuracy, control and fluency in core skills. A good standard of accuracy , control and fluency in advanced skills with consistency. | Applies good compositional ideas. Good awareness of the rules. Demonstrates a good regard for safety. Selects appropriate skills on some occasions. |
| 4
(8-10) |
8 or more core skills and 2 advanced skills in isolation and in an authentic performance situations. | A good standard of accuracy, control and fluency in core skills most of the time. A good standard of accuracy , control and fluency in advanced skills with some consistency. | Applies good compositional ideas. Good awareness of the rules. Demonstrates a good regard for safety. Selects appropriate skills on some occasions. |
| 3
(6-7) |
7 or more core skills and 1 advanced skills in isolation and in an authentic performance situation. | Limited consistency and some accuracy, control and fluency in core skills. Advanced skills are performed with limited consistency and often lack accuracy, control and fluency. | Applies some compositional ideas. Limited awareness of the rules. Demonstrates a limited regard for safety. Selects appropriate skills on some occasions. |
| 2
(4-5) |
6 or more core skills and 1 advanced skills in isolation and in an authentic performance situation. | Limited consistency and some accuracy, control and fluency in core skills. Advanced skills are performed with limited consistency and often lack accuracy, control and fluency. | Applies some compositional ideas. Limited awareness of the rules. Demonstrates a limited regard for safety. Selects appropriate skills on some occasions. |
| 1
(1-3) |
5 core skills in isolation and in an authentic performance situation. Few if any of the advanced skills are attempted. | Core skills performed inconsistently and with limited accuracy, control and fluency. Any advanced skills attempted are performed with little success. | Sometimes applies compositional ideas. Little awareness of the rules. Demonstrates little regard for safety. Selects appropriate skills on few occasions.
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| W3 | 4 core skills in isolation and in an authentic performance situation. No advanced skills are attempted.
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Core skills performed inconsistently and with extremely limited accuracy, control and fluency. | Applies few compositional ideas. Little awareness of the rules. Demonstrates little regard for safety. Selects appropriate skills on few occasions. |
| W2 | 3 core skills in isolation. No advanced skills are attempted. | Core skills performed very inconsistently and with extremely limited accuracy, control and fluency.
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Applies very few compositional ideas. Very little awareness of the rules. Demonstrates little regard for safety. Rarely selects appropriate skills on few occasions. |
| W1 | One or two core skills in isolation. No advanced skills are attempted.
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Core skills lack any accuracy, control or fluency. | Rarely demonstrates understanding of the activity. Very little or no awareness of the rules. No regard for safety. Rarely selects appropriate skills on few occasions. |
Advanced skills
- Floor:
Advanced rolls (roll to handstand)
Hand/head springs
Somersaults — forwards/backwards
Walkover
Higher tariff dismounts off equipment - Vault:
Handspring with half turn on/off
Round off over vault
Long arm with full twist
Any vault from the FIG code of points
Core Skills
- Floor:
Take off, flight and landing
Forward and backward roll variations (to straddle and dive forward)
Balances using different parts of the body
Cartwheels
Round offs
Jumps/leaps
Twists/pivots
Steps
Tumbling lines
Dance elements - Vault:
Squat and straddle
Handspring
Long arm (run up, use of spring board/trampette, dismount)
Decision making and Composition
- Composition of routine
- How to respond/interpret music
- Routine flows
- Move smoothly and precisely
- Acceleration/deceleration of movements
- Spatial awareness
- Showmanship
- Awareness of strengths and weaknesses of others so can alter tariff of routine/vault accordingly
- Awareness of the rules and regulations