What ends a trampoline routine early?
B · Beginner · Mistakes and the competition · 3 of 3Any break in the chain of elements. Landing on one foot, taking a plain bounce, landing on a part of the body that is not allowed, touching the frame or pads, being touched by a spotter or leaving the trampoline each interrupt the exercise. The element where it happens earns nothing, and only those before it count.
How it works
- Two feet: not landing "simultaneously on both feet on the trampoline bed" interrupts the exercise.
- No pause: the gymnast must use the spring of the bed "for the immediate continuation of the next element".
- No plain bounce: an intermediate straight jump is an interruption.
- Allowed landings: feet, seat, front or back. Any other part of the body interrupts.
- Incomplete: an element not completed is an interruption.
- Off the bed: touching "anything other than the trampoline bed with any part of the body".
- Help: being touched by a spotter or a spotter's mat.
- Leaving: coming off the trampoline.
- No credit: "No credit will be given for the element in which the interruption occurs."
- What counts: the gymnast "will be judged only on the number of elements completed on the trampoline bed".
- The maximum falls: the chair of the judges' panel decides the number of valid elements, and the maximum marks fall to match.
- No second go: the exercise is not restarted.
The glossary has the trampoline exercise, the bounce, the landing, the trampoline scoring entry, the fall and the Chair of Judges Panel.
Tricky cases
A gymnast lands on their back and their feet then touch the bed. Is that an interruption?
No. The both-feet rule applies to landings on the feet. Feet touching after a back or front landing do not interrupt.
The gymnast's hair comes loose and brushes the pad. Does that count as touching?
It can. The code warns that loose hair is at the gymnast's own risk and may result in an interruption.
A spotter pushes a mat in to protect a gymnast who looks likely to land short. What happens?
If the mat touches the gymnast, the exercise is interrupted at that element.
An exercise is interrupted during the first element. What is the score?
No element is completed, so nothing is credited for the exercise. The code read does not print a figure for this case.
Why the rule exists
Trampoline has no deduction for a fall in mid-exercise because it needs none: stopping the count is far more costly. A gymnast interrupted at the fourth element can score at most four tenths of what they planned. It also means nobody is tempted to carry on after losing control.
Where it differs
| Where | What changes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Trampoline | Landing on feet, seat, front or back is allowed | FIG TRA 15.1.4 |
| Tumbling | Only hands and feet may touch the track. Steps or stops interrupt | FIG TUM 14.1 |
| Double mini-trampoline | Only the feet may land on the bed. Touching the pads costs 0.2 and does not interrupt | FIG DMT 14.1.5; FIG DMT 14.3 |
| Synchronised | Different elements from the partner interrupt | FIG TRA 15.1.9 |
From the rule book
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, Code of Points 2025-2028, Trampoline Gymnastics, Trampoline, articles 5.3, 15 and 19.7. Checked 14 October 2026. Official document: 2025-2028 Code of Points, Trampoline Gymnastics (PDF).