spring floor

Tumbling performance surface

A spring floor is a gymnastics surface with built-in elasticity, typically constructed with layers of plywood, foam, and springs or spring-like materials beneath a carpet covering.

The bounce helps gymnasts generate height for tumbling passes while cushioning landings: She practiced her back handspring on the spring floor.

Standard competition floors measure 12 meters square.

Related

trampoline · vault · balance beam · apparatus · foam · foam pit · rebound · dismount · stuck landing · landing · cushion · elastic · acrobatics · cheerleading · somersault · flip · full twist · coils

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Opposites
surface elasticity/responsiveness

spring floorconcrete floor

Solid poured building surface

hard floor · stone floor · asphalt · bare concrete · solid ground

construction complexity

spring floordirt floor

Bare ground as flooring

earth floor · packed earth · raw concrete

safety/impact protection

spring floorconcrete

Solid building mixture

Family

spring, floor, springs, sprang, sprung, springing, springy, springiness, springboard

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G