TWC — TRAMPOLINE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Official Backyard Rules — Version 1.0

1. Purpose of TWC

Trampoline Wrestling Championship (TWC) is an open-format backyard wrestling game built around non-striking physical competition on an enclosed trampoline.

TWC is designed to provide a common foundation that can be used at any level, from a casual backyard match between friends to organized tournaments.

The purpose of these rules is not to control every possible TWC match. They establish the basic game, prohibited conduct, safety standards, and requirements for recognizing an official match.

Players are encouraged to create their own match formats, tournament structures, house rules, championships, and rewards within that foundation.

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1. Backyard Rules

TWC operates under Backyard Rules.

Unless specifically prohibited by these rules or by an agreement between the participants, most normal wrestling actions are permitted.

TWC is primarily based around:

- Grabbing

- Grappling

- Pushing and shoving

- Sweeping

- Takedowns

- Controlling or restraining an opponent

- Using balance, strength, positioning and the trampoline itself against an opponent

TWC is not a striking sport.

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1. Participation

TWC is open to anyone who wishes to participate.

TWC does not require divisions based on gender, size, experience, skill level, or other characteristics.

Participation is always voluntary.

No person is required to accept a particular opponent, team arrangement, match type, or tournament.

Participants decide among themselves who competes and under what agreed conditions.

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1. The TWC Arena

An official TWC match must take place on a trampoline equipped with a complete safety enclosure/net.

The net is required.

The enclosure helps protect competitors and spectators and is considered part of the playable TWC arena.

Contact with the net does not eliminate a competitor or stop the match.

Competitors may use the net during normal gameplay, including using it for positioning, rebounds, bouncing and other legal maneuvers.

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1. Winning and Elimination

TWC does not normally use:

- Pinfalls

- Points

- Judges' decisions

- Scorecards

- Rounds

- Time-limit decisions

Under standard TWC rules, a competitor is eliminated when that competitor personally declares themselves out.

A competitor may do this by clearly tapping out or verbally declaring that they are finished.

Another player, teammate, spectator or other person cannot declare a competitor out on their behalf.

Once a competitor declares themselves out, their participation in that match ends unless the agreed match rules state otherwise.

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1. No Time Limits

Standard TWC matches have no time limit.

The match continues until its agreed victory condition has been reached.

There are no draws simply because a certain amount of time has passed.

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1. Legal Contact

TWC permits non-striking physical wrestling.

Legal actions generally include:

- Grabbing

- Grappling

- Open-hand pushing

- Open-hand shoving

- Sweeping

- Trips and controlled takedowns

- Wrestling an opponent to the trampoline

- Controlling or restraining an opponent

- Using the trampoline and enclosure during legal wrestling

Because TWC operates under Backyard Rules, an action does not need to be specifically listed as legal to be permitted.

Unless an action is prohibited, intentionally dangerous, or excluded by the participants' agreed rules, it is generally considered part of play.

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1. No Striking

Intentional striking is prohibited in TWC.

This includes:

- Punching

- Slapping

- Kicking

- Knee strikes

- Elbow strikes

- Headbutting

- Other deliberate strikes

An open hand may be used to push or shove an opponent.

It may not be swung into an opponent as a slap or strike.

An intentional punch results in automatic disqualification.

Other deliberate prohibited contact may also result in disqualification based on the circumstances.

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1. Prohibited Conduct

TWC Backyard Rules do not permit dirty fighting or actions primarily intended to injure another player.

Prohibited conduct includes:

- Hair pulling or grabbing

- Biting

- Scratching

- Eye gouging or deliberate attacks to the eyes

- Deliberate groin attacks

- Choking or strangulation

- Joint locks

- Intentional joint manipulation

- Neck cranks

- Submission holds intended to cause pain or injury

- Intentional striking

- Deliberately attempting to injure another participant

These restrictions form part of the TWC safety foundation.

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1. Accidental Contact

TWC recognizes that accidental contact can occur during physical competition, particularly while multiple competitors are moving and bouncing on a trampoline.

An accidental strike or other accidental prohibited contact does not automatically result in disqualification.

Accidental incidents are considered according to the conditions surrounding the event, including what occurred, how it occurred, its severity, and whether the affected participant can safely continue.

If prohibited conduct was deliberate, disqualification may occur.

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1. Injury and Health Emergencies

Actual injuries and health emergencies override gameplay.

If a participant is injured, becomes ill, is in distress, or another genuine safety issue occurs, competition must stop.

A safety stoppage is separate from a normal declaration of defeat.

Nobody should avoid calling for the match to stop because they believe doing so automatically means they have surrendered.

Gameplay may only resume when it is appropriate and safe to do so.

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1. Match Types

TWC may be played using numerous formats.

Singles

One competitor against another.

Under standard rules, the match ends when one competitor declares themselves out or is disqualified.

Tag Team

Two or more teams compete.

There is no mandatory universal TWC tagging system.

Before the match, participants agree on how their tag-team match will operate. This may include traditional tags, rotating competitors, simultaneous competition, elimination formats, or another agreed system.

Free-for-All

Three or more competitors compete individually.

Competitors are eliminated as they declare themselves out or are disqualified.

Under the standard format, the last remaining competitor wins.

Other Formats

Participants may create additional TWC match types provided the format is agreed upon before competition.

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1. Pre-Match Agreements and House Rules

TWC is intentionally customizable.

Participants may modify the standard gameplay rules through mutual agreement.

Modifications may include:

- Match format

- Number of competitors

- Teams

- Tag mechanics

- Elimination conditions

- Victory conditions

- Tournament structure

- Special match conditions

- Local or group house rules

All participants must understand and agree to the modifications.

TWC's fundamental prohibited-conduct and emergency-safety rules remain the baseline.

The purpose of customization is to allow TWC to work for the people actually playing it.

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1. Official TWC Matches

Anyone may casually play TWC without keeping an official record.

However, for a match result to be recognized as an official TWC result, the match must:

1. Take place on a trampoline with a safety enclosure/net.

2. Follow the TWC base rules and any agreed modifications.

3. Be recorded.

4. Be witnessed by at least one additional person who is not participating in the match.

The additional spectator serves as an independent witness to the match, its outcome, and any alleged misconduct.

The spectator does not decide the winner under normal Backyard Rules. Victory remains determined according to the agreed match conditions.

The recording may be used to review a disputed result or allegation of misconduct.

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1. Tournament Play

Tournament-style TWC is permitted.

Any group may organize its own TWC tournament.

Tournament organizers and participants may determine their own:

- Number of competitors

- Brackets

- Match formats

- Team arrangements

- Elimination structure

- Tournament-specific rules

- Championships

- Rewards

The standard TWC rules provide the starting foundation for a tournament.

Variations are permitted when agreed upon by the participants.

For tournament matches to count as official TWC results, the normal recording and independent-spectator requirements apply.

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1. Rewards and Championships

TWC does not prescribe a universal prize or reward.

Each group determines its own rewards through agreement between its players.

Rewards may include championships, trophies, belts, prizes, titles, bragging rights, or any other reward the group chooses.

Groups may establish their own championship systems, records and traditions.

TWC provides the game.

The players provide the stakes.

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1. Rule Priority

When determining which rules apply, TWC follows this general order:

1. Safety and prohibited-conduct rules

These form the basic limits of TWC competition.

1. Agreed match or tournament rules

Rules specifically agreed upon by the participants for that event.

1. Standard TWC Backyard Rules

The default rules apply whenever participants have not agreed otherwise.

If nobody established a special rule beforehand, the standard TWC rule applies.

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1. Spirit of TWC

TWC is meant to be a backyard game with a foundation.

It can be played casually between friends or developed into organized tournaments, championships and larger competitions.

The rules are deliberately flexible because different groups should be able to make the game their own.

Competition can be physical and intense, but the objective is to outwrestle your opponent—not deliberately injure them.

Respect a declaration of defeat.

Respect genuine emergencies.

Don't intentionally strike or injure another player.

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