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Trick grading is an essential part of kitingsheep.com because it determines the points awarded for each trick, which in turn builds your trick list and the beach leader boards. Tricks are graded from 1-30 and run across 7 stages of progression which are categorized by a mascot designed specifically for that stage of progression! In order to be as transparent as possible into trick grading and the points awarded for each trick, we have displayed the table and graphs below.

Grading of tricks will always be a contentious issue and we know that there will be strong opinions on the difficulty level of each trick. The only way we can be as accurate as possible is to get input from as many of our users as possible, so let us know what you think! If you would like to submit a grading chart, just email us on the contact page and we will send you a grading log. We will log each submission and input the results to generate the most accurate opinion of our members!

TrickIDCategoryTrick NameTrick DescriptionGrade
1 Getting Started Getting up on Board Manage a 50m run on board 1
2 Getting Started Riding Upwind Maintain beach position on runs 2
3 Getting Started Riding Toeside Ride on your toeside edge (20m run) 4
4 Transitions Sliding Transition Where the rider changes direction of travel without sinking into the water 3
5 Transitions Carving Turn A transition where the rider enters heelside and exits toeside or enters toeside and exits heelside. 4
7 Transitions Jump Transition A transition where the rider is in the air for the change in direction 6
6 Transitions Kiteloop Transition (On water) A transition with a kiteloop 7
8 Transitions Backroll Transition A transition combined with a backroll 8
9 Transitions Frontroll Transition A transition combined with a frontroll 11
10 Jumps and Popping Jump 2 meters high A jump over 2 meters high (6.5 feet) 6
14 Jumps and Popping Beachstart - Hooked-In A hooked in jump from land to the water to start your run 6
15 Jumps and Popping Pop to Toeside A heelside pop with a frontside 180 rotation. 7
11 Jumps and Popping Jump 5 meters high A jump over 5 meters high (16.5 feet) 9
12 Jumps and Popping Jump 10 meters high A jump over 10 meters high (32.5 feet) 12
13 Jumps and Popping Jump 15 meters high A jump over 15 meters high (49 feet) 17
18 Surface Tricks Riding Blind Ride backwards from the normal orientation so you will be looking away from your direction of travel and riding on your toeside edge 8
16 Surface Tricks Frontslide rotations An unhooked 360-degree turn on the surface of the water with bar passed across front of body first. 10
17 Surface Tricks Backslide rotations An unhooked 360-degree turn on the surface of the water with bar passed behind back first 10
19 Surface Tricks Nose Slide (Butter Slide) Carving with only the nose of your board in the water 11
20 Spins and Rotations Backroll A spin where the rider rotates their body away from the direction of travel 6
21 Spins and Rotations Backroll 5 (backroll to revert) A backroll with a frontside 180 landing toeside 8
24 Spins and Rotations Frontroll A spin where the rider rotates the front of their body towards the direction of travel 9
22 Spins and Rotations Backroll 7 (Double Backroll) 2 backroll rotations 10
25 Spins and Rotations Frontroll to Toeside A front roll with a frontside 180 10
23 Spins and Rotations Backroll 9 2.5 backroll rotations landing toeside 12
26 Spins and Rotations Frontroll 7 - Speedball 2 frontroll rotations 12
27 Spins and Rotations Frontroll 9 2.5 frontroll rotations 13
28 Transitions - Advanced Kiteloop Jump Transition A jump transition where the rider uses a kiteloop to change the direction of travel 12
29 Transitions - Advanced Darkslide Where the rider has leaned forward dragging the top side nose of the board along the surface 15
30 Transitions - Advanced Jesus Walk A run across the surface of the water using the kite to provide lift 17
31 Board Off tricks One footer or judo air When the rider jumps and takes one foot out of the foot strap and then back in 9
32 Board Off tricks Superman A jump taking both feet out holding the board by the rail or the handle 15
33 Board Off tricks Wizard Spinning the board 360 by the handle during the jump 17
34 Board Off tricks Board pass This is when the rider takes the board off passes it around their back during the jump 17
35 Board Off tricks Varial Jumping and taking board by tail/fins and rotating to the rail 17
36 Board Off tricks Tic-tac The rider takes board by rail and spins it 360 back to same rail 18
38 Toeside Rotations Toeside Backroll A toeside jump with a backroll 13
37 Toeside Rotations Toeside Frontroll A toeside jump with a frontroll 15
39 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Unhooked Pop An unhooked heelside jump without using the kite for lift. 9
40 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Beachstart - Unhooked An Unhooked jump from land to the water to start your run 10
41 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Unhooked Backroll Unhooked Backroll with Kite lower than 11 o clock 11
167 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Danglepass A jump with a 360 handlepass with kite overhead. 12
42 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Unhooked Frontroll Unhooked Front roll with Kite lower than 11 o clock 14
165 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Backroll to Blind A heelside backroll with a backside 180 landing blind 16
48 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Frontside 3 A heelside frontside 360 handlepass 16
119 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations KGB Heelside backroll with a backside handle-pass 360 17
43 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Backside 3 A heelside backside 360 handlepass 18
49 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Frontside 5 A heelside frontside 540 handlepass 18
44 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Backside 5 A heelside backside 540 handlepass 21
120 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations KGB 5 Heelside backroll with a backside handle-pass 540 (landing blind) 21
50 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Frontside 7 A heelside frontside 720 handlepass 23
45 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Backside 7 A heelside backside 720 handlepass 24
121 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations KGB 7 Heelside backroll with a backside handle-pass 720 24
51 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Frontside 9 A heelside frontside 900 handlepass 26
46 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Backside 9 A heelside backside 900 handlepass 27
52 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Frontside 10 A heelside frontside 1080 handlepass 28
122 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations KGB 9 Heelside backroll with a backside handle-pass 900 28
47 Unhooked Jumps and Rotations Backside 10 A heelside backside 1080 handlepass 29
53 Inverts Back Flip A cartwheel style flip where the board rotates nose over tail and the body is thrown against the direction of travel. 12
54 Inverts Front Flip A cartwheel style flip where the board rotates nose over tail and the body is thrown in the direction of travel. 13
59 Inverts Deadman A big jump so you are upside down and let go of the bar and extend your hands down towards the water 14
55 Inverts Blender A heel side back flip to blind. 15
56 Inverts Tantrum A heel side back flip on an axis perpendicular to the direction of the board. 15
57 Inverts Toeside back flip A toeside back flip 15
58 Inverts Toeside Front flip A toeside front flip 16
60 Railey’s Railey (Hooked-In) A pop where the board is thrown out behind the rider and above the head 8
61 Railey’s Railey (Unhooked) An unhooked pop where the board is thrown out behind the rider and above the head 11
62 Railey’s Krypt A railey with a frontside 180 14
65 Railey’s 911 Backside 90 degree tweeked railey (shifty railey) 14
63 Railey’s Krypt to SP A railey with a frontside 180 and a surface pass 15
66 Railey’s Butter fuko 911 with a frontside 180 16
69 Railey’s Fruit Loop Toeside Front roll to wrapped 17
70 Railey’s Toeside Railey A toeside pop railey 17
71 Railey’s Toeside Krypt Toeside railey where the rider does a frontside 180 18
72 S-Bends S-Bend Railey with an overhead backside 360 and both hands over head 14
73 S-Bends S-Bend to blind (S-Bend 5) S-Bend with a backside 180. 16
79 S-Bends Vulcan (S-Bend to fakie) S-Bend with a frontside 180 16
80 S-Bends Vulcan to SP S-Bend with a frontside 180 and surface pass 17
74 S-Bends S-Bend 7 (Double S-Bend) Railey with an overhead backside 720 with both hands over head 18
75 S-Bends S-Bend 9 Double S-Bend to blind 20
81 S-Bends S-Mobe (Slim Chance) S-bend with a frontside handle pass 360 21
76 S-Bends Heart attack S-bend with a backside handle pass 360 22
82 S-Bends S-Mobe 5 S-bend with a frontside handle-pass 540 24
77 S-Bends Heart attack 5 S-bend with a backside handle pass 540 25
83 S-Bends S-Mobe 7 S-bend with a frontside handle-pass 720 27
78 S-Bends Heart attack 7 S-bend with a backside handle pass 720 28
84 Railey Handlepass Blind Judge Railey with a backside 180 handlepass 17
89 Railey Handlepass 313 (Shifty 360) Railey with a frontside 360 handlepass 18
85 Railey Handlepass Blind Judge 3 (Backside 313) Railey with a backside 360 handlepass 19
94 Railey Handlepass 90210 (Toeside 313) Toeside Raley with a frontside 360 handlepass 19
90 Railey Handlepass 315 (Shifty 540) Railey with a frontside 540 handlepass 20
95 Railey Handlepass 902105 'Oh Really' (Toeside 315) Toeside Raley with a frontside 540 handlepass 21
86 Railey Handlepass Blind Judge 5 (Backside 315) Railey with a backside 540 handlepass 23
96 Railey Handlepass 902107 'Oh Really' (Toeside 317) Toeside Raley with a frontside 720 handlepass 24
91 Railey Handlepass 317 (Shifty 720) Railey with a frontside 720 handlepass 25
87 Railey Handlepass Blind Judge 7 (Backside 317) Railey with a backside 720 handlepass 26
92 Railey Handlepass 319 (Shifty 900) Railey with a frontside 900 handlepass 28
97 Railey Handlepass 902109 'Oh Really' (Toeside 319) Toeside Raley with a frontside 900 handlepass 28
88 Railey Handlepass Blind Judge 9 (Backside 319) Railey with a backside 900 handlepass 29
93 Railey Handlepass 3110 Railey with a frontside 1080 handlepass 30
98 Hinterberger Hinterberger Mobe Railey with an overhead frontside 360 where both hands rotate over the head. 19
99 Hinterberger Hinterberger to blind Hinterberger with an extra backside 180 21
100 Hinterberger Hinterberger Mobe 5 Hinterberger with an extra frontside 180 22
101 Hinterberger Hinterberger Mobe 7 (118) Double Hinterberger (720 rotation) 24
102 Hinterberger Hinterberger Mobe 9 (118 900) 118 with an extra frontside 180 27
103 Kiteloops Jump Kiteloop 2 meters high A jump over 2 meters high (6.5 feet) with a kiteloop 10
104 Kiteloops Jump Kiteloop 5 meters high A jump over 5 meters high (16.5 feet) with a kiteloop 13
107 Kiteloops Backroll Kiteloop Backroll with a Kiteloop 13
108 Kiteloops Frontroll Kiteloop Frontroll with a Kiteloop 15
105 Kiteloops Jump Kiteloop 10 meters high A jump over 10 meters high (32.5 feet) with a kiteloop 18
106 Kiteloops Jump Kiteloop 15 meters high A jump over 15 meters high (49 feet) with a kiteloop 23
166 Unhooked Kiteloops Kiteloop Unhooked Kiteloop 12
115 Unhooked Kiteloops F16 Unhooked Backroll Kiteloop 14
116 Unhooked Kiteloops Unhooked Frontroll Kiteloop Unhooked Frontroll Kiteloop 16
109 Unhooked Kiteloops Kiteloop 3 Kiteloop with a 360 handlepass rotation 18
112 Unhooked Kiteloops Downloop 3 Downloop with a 360 handlepass rotation 19
110 Unhooked Kiteloops Kiteloop 5 Kiteloop with a 540 handlepass rotation 20
117 Unhooked Kiteloops Loop Mobe Unhooked backroll kiteloop with a 360 handlepass rotation 20
118 Unhooked Kiteloops Downloop Mobe Unhooked backroll downloop with a 360 handlepass rotation 21
111 Unhooked Kiteloops Kiteloop 7 Kiteloop with a 720 handlepass rotation 22
113 Unhooked Kiteloops Downloop 5 Downloop with a 540 handlepass rotation 22
114 Unhooked Kiteloops Downloop 7 Downloop with a 720 handlepass rotation 24
139 Mobes Front to Blind Heelside front flip with a backside 180 handle-pass 16
123 Mobes Pete Rose Toeside backroll with frontside 360 handle-pass 19
135 Mobes Back Mobe Heelside backroll with a frontside 360 handle-pass 19
130 Mobes Scare Crow Toeside frontroll with a frontside 180 handle-pass 20
131 Mobes G-Spot Toeside backroll with a backside 180 handlepass 20
146 Mobes Whirlybird Tantrum with an early backside 360 where the bar rotates over the head 20
126 Mobes Crow Mobe Toeside frontroll with frontside 360 handle-pass 21
132 Mobes Blind Pete Toeside backroll with backside 360 handlepass 21
136 Mobes Back Mobe 5 Heelside backroll with a frontside 540 handle-pass 21
140 Mobes Front Blind Mobe Heelside front flip with a backside 360 handle­pass 21
143 Mobes Moby Dick Tantrum with an early backside 360 handle­pass 22
124 Mobes Pete Rose 5 Toeside backroll with frontside 540 handle-pass 23
133 Mobes Blind Pete 5 Toeside backroll with backside 540 handlepass 23
147 Mobes Double Half Cab Mobe Heelside double backroll with a frontside 360 handle-pass 23
127 Mobes Crow Mobe 5 Toeside frontroll with frontside 540 handle-pass 24
134 Mobes Blind Pete 7 Toeside backroll with backside 700 handlepass 25
144 Mobes Moby Dick 5 Tantrum with an early backside 540 handle­pass 25
125 Mobes Pete Rose 7 Toeside backroll with frontside 720 handle-pass 26
128 Mobes Crow Mobe 7 Toeside frontroll with frontside 720 handle-pass 26
137 Mobes Double Back Mobe Heelside backroll with a frontside 720 handle-pass 26
148 Mobes Double Half Cab Mobe 5 Heelside double backroll with a frontside 540 handle-pass 26
141 Mobes Front Blind Mobe 5 Heelside front flip with a backside 540 handle­pass 27
129 Mobes Crow Mobe 9 Toeside frontroll with frontside 900 handle-pass 28
145 Mobes Moby Dick 7 Tantrum with an early backside 720 handle­pass 28
138 Mobes Back Mobe 9 Heelside backroll with a frontside 900 handle-pass 29
142 Mobes Front Blind Mobe 7 Heelside front flip with a backside 720 handle­pass 29
149 Mobes Double Half Cab Mobe 7 Heelside double backroll with a frontside 720 handle-pass 29
150 Tootsie Rolls Tootsie Roll Toeside frontroll with a backside 180 handle­pass 21
151 Tootsie Rolls Dum Dum Toeside frontroll with a backside 360 handle-pass 22
152 Tootsie Rolls Dum Dum 5 Toeside frontroll with a backside 540 handle-pass 26
153 Strapless Strapless Waterstart Manage a 50m run on strapless board 3
154 Strapless Strapless Toeside Ride on your toeside edge (20m run) 5
157 Strapless Strapless Tack Maintain beach position on runs 6
158 Strapless Strapless Ollie A pop jump on a strapless board 7
155 Strapless Strapless Gybe Heel to Toe Strapless board transition - Heel to Toe 8
156 Strapless Strapless Gybe Toe to Heel Strapless board transition - Toe to Heel 8
161 Strapless Strapless 360 Shove-it A jump with a 360 board rotation in the air. 11
159 Strapless Strapless Backroll A backside jump rotation on a strapless board 12
160 Strapless Strapless Frontroll A frontside jump rotation on a strapless board 14
162 Strapless Strapless Flat 3 A jump with a backside 360 rotation in the air. 17
163 Foil Foil Waterstart Manage a 50m run on foil board 7
164 Foil Foil Tack Maintain beach position on runs 10


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