- What it is: Discipline grades, or stickers, that show basic competence in an area of the sport.
- What you need first: An A Licence for most first grades. Some disciplines need more.
- What you'll learn: Flying with other people, in new body positions, and under canopy.
- Cost: Per coached jump: typical UK price £40 to £80.
- What's next: Coaching and instructor ratings
This is where skydiving gets playful. British Skydiving says many new skydivers try different disciplines to find the one they love, and most start with a grade 1 sticker such as CT1 or FS1.
The main disciplines
- Formation Skydiving (FS): building formations with other skydivers, from 2 to 20+. Start with an A Licence. Once you have FS1, you can jump in groups of up to 3, or bigger with an FS coach.
- Freeflying (FF): head-down, sit and stand-up flying. You need FS1 before you can get FF1.
- Accuracy: landing as close as you can to a 2cm disc. Start with an A Licence.
- Canopy (CT): CT1 is needed for the B Licence, and CT2 for the C Licence. To start CT3 training you need a C Licence, CT2, 300 skydives (100 of them in the last 12 months) and your Chief Instructor's recommendation.
- Tracking (TR): flying flat across the sky. You need a B Licence and FS1.
- Canopy Formation: building formations with open parachutes. You need a B Licence and at least 100 jumps, 5 of them in the last 2 months.
- Wingsuit: a C Licence, TR1, and 200 skydives in the last 18 months or 500 in total.
Most centres have coaches who can introduce you to these disciplines. British Skydiving also runs development events for non-seniors.
Source: Disciplines, Training & Progression and the Operations Manual (September 2026), British Skydiving, checked October 2026.
Governing body: British Skydiving. It sets the UK safety standards and training awards for skydiving, so it's the official place to find out more.
Typical prices, checked October 2026. The club or coach sets and bills the price.
The club map lists some of the UK clubs for this sport. It is a starting point, so check with the club before you travel. To have a coach found for you, use the enquiry form.
