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Basic competition rules are set by the international organising committee of trampolining and gymnastics known as ‘FIG’ – Federation of International Gymnastics ROUTINES ● There  are 10  contacts with the trampoline, combining various  rotations, shapes and twists in a routine.● During The  routine, take off  and landings will consist ofContinue Reading

A bodies reluctance to move or change direction Inertia is pretty cool. The larger an object is the more inertia it will have. If you imagine a stationery bus, its quite large and would be very difficult to push along the road.  This is because it has a large momentContinue Reading

Push in mats are used to aid the teaching of new skills and to reduce any injury that may occur during the learning process. The mats are small enough to be held balanced on the side of the trampoline, and rigid enough not to fold or flop whilst being  held.Continue Reading

Watch the video and work out where the centre of mass is throughout the whole video and the direction of the force of the bed. To create rotation (angular momentum) you need to create an off-centre force.In this skill the front somersault (piked)  it looks as through the shoulders areContinue Reading

To create linear movement the force of the bed must move vertically through the centre of mass. The pupils body shape may change during the flight phase,  but no additional rotation can be created  whilst in the air. If the force does not go exactly through the centre of massContinue Reading

The Push in Mat Push in mats are used to aid the teaching of new skills and to reduce any injury that may occur during the learning process. The mats are small enough to be held balanced onthe side of the trampoline, and rigid enough not to fold or flopContinue Reading

Double Wedged Dividing Mats are placed between two trampolines of thesame height when situated end to end. This mat protects the pupil fromhitting the end frame/pad.  It saves time and money using a dividing matas you do not need one set of end decks per trampoline, and it reducesthe timeContinue Reading

Trampoline Central use the ‘Head to Toe’ method of analysing pupils performance. ObserveSee the skill, view it from several angles (especially if your not sure what’s going  on) Know what a technically correct  trampoline skill resembles your mind, on a video, use the performance of another pupil or view pictures/diagramsContinue Reading

Angular Speed Rate/Speed of rotation about an axis The speed of rotation is important and must be controlled and adjusted depending on the height of the bounce.  To much height and push off the feet will cause over rotation and vice-versa. Inertia can be utilised to control the  speed ofContinue Reading