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3.3. Fundamental skills
User: Start by getting comfortable with bouncing. Perform
small jumps until your confidence and coordination improve.
Familiarize yourself with basic bouncing, landing and
stopping movements. This will allow you to develop greater
control before you attempt more advanced techniques.
Always focus your eyes on the edge of the trampoline; this
will help with basic coordination.
Follow our guide to fundamental skills, and seek professional
gymnastic training advice, to further develop your
understanding of the dynamics of trampoline bouncing, and
the progression of bounce routines.
Supervisor: Ensure that the user follows all safety guidelines.
You must be mature and knowledgeable about trampolines,
read this entire booklet, and ensured that the user has also
read this entire booklet.
If no supervisor is available at times when someone may use
the trampoline, it should be appropriately disassembled to
avoid unsupervised use.
Bouncing
You should always bounce in the center of the bed, and only
perform controlled bounces in line with your coordination
and capability. Always begin your basic bounces low. Never
jump excessively high or recklessly.
The Stop Bounce
This technique will allow you to regain control by quickly
stopping your movement. Keep your feet on the mat, and
absorb the rebound of the trampoline through your knees
and waist.
This skill should be the first skill that you learn, and you
should use it whenever you feel out of balance, or when you
land away from the center of the mat.
To practice the stop bounce:
1. Stand in center of the mat, with your feet about hip-width
apart.
2. Attempt 3 easy bounces; keep them low and controlled.
3. Focus your eyes towards the perimeter of the trampoline
to keep your balance.
4. Stop the bounce by bending your knees and hips when
you land on the mat.
• Do not intentionally rebound off the barrier.
• Do not hang from, kick, cut or climb on the barrier.
• Bounce only when the surface of the bed is dry. Wind or
air movement should be calm to gentle. The trampoline
must not be used in gusty or severe winds.
• Wear clothing free of drawstrings, hooks, loops, or
anything that could get caught in the barrier.
• Stop bounce by flexing knees as feet come in contact
with the bed. Learn this skill before attempting others.
• Learn fundamental bounce and body positions
thoroughly before trying more advanced skills.
A variety of trampoline activities can be carried out by
performing the basic fundamentals in various serious
and combinations, performing one fundamental after
another, with or without feet bounces between them.
• Avoid bouncing too high. Stay low until bounce control
and repeated landing in the center of the trampoline
can be accomplished. Control is more important than
height.
• While keeping the head erect, focus eyes on the
trampoline toward the perimeter. This will help control
bounce.
• Avoid bouncing when tired. Keep turns short.
• Keep objects away that could interfere with the
performer. Maintain a clear area around the trampoline.
• Do not use the trampoline while under the influence of
alcohol or drugs.
• Do not attach anything to the barrier that is not a
manufacturer-approved accessory or part of the
enclosure system.
• Properly secure the trampoline when not in use. Protect
against unauthorized use.
If a trampoline ladder is used, the supervisor should
remove it from the trampoline when leaving the area
to prevent the unsupervised access by children under
6 years of age.
• Read all instructions before using the trampoline.
Warnings and instructions for the care, maintenance,
and use of this trampoline are included to promote safe,
enjoyed use of the equipment.
• For additional information concerning the trampoline
equipment, contact manufacture or instructor.
• For information concerning skill training, contact a trainer
certification organization.
