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Trampolining is fun that doesn’t require any coaxing
for your kids as far as the need of health and fitness
is concerned. You can watch them have fun while they
improvise games or hone their professional skills on
the trampoline.
Here are some basic tricks you and
your family can start with on your new trampoline.
Dexterity in these basic tricks is
essential before moving on to more advanced trampoline
tricks. As is true for any other sport, safety
measures need to be implemented and strictly followed
to prevent accidents. or refer to the POINTS
OF SAFETY section of our User Manual.
BOUNCING
he most important thing about bouncing is that it should
be done in the center of the bed. The basic bounce should
always begin low and be under control. The check bounce
skill should be learned right away and should be employed
whenever you land away from the center area or when
first learning new stunts so that off balance landings
can be controlled.
Walk to the center of the bed and stand with your feet
about shoulder width apart. Every time the feet hit
the bed they should land in this position.
Standing in the center of the bed with your feet shoulder
width apart, you should attempt about three easy bounces
Kill the bounce by bending your knees upon landing (check
bounce).
To keep your balance adjusted to the center of the mat,
focus your eyes on side of the trampoline while bouncing.
ARM ACTION
The arm is very important for proper control and lift.
Kneel on the bed with the shoulders, hips, and knees
in a straight line.
Lift forcibly up with the arms as described above and
begin to bounce on the knees much the same as on your
feet.
Body alignment is very important. When bouncing, normally
the head, shoulder, hip, knee and ankle points should
be in a straight line.
The eyes should be focused near the end of the frame
and should momentarily drop down on the bed to pick-up
the relationship of the feet to the center of mat.
BOUNCE VARIATIONS
Seat Drop
You should be sitting in the center with your legs straight
out in front of you and with your toes pointed.
Take three little bounces, pick up your feet at the
top of the third bounce, and sit down. You should land
with your seat where your feet were.
Push with your hands and drop the legs as you rebound
up to your feet. Common mistakes here are failing to
push down as you bounce up, or picking up your feet
too soon and traveling ahead on the landing.
Knee Drop
When landing for the knee drop the back must be straight
with good alignment of the shoulder, hip, and knee.
Before attempting this skill on the bed, kneel on the
trampoline with the back straight, the toes pointed,
and the arms up, but do not sit on the heels.
Then, stand up, take three little "bobs" (bounces
where the feet do not leave the bed). On the upbeat
of the third "bob," lift up, flex the leg
at the knee, and with pointed toes land in the proper
knee drop position.
Hands And Knees Drop
To do the drop properly, there must be just as much
weight on the hands as on the knees; the back should
be about parallel to the bed and the hip, leg, knee,
and lower leg should be at right angles.
You should pick up your hips and legs behind and drop
covering a spot where your feet were. The knees and
hands should land simultaneous.
To get the feel of this position, get down on your hands
and knees on the bed. Make sure you have weight on both
your hands and your knees. Don't sit on your heels.
Now, remain in this position and try to bounce. Don't
rock back and forth between the hands and knees, but
develop an even landing on all four points.
Stand up, take three low bounces, lift back with the
hips, reach forward with the hands, and land on all
fours.
Look slightly ahead on landing, not down between your
knees. Rebound to your feet. This hands and knees landing
position is used primarily as a step in learning other
stunts.
Front Drop
The front drop is one of the basic landing positions
which cause some concern, for unless the body is in
proper position when landing on the bed, a discomforting
strain in the back area may result.
One approach to learning the front drop starts from
the hands and knees drop. First, do a good hands and
knees drop making sure that the back is parallel to
the bed.
As you rebound from the hands and knees, stretch so
that you land on your stomach. You can rebound to your
hands and knees or go directly to your feet.
Carrying on this progression, you would take three bounces,
assume the hands and knees position in the air, and
before you hit the bed, stretch to a direct Front landing.
In addition to the hands and knees approach, there is
another method of learning the front drop.
Stand at the center of the bed with the knees bent and
lean forward so that the back is about parallel to the
bed.
Now, from this low, touched position, lift up and back
with the hips and legs and drop, placing your belt buckle
where your feet were.
The hands land out in a natural position slightly to
the front and to the side. The landing is taken simultaneously
on the forearms, lower chest, stomach, and thighs. The
head is held high and the upper chest area is held off
the bed.
After you are landing in a good level position and your
belt buckle is hitting where your feet were, then crouch
slightly, take three low bounces, pick up the hips and
land in a good front drop position.
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Service Representatives at
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