T ENSION of body T IMING of force in bed T IME or height to do the move T RAVEL (lack of) Pillars of trampoline coaching These are the pillars of Trampolining! Get these right and the rest is easy. T T Trouble ? that’s the Tension of Timing Time Travel

L OOK P HASING A RMS S HAPE T RAMPOLINE SPLAT Following on from coaching TTTT pillars comes:

LOOK- Having focus on the trampoline SHAPE- Shape of the move PHASING- Linked with shape to gain correct entry into bed ARMS- Position of and use for balance on entry to bed TRAMPOLINE- The landing phase (what do the legs do) I couldn’t think of word that had the correct letters in the order I would like, so I got stuck with SPLAT. Just remember to LOOK first! Teaching SPLAT will require more use of safety mats and support In order of importance:

L OOK P HASING A RMS S HAPE T RAMPOLINE T ENSION T IMING T IME T RAVEL This is trampolining

General coaching tips Awareness of bottom and top (Timing) 1.Count at bottom of bounce for awareness of full depression (That is where every action should begin) 2. Getting to the bottom means you reach the aerial top (That is where the move should finish) So count the bottom and then tell them where the top is! Signs for off time bouncing (Time, Travel, Tension) 1.Noisy bounce 2.Poor height (stop-go) 3.Excessive travel and appearance of aerial wriggles Down Up Action Landing phase Take-off phase Reaction Bottom Aerial Top

Visual awareness (Look) 1.Ball catching exercise- Coach awareness of the feeling of catching a ball without looking at it, then focus on it to see how much easier it is. 2. Make performer aware that they should have the same focus on the trampoline end deck or/on cross depending on the move. Blocks to learning The biggest block to learning is fear. Fear of failure and fear of injury. 1. Make performer aware that falling over is a necessary part of learning 2. Make sure that the progressions used are attainable and that it is a process of moving up and down the progression chain Communication One of the biggest problems is translating the coaches vision of a successful skill into matching application by the performer. Use video of well performed skills Video the person so that they cam see themselves in comparison A picture is worth a thousand words!

1.Ability to respond to what you say 2.Good timing, tension, height and stability in straight jumping 3.No sign of anxiety 4.Good visual awareness 5.Ability to concentrate 6.Prepared to accept failure as part of learning 7.Supportive parents Talent Danger signs 1.Frequent or occasional tendency to panic 2.Lots of travel, instability, poor timing and vision 3.Poor body tension 4.Double or very flexible joints 5.Oestrogen effect on ligaments for girls and showing off for boys 6.Shouts or exclamations during moves Progressions 1.The last progression is never just the full skill as is often taught in coach courses. After the person can do the skill safely always then coach SPLAT, followed by extra bounces. Then put the skill into the context of a routine.