TENSION of body

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Pillars of trampoline coaching
TENSION of body TIMING of force in bed TIME or
height to do the move TRAVEL (lack of)
These are the pillars of Trampolining! Get these
right and the rest is easy.
T T T T
Trouble ? thats the Tension of Timing Time Travel
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Following on from coaching TTTT pillars comes
SPLAT
LOOK
PHASING ARMS SHAPE
TRAMPOLINE
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In order of importance
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 couldnt
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
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This is trampolining
LOOK
PHASING ARMS SHAPE
TRAMPOLINE
TENSION TIMING TIME TRAVEL
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General coaching tips
Aerial Top

• Awareness of bottom and top (Timing)
• 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!

Reaction
Bottom

• Signs for off time bouncing (Time, Travel,
  Tension)
• Noisy bounce
• Poor height (stop-go)
• Excessive travel and appearance of aerial
  wriggles

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• Visual awareness (Look)
• 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
• 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!

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Talent

• Ability to respond to what you say
• Good timing, tension, height and stability in
  straight jumping
• No sign of anxiety
• Good visual awareness
• Ability to concentrate
• Prepared to accept failure as part of learning
• Supportive parents

Danger signs

• Frequent or occasional tendency to panic
• Lots of travel, instability, poor timing and
  vision
• Poor body tension
• Double or very flexible joints
• Oestrogen effect on ligaments for girls and
  showing off for boys
• Shouts or exclamations during moves

Progressions

• 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.