British Gymnastics - Teachers Trampoline Course
Organised by
University of Wolverhampton
BG Teachers Trampoline Course
Level 1
Venue
Wood Green Academy
College of Sport, Maths & Computing
Wood Green Road Wednesbury, W. Midlands, WS10 9QU
Tutor
Mike Weinstock
In partnership with the University of Wolverhampton
Dates & Times
Sat 5th & Sun 6th October 9:30 – 4:30
Or
Sat 12th & Sun 13th October 9:30 – 4:30
Cost £150 (£250 External) (Cost includes Level 1 & 2)
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Day 1
It would be desirable to
have children for those
parts of the course in italics
9:30 Welcome & Introduction
• Venue details – Fire alarms, toilets etc
• Go round the group everyone introducing themselves
• Paperwork – collect grey forms
• Course outline
• British Gymnastics - what does it do?
• Different disciplines
Coaching awards
Proficiency Award Scheme
Competitions
• Safety – Code of Practice (refer to BG – Trampolining Code of Practice)
10:30 Putting out – Demonstrate putting out trampolines and setting up end mats etc
Trampoline checks
• Stitches
• Springs in upside down
• Loose allen screws
• Feet coming loose
• etc.
11:00 Warm ups – Number the group
Floor warm up – Do a floor warm up with the whole group
Include reps of 10 jumps with arms in different positions
Arms by ears
Arms to the front
Arms to the side
Talk about different basic (gymnastic) shapes
Straight
Piked
Straddle piked
Tucked
Bridge
Stress the importance of body tension
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11:20 Spotting practices
In 3’s practice taking body weight
Arms by side
Straight tight body
11:30 Introduction to the trampoline bed – 1st go
Getting on and off the trampoline
Seat drop bouncing x 5
Hands and knees bouncing x 5
Spotting practice
Hands and knees bouncing (lurch to the side and roll onto the pads)
Spotters put their hands on top and press the trampolinist down
NEVER JUMP OFF THE TRAMPOLINE ONTO THE FLOOR
Talk about the relevance of centre of mass over the base when bouncing
Centre of mass
over base - on balance
Centre of mass
not over base – off balance
Use C of G ball on elastic
Gentle bouncing on the spot, forwards, backwards, sideways
(Body tension. Spotting the end of the bed)
Seat bouncing to stand up
Teaching basic jumping
Don’t swing the arms to start with
Always think about vision (where is the gymnasts looking)
When bouncing look at the end of the trampoline
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Gentle straight jumping
Arms by ears
Arms straight
Mid body tension
Legs straight at take off
Feet massage the bed
Feet stretched
Legs together
Feet together
12:00 Jumping with a partner
Learn to jump with a partner
Holding hands
Holding partner
Using a judo belt
Hold the belt and put one hand on the shoulder
Kipping
All standing round the trampoline kip someone bouncing in seat drop position
Practice kip
Push down with the feet on landing
Kip on 3. Clear counting AND 1, 2, 3
Kip seat drop to stand up
12.45 Basic jump shapes:
 Straight
 Tucked
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 Straddled
 Piked
1:00 Demonstrate putting away trampolines
1:30 Theory session – observing/analysis performance
What to look at
Arms; elbows; hands
Head; point of vision
Trunk; body tension
Position of C of M
Hip position
Timing; Coordination
Feet; Legs
Travel; Gain; Cast
Feet; Legs
Hip position
Trunk; body tension
Position of C of M
Arms; elbows; hands
Head; point of vision
Timing; Coordination
Travel; Gain; Cast
Break down the skill into phases
1. Take off
2. Flight / shape
3. Landing
4. First contact & last contact
What is happening mechanically:
Movement
Linear
Vertical, Horizontal
Angular (rotation)
Momentum = Mass x Speed
Moment of Inertia is resistance to rotation
Angular Momentum = Angular Velocity x moment of Inertia
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Creating rotation
C of M
Push forwards with feet to
create forward rotation
Torque
Think about direction is at take off
Up the front and down the sides
Or up and down the sides
ARMS MUST ALWAYS BE STRAIGHT
Draw on the board
First contact
Last contact
Maximum depression
Flat feet
Vertical force
2:30
Putting out Trampolines – One person from each groups be responsible for the putting out of
the trampolines
One person in the group takes charge of doing a floor warm
Practice bouncing using the arms
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3:00 Seat drops
(3 small bounces , seat drop and bounce to feet)
At take off
Stretch into the seat drop
Head, arm and hip positions
On the bed
Good leg & feet form, correct hand placement
Press with the hands and lift the arms to return to stand
3:30 Front drop – standard teaching of basic landings
Common faults:
Diving forwards
Landing unevenly (knees first/elbows first)
Legs not accurate
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Learn the shape on a mat on the floor
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Hands to knees to front drop on safety mat on trampoline
3
Hands and knees to front drop to feet
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From feet to front drop (on safety mat)
Support the gymnast at the hips and the shoulder
(can be done on safety mats on the floor)
3.45
Jump with ½ turn
4.00
Jump with full turn
4.15
Put away trampolines
4.30
Finish
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Day 2
9.30
Put out trampolines
9.45
On the floor warm ups
10.00 On the bed warm up
Examples:
5 tuck jumps
5 straddle jumps
5 pike jumps etc
10.30 Back drop
Back bounces,
Seat bounces
Seat to back to feet
Flat back,
Limbo
Floor practise on stopping rotation momentum (Onto safety mat)
½ turn in and out of basic landing shapes
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Simple twisting in and out of landings
To twist – turn the shoulders & look where you are going
11.30 ½ turn out of seat drop
11.45 ½ turn into seat drop
12.0 ½ turn out of front drop
12.15 ½ turn into front drop
12.30 ½ turn out of back drop
12.45 ½ turn into back drop
1.00 Put trampolines away
1.15
Lunch
2.00 Put out trampolines
2.15
Warm up
2.30
On the bed warm up
3.00
Swivel hips
3.15
Roller
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3.30
Rotation from basic landing shapes
Front drop to seat drop
Front drop to back drop
Seat drop to front drop
Back drop to front drop
4.00
BG Proficiency Awards & Simple sequence construction
4.30
Finish
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