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Melvin's Trampoline Plaza
Trampolining
Last update:
2004-05-12
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With trampolining you jump on a large springy
bed. The
trampoline stands on a metal frame about 1,15 meter high with a length of 4,58 meters and
a width of 2,91 meters. The mat is fitted to the metal frame with large springs to make
better higher jumps. The bed itself is also made from an elastically material. The best make
jumps higher than 8 meters above the ground. The springs are protected with a soft blue
band.
A routine or serie consist of ten following
different jumps. When during a serie the blue band is touched, the jumps afterwards are not countered.
A competition consist of three series, one serie consist of ten
compulsory jumps and the other two consist of ten free to choose jumps. The more difficult
jumps you make, the more points you get. The most points can be achieved with double or
triple
somersaults in combination with twists, of course as best as you could perform. Out of the first two series the best of 8 go to the finals.
In the higher classes and at International
competitions a knock-out system is applied in the finals. With this system the best of 8 must compete to
each other in the order of 1-8, 2-7, 3-6 en 4-5. Finally the best four compete for the
first three places.
At all the competitions there is a jury which consists of 5 members, the lowest and
highest points of two of these members doesn't count. A sixth member counts the difficulty
of your series. The jury can give points between 0,0 and 10,0, the maximum
of points obtained for a discipline is 30 points. Additional the
difficulty value of each jump is added (see trampoline lexicon & jumps incl. new
difficulty 2001).
Other interesting resources:
Tramp lexicon and jumps incl. new difficulty
Trampoline news articles (infoplease)
Trampoline educational sources (ITIA inc.org.)
Trampoline history (ITIA inc.corp.)
Trampoline description (F.I.G.)
Trampolining training tips (IntlGymMag)
Literature/research (M. Kraft)
BRITISH GYMFED Trampoline Routines
USA GYMFED Trampoline Routines