

Have fun and stay within your comfort zone. Always stretch and warm up prior to any trampoline jump or training. These skills are just the beginning and are at the core of building a strong foundation for more advanced maneuvers. Seat drop to half twist to seat drop (swivel hips).Seat drop to half twist to feet to seat drop.Each gained skill allowing the individual to feel more and more comfortable in their progression of more complex skills. Swivel Hips are a great introduction into rotations on a trampoline.

The swivel hips is one of the first combination skills that a gymnast will learn. Swivel Hips, also known as a Seat Landing Half Twist are the combination of a seat drop, bounce up to a straight position (without landing) and then performing a half twist to land in a second seat drop facing in the opposite direction. In seated position hands move from sides to straight in front of you as you bound off of the trampoline and come back to a standing position.Hands are next to the body / hips on the trampoline bed for slight support.Eyes and head are looking straight ahead.Legs are straight and body is in a seated position.Kick legs out in front of yourself at a 90 degree angle as you descend, landing on your rear end.Bounce on your backside and legs on the trampoline, and when you bounce upwards, land back on your feet again and keep bouncing. When you are ready, bounce up on the trampoline and assume a seated position with your legs in front of you. To perform the seat drop, start a steady, rhythmic bounce on the trampoline. The seat drop is a good beginner's trick for all ages to learn. Your hands support your body on either side of your hips and very slightly behind the posterior, palms down with fingers pointed forwards towards your pointed toes. Seat Drop or Seated Landing in trampolining is landing in a seated position with your legs straight in front of you. The Straddle Jump is similar to the pike jump except that the legs are spread sideways approximately 90° apart and the arms reach forward towards the pointed toes. Legs horizontal or higher to the trampoline bed.Back straight, head and eyes looking forward.Proper Formįrom a straight jump start, with your legs together lift your legs to a straight position parallel to the trampoline and your arms and body reach forwards towards your pointed toes. The tuck jump also introduces the gymnast to more advanced maneuvers such as a 'kickout'. The Tuck Jump is a prerequisite for many skills, and is referred to as the ‘tuck position'. Always jump directly upward and only execute the tuck if you feel you have proper control over your straight jump. A properly performed Tuck Jump does not throw off your balance.Pull your knees to your chest by briefly grasping the your shins. At the peak of the straight jump, tuck by bringing your knees up to your chest.Head between your arms, looking straight aheadĪ Tuck Jump is a maneuver where from a straight jump start, the knees are pulled up to the chest and the hands must at least briefly grasp the legs at your shins between the knees and ankles.Ī Tuck Jump is a common position for many trampoline aerials.
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Straight jumps are a key way to teach new gymnasts and trampoline enthusiasts how to jump in a controlled fashion. It is the most basic skill in trampoline gymnastics and the Straight Jump is often the first skill that a gymnast will learn on the trampoline.

Beginner trampoline skills cover in this post:Ī Straight Jump is a vertical jump with the body held straight and arms in a straight line above the body at take-off.
