Teaching Trampoline Moves

To get any good on a trampoline, you need to be taught. Mums, you need to teach your own kids. There is a small level of fitness required, some flexibility and a whole load of psyche!

You see, it’s when you break a move down and explain to your brain what you need to do that you start to accomplish the moves!

Start by being strict on the safety aspects, and then very, very encouraging on building confidence. Constant praise helps overcome the fear that many trampolinists feel. I can not emphasize this enough. Even just plain jumping up and down sometimes needs some encouragement.

As you move towards more complex moves, you need a voice coach going through the instructions, such as... “Arms, tighten bottom, 1.... 2.... 3....” etc. Refer to my free online coaching courses to get an idea of what I am talking about. Each move has a “coaches comments” box.

I have 2 voices for teaching my students. Most of the time I am firm and loud with my instructions, and occasionally I use my “ACTION YELL”!
Many mothers have been a little wary of my action yell, which can sound like I am being rather horrible. But it helps overcome the “I can’t do it psyche”.

For instance, I had a student who had been doing backward somersaults for a year with her previous coach, with an instructor on the bed with her, holding her. After aiding her over several times, it was clear to me that this girl could do back somersaults better that I could. I was hardly touching her.

When trying it alone, however, she just jumped, and jumped, and jumped. Her mind just wouldn’t let her do it. This is very common when learning a variety of moves.

I asked her to trust me and requested she somersault on the count of 3. 1... 2... 3.... nothing!

So I asked again, but this time a called one to and then shouted 3, a couple of octaves higher and with a tone which said “quick, there’s a tsunami coming!”. I also clapped my hands very loud. This shocked her and she was landing the somersault before she could even think about it.

Tone of the coaches voice can really help with the psychological aspects of trampolining.

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