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OVERVIEW OF TRAMPOLINE AND ENCLOSURE COMBINATION USE
The first practice sessions of your new trampoline and enclosure net combination should
focus on learning fundamental body positions and practicing the eight basic jumps (see pages
8-9).
During this learning period jumpers should practice these basic techniques and perfect them.
Braking, or checking the jump should be taught first and stressed as a safety measure.
Jumpers should be able to break their jump whenever they start to lose their balance or
control. Do this by flexing the knees sharply upon landing and absorbing the upward thrust
of the jumping mat. This allows the jumper to stop suddenly and avoid losing control.
With any trampoline use the takeoff and landing points of a good, controlled jump are at the
same place. A skill is considered learned only when a jumper is able to perform it correctly
time after time. Jumpers should never go on to more advanced jumps until they can perform
all eight basic jumps correctly each time.
User should read and understand rules. Supervisor should be sure that these rules are
always properly followed:
1.
Appropriate clothing should be worn, and could consist of a t-shirt and shorts. However,
beginning jumpers may wish to wear loose-fitting protective clothing such as a long-sleeved
shirt and long pants until correct landing techniques are mastered. This will reduce the chance
of mat (jumping surface) burns from improper landings on elbows and knees.
2.
Jumpers should wear regulation gymnastic shoes, heavy socks, or they may jump barefooted.
Street shoes or tennis shoes should not be worn when using the trampoline and enclosure net
combination as they cause excessive wear on the trampoline mat. Additionally, street shoes
will introduce foreign materials to the jumping surface, causing it to wear prematurely.
3.
Jumpers should never practice alone and unsupervised.
4.
Only one person should be inside the trampoline and enclosure net at a time.
5.
Uncontrolled jumping should not be permitted under any circumstances. All skills should be
learned at moderate jumping heights; control, rather than height, should be emphasized.
6.
Due to the safety enclosure net, the only way to exit the trampoline is to climb through the
door and off the trampoline. Use caution when exiting from the trampoline to the ground
surface.
