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INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL AND RULES FOR USE
OVERVIEW OF TRAMPOLINE AND ENCLOSURE COMBINATION USE
The first practice sessions of your new Trampoline and Enclosure Combination use
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 mea-
sure. Jumpers should break their jump whenever they start to lose their balance or con-
trol. Do this by flexing the knees sharply upon landing and absorbing the upward thrust of
the 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 cor-
rectly time after time. Jumpers should never go on to more advanced jumps until they can
perform all eight basic jumps correctly each time.
These rules must always be properly followed:
Appropriate clothing should be worn, and could consist of a T-shirt and shorts. How-
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ever, beginning jumpers may wish to wear loose-fitting, protective clothing such as a
longsleeved shirt and long pants, until correct landing techniques are mastered. This
will reduce the chance of mat (bed) burns from improper landings on elbows and
knees.
Jumpers should wear regulation gymnastic shoes or heavy socks, or they may jump-
2.
barefoot. Street shoes or tennis shoes should not be worn when using the Trampoline
and Enclosure Combination, as they cause excessive wear on the trampoline mat. Ad-
ditionally, street shoes will introduce foreign materials to the jumping surface causing
it to wear prematurely.
Jumpers should never practice alone and unsupervised.
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Only one person should be inside the Enclosure and Trampoline at a time.
4.
Uncontrolled jumping should not be permitted under any circumstances. All skills
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should be learned at moderate jumping heights. Control, rather than height, should be
emphasized.
Due to the Enclosure, the only way to exit the Trampoline is to climb through the door
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and off the Trampoline. Use caution when exiting from the Trampoline to the ground
surface.
