Trampolining in General

Trampolining is not as easy as bouncing up and down. For example if I was to ask you what a Cody or a Cat Twist was would you know what the hell I was talking about? These are just two terms used in trampolining and yes some are as complicated as they sound. Some people trampoline just for pure enjoyment, some for fitness and some go even further competing at higher levels. I went trampolining for just over a year whilst at secondary school and although I didn?t get to a high enough level to compete I still found out quite a lot about the sport. Some of my friends did it so I decided to have a go and see what all the fuss was about. I really enjoyed spending a ...

When I arrived at UMIST last September I was delighted to find that they had a trampolining club, albeit one run by Manchester University. Still, we were all invited and since it was free I managed to drag a number of my friends along to their trial session. They had t-shirts which read “We straddle for Manchester” which we all found highly amusing as you can imagine. They also advertised themselves by saying “Can you perform 10 positions on a bed in less than a minute? We can” or words to that effect. Hhmm, were they trying to gain members by using suggestive adverts which they knew would appeal to mad, up-for-it students ? I got started ...