This move helps you gain a little more time in the air and can be paired with other tricks.
This trick is great because it helps you learn how to control your body mid-jump, and it works out your core muscles.
This is another move that helps to strengthen your core. Try seeing how many pike jumps you can do in a row!
This trick may sound simple, but it’s easy to get off balance and fall when first starting to do twists. If you are having a hard time completing the half twist, try doing a quarter twist first. Taking small steps to learn new tricks will help keep you safe.
Try to see how big of a twist you can do! Depending on how much height you can get in a jump, you may be able to do 2 full twists!
Have a spotter with you when you start doing more advanced tricks. They can tell you what you need to do to complete a trick properly, and they are there to help in case you get hurt.
Master the front pullover before moving on to the back pullover. The back pullover is a much harder move to pull off.
This move will feel like you’re doing a handstand and then flipping over. Always start the front handspring from the side of the trampoline and not in the middle of it. It’s a good idea to have a safety net in place, just in case you accidentally spring too far forward.
When you first start doing the back handspring, you may land on your knees instead of your feet. That is okay! Practice landing on your knees until you are comfortable with the movements and then work on landing on your feet. Always start the back handspring from the side of the trampoline and not in the middle. Having a safety net in place is recommended.
You should be able to do this entire move from the middle of the trampoline. Your body will land back in the place you started from.
Stay in the same spot when you jump rather than jumping forward at an angle.
A front drop is when you land on your stomach. Don’t use your arms to push yourself back up from the front drop—use your core strength and the momentum from the bouncing.
For fun, see how many times in a row you can do a seated drop before you lose momentum. This is a great exercise for your core!
Practice this move multiple times to learn the right angle for your body’s landing. If you land with your shoulders and torso too far forward, you might fall onto your face. Practice will help you figure out your body’s center of gravity for the perfect landing.
If you’re uneasy about the back drop, try just doing a trust fall (where you fall backwards with your back straight and let people catch you, except in this case, the trampoline is “catching” you) from the standing position until you become more comfortable.
Practice this move until you can land on your knees, on your feet, and do an additional trick from the front drop position. This move gives you a lot of versatility in your landings.
