1. Introduction
The following report will analyze the results of an investigation into club developments at Shasta Trampoline Club and explore and evaluate possible methods to improve the competition results of Shasta Trampoline athletes.
i. Background Information
Since becoming an Olympic sport in 2000, trampolining is quickly growing in popularity. In the sport of Trampoline Gymnastics, there are three disciplines. Trampoline, Double Mini Trampoline (DMT), and Tumbling. At Shasta, athletes train and compete Trampoline and DMT, but not tumbling. A competitive trampoline routine consists of ten different skills, which are judged on execution, height, control, and difficulty. DMT is the trampoline version of the Vault in Gymnastics. The athlete …show more content…
Updating the training program
With the rules of the sport evolving and with Trampoline becoming a more popular sport, a larger, more competitive field of competitors have emerged. Yet, Shasta Trampoline Club has remained rather stagnant over the past forty years. The methods used at the club are nearly unchanged from when the club was started, but with the current rate at which the sport is developing, we need to explore the new techniques and methods being used as to best support the athletes reach their full potential.
Due to our training facility and budgetary constraints, many of these new techniques and methods are infeasible and so further analysis will help to determine the recommended training program. The constraints enforced by the training facility are fairly unique. Most highly competitive trampoline clubs train out of competitive gymnastics centres and therefore has access to equipment that we do not have. As Shasta trains out of the Arenex in Queens Park, New Westminster, which is used for several recreational sports put on by the City of New Westminster, we must set up and pack up our equipment for every training. Our training times are therefore limited to when the recreational gymnastics is on. As we cannot use the recreational gymnastics equipment, we have a very limited amount of space, as seen in Figure 1. Although this can be a pain at times, this training facility provides many benefits as well, including affordable training
The following report will analyze the results of an investigation into club developments at Shasta Trampoline Club and explore and evaluate possible methods to improve the competition results of Shasta Trampoline athletes.
i. Background Information
Since becoming an Olympic sport in 2000, trampolining is quickly growing in popularity. In the sport of Trampoline Gymnastics, there are three disciplines. Trampoline, Double Mini Trampoline (DMT), and Tumbling. At Shasta, athletes train and compete Trampoline and DMT, but not tumbling. A competitive trampoline routine consists of ten different skills, which are judged on execution, height, control, and difficulty. DMT is the trampoline version of the Vault in Gymnastics. The athlete …show more content…
Updating the training program
With the rules of the sport evolving and with Trampoline becoming a more popular sport, a larger, more competitive field of competitors have emerged. Yet, Shasta Trampoline Club has remained rather stagnant over the past forty years. The methods used at the club are nearly unchanged from when the club was started, but with the current rate at which the sport is developing, we need to explore the new techniques and methods being used as to best support the athletes reach their full potential.
Due to our training facility and budgetary constraints, many of these new techniques and methods are infeasible and so further analysis will help to determine the recommended training program. The constraints enforced by the training facility are fairly unique. Most highly competitive trampoline clubs train out of competitive gymnastics centres and therefore has access to equipment that we do not have. As Shasta trains out of the Arenex in Queens Park, New Westminster, which is used for several recreational sports put on by the City of New Westminster, we must set up and pack up our equipment for every training. Our training times are therefore limited to when the recreational gymnastics is on. As we cannot use the recreational gymnastics equipment, we have a very limited amount of space, as seen in Figure 1. Although this can be a pain at times, this training facility provides many benefits as well, including affordable training