Trampolines are fascinating contraptions. Trampoline-A sheet, usually, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts, and is used as a spring board in tumbling. Trampolines are kind of dangerous but very fun. The way trampolines have developed over the years really shows the greatness of the human mind. Many forms of trampolines were created over time. The history of the trampoline is very interesting. The first known style of trampolines was around four thousand years ago. Eskimos would use walrus skin to toss each other in the air similar to firefighters. A circus lore tells of a French trapeze artist named, Du Trampolin, it is believed he studied the trapeze safety
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Nissen and Griswold became very good at tricks on the contraption. Nissen soon came up with the name Trampoline. Trampoline means diving board in Spanish. Trampolines became popular during World War II to train pilots and astronauts to experience different body positions in flight, by then they evolved more with springs connected to inner tubes, making trampolines more bouncy. United States Physical Educators observed the thrill soldiers got when bouncing on the trampoline and decided to incorporate trampolines into schools Physical Education Program. Many children became injured in schools from either landing on the springs or bouncing off the trampolines and onto the ground. Physical Educators created different things to protect the kids, for example padding along the springs and tall nets around the trampoline. Parents still were not very happy and finally schools decided to take trampolines out of the Physical Education Program. Many people bought trampolines for personal use. The first trampoline competition was in London in 1964. In 1965 a meeting was held in Frankfurt, Germany. Shortly after the International Trampoline Federation was
Nissen and Griswold became very good at tricks on the contraption. Nissen soon came up with the name Trampoline. Trampoline means diving board in Spanish. Trampolines became popular during World War II to train pilots and astronauts to experience different body positions in flight, by then they evolved more with springs connected to inner tubes, making trampolines more bouncy. United States Physical Educators observed the thrill soldiers got when bouncing on the trampoline and decided to incorporate trampolines into schools Physical Education Program. Many children became injured in schools from either landing on the springs or bouncing off the trampolines and onto the ground. Physical Educators created different things to protect the kids, for example padding along the springs and tall nets around the trampoline. Parents still were not very happy and finally schools decided to take trampolines out of the Physical Education Program. Many people bought trampolines for personal use. The first trampoline competition was in London in 1964. In 1965 a meeting was held in Frankfurt, Germany. Shortly after the International Trampoline Federation was