Talk:Trampolining
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"Trampolines were originally used in ancient Rome to get soldiers fit for war. " This statement may belong in Trampoline but I have never seen any reference to it in any source. If you can verify it then it could be moved. Dabbler 15:18, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Removed as non-encyclopedic
While the following is true, it doesn't really belong in an encyclopedia article on the sport but in a manual of some sort. You could also consider whether it might be more appropriate in some modified form in Trampoline.
[edit] Trampoline Safety
While trampoling is exciting, fun and good exercise it does have its dangers. Most countries have trampoline associations and, from these, codes of conduct can be obtained. However, for the beginner, the following basic rules and recommendations should be followed.
1. No one would install a swimming pool and not teach their children to swim. So find out where your local trampoline club is and join otherwise read up on the subject as a basic coach or go on a coach course.
2. Follow the advice of the trampoline manufacurer about siting and play.
3. Discourage having more than one person at a time on the trampoline.(Two consectutive impacts can cause the second person to be "kipped" that is impelled with nearly twice the power expected.)
4. Have people who are not on the trampoline stand round the trampoline ready to push fallers back on or lower them safely to the ground. These are called "spotters" who should be "spotting". Spotters are compulsary at ALL trampoline competitions.
5. Do not attempt "moves" that you have not been trained to do.
6. If you feel you or your child has real talent then join a club early. Self taught moves are invariably of very poor technique and will have to be relearned. Dabbler 15:00, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
Hello Dabbler - I think there is an argument for some reference here to safety since the dangers are known and recordable facts and worthy of note to anybody researching trampolining. I do not disagree that actual safety guidelines could be referred to as an external or alternative wiki-reference. One possibility might be my own club's website www.brentwoodtc.org/safety.htm (where I have just noted a couple of broken links!!) DaveK@BTC 16:40, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
- I don't disagree that safety is important, but there is already a Trampoline Safety section in the other article Trampoline which deals more with the actual apparatus. Perhaps we could put in something here about spotters and mats, end decks and padding since they are actually used during competitions.Dabbler 17:45, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Related Sports
Noting Dabblers removal of reference to Bossaball & Slamball - I almost did the same but they are 'legitimate' sports that use trampolines, they are just not trampolining. Maybe we should have a 'related sports' section? (the above contribution 09:43, 16 October 2006 DaveK@BTC (Talk | contribs))
- Both sports are referenced on Trampoline which is appropriate because they do use trampoline apparatus. They bear no resemblance to the sport of trampolining. Dabbler 11:00, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
