Session Plan: Trampolining

Date/Time:

Age/Ability:

Venue/Conditions:

Session Number:

5-16yrs/ Mixed Ability

ECSC Sp Hall

1/8 Basic shapes

Equipment: Trampolines, end-decks, floor mats, crash mats, end-deck mats,

Session goals for athletes: To produce high Personal coaching goals: To ensure that all
controlled simple shapes working on the reach and
line out.

Component

Component

Warm up

Tuck, Pike Straddles x 6

Seat drops, seat drop twist, swivel hips x6
10x straight bounces on the cross as high but
controlled as possible timed
Tuck jumps x5 on cross with reach, touch
below the knee, lineout
10 x tuck jumps on the cross trying to get
same time as straight bounces
Pike jumps x5 on cross with reach, touch
toes, lineout
10 x pike jumps on the cross trying to get
same time as straight bounces.
Straddle jumps x5 on cross with reach, touch
toes, lineout
10x straddle jumps on cross trying to get
same time as straight bounces
6 straight bounces tuck, pike, straddle
straight bounce trying to get same time as
straight bounce
twist, tuck, twist, pike, twist straddle
x5
Full twist, tuck, full twist pike full twist
straddle x5
Routines
Scrambled Eggs
Seat bounces (straddle) x10
Back bounces (S) x 10
Shaped seat bounces (T,P,straddle) x10

Main Session

Back-up

Games?
Cool-down

Week
1

athletes are able to produce the basic shapes on the

trampoline at a height which they can easily control.

Organisation/
Safety

Spotting the
trampoline
No swinging
under the
trampoline
No drinking or
eating around
the trampoline
Stop on the
cross
Walk to the
edge of the
trampoline

Coaching
Points

Vision
Arms set
Spotting
Rotation/
twists
Efficient
take-off
Shape
Reach
Touch
Line out
On the
cross
Tight
shape

Steph Smith & Deb Briggs August 2008 Eastwood Trampoline Sessions

Session Plan: Trampolining

Date/Time:

Age/Ability:

Venue/Conditions:

Session Number:

5-16yrs/ Mixed Ability

ECSC Sp Hall

2/8 Seat Drops

Equipment: Trampolines, end-decks, floor mats, crash mats, end-deck mats,

Session goals for athletes: To produce high Personal coaching goals: To ensure that all
controlled seat landings working on the reach and
linking moved together

Component

Component

Warm up

Tuck, Pike Straddles x 6

Seat drops, seat drop twist, swivel hips x6
Seat Drops with reach and pointed toes x 10
trying to get same time as 10 bounces
Seat Drop twist with reach before and after
twist to seat drop with reach before and
after
Swivel hips with reach either side
Seat drop twist x 5 timed
Swivel hips x 5 timed
Hand and knees bouncing
Seat drop to hands and knees bouncing
Routines
Seat drop wars
Seat bounces (T) x10
Back bounces (T) x 10
Shaped seat bounces (T,P,straddle) x10

Main Session

Back-up
Games?
Cool-down

Week
2

athletes are able to produce safe seat landing moved

preventing kambooming when landing

Organisation/
Safety

Spotting the
trampoline
No swinging
under the
trampoline
No drinking or
eating around
the trampoline
Stop on the
cross
Walk to the
edge of the
trampoline

Coaching
Points

Vision
Arms set
Spotting
Rotation/
twists
Efficient
take-off
Shape
Reach
Touch
Line out
On the
cross
Tight
shape

Steph Smith & Deb Briggs August 2008 Eastwood Trampoline Sessions

Session Plan: Trampolining

Date/Time:

Age/Ability:

Venue/Conditions:

Session Number:

5-16yrs/ Mixed Ability

ECSC Sp Hall

3/8 BAGA Badgework

Equipment: Trampolines, end-decks, floor mats, crash mats, end-deck mats,

Session goals for athletes: To work towards Personal coaching goals: To ensure that all
required skills in order to gain a British Gymnastics
badge

Component
Warm up
Main Session

children are positively encouraged during the session

and explain why they dont pass skills

Component
Tuck, Pike Straddles x 6
Seat drops, seat drop twist, swivel hips x6

Working towards the criteria for British

Gymnastics to pass the skills for the badge

Back-up
Games?

Cool-down

Organisation/
Safety

Routines
Kips
Seat bounces (P) x10
Back bounces (P) x 10
Shaped seat bounces (T,P,straddle) x10

Spotting the
trampoline
No swinging
under the
trampoline
No drinking or
eating around
the trampoline
Stop on the
cross
Walk to the
edge of the
trampoline

Coaching
Points

Week
3

Vision
Arms set
Spotting
Rotation/
twists
Efficient
take-off
Shape
Reach
Touch
Line out
On the
cross
Tight
shape

Steph Smith & Deb Briggs August 2008 Eastwood Trampoline Sessions

Session Plan: Trampolining

Date/Time:

Age/Ability:

Venue/Conditions:

Session Number:

5-16yrs/ Mixed Ability

ECSC Sp Hall

4/8 Front Drops

Equipment: Trampolines, end-decks, floor mats, crash mats, end-deck mats,

Session goals for athletes: To work towards Personal coaching goals: To try and get every
producing skilled front landings

Component
Warm up

Main Session

Back-up

Component
Tuck, Pike Straddles x 6
Seat drops, seat drop twist, swivel hips x6

Games?

Cool-down

Week
4

participant to produce a front landing

Hands and knees bouncing

Hands and knees bouncing to front drop
From feet hand and knees to front drop
From standing push and land
Small bounces and land
Using arms and normal bounces perform a
front landing
Front landing to feet
Front landing, straddle
Front landing to seat
Seat landing to front landing
Front landing twist to feet
twist to front landing
Front landing twist to front landing (1/2
turntable)
Front landing full twist to front landing
(turntable)
Routines
Ball game
Seat bounces (straddle) x10
Back bounces (straddle) x 10
Shaped seat bounces (T,P,straddle) x10

Organisation/
Safety

Spotting the
trampoline
No swinging
under the
trampoline
No drinking or
eating around
the trampoline
Stop on the
cross
Walk to the
edge of the
trampoline

Coaching
Points

Vision
Arms set
Spotting
Rotation/
twists
Efficient
take-off
Shape
Reach
Touch
Line out
On the
cross
Tight
shape
Squeeze
stomach
and bum
together
Push toes
backward
Beat out
once
landed
Legs up
Looking
fowards

Steph Smith & Deb Briggs August 2008 Eastwood Trampoline Sessions

Session Plan: Trampolining

Date/Time:

Age/Ability:

Venue/Conditions:

Session Number:

5-16yrs/ Mixed Ability

ECSC Sp Hall

5/8 Back Drops

Equipment: Trampolines, end-decks, floor mats, crash mats, end-deck mats,

Session goals for athletes: To work towards Personal coaching goals: To try and get every
producing skilled back landings

Component
Warm up

Component
Tuck, Pike Straddles x 6
Seat drops, seat drop twist, swivel hips x6

Main Session

Back-up

Games?

Cool-down

Week
5

participant to produce a back landing

Fall and land in flat back position

Push and land in flat back position
From bouncing land in flat back position
From bouncing land take off like flat back and
pike legs in
Using arms and normal bounces perform a
back landing
Back landing to feet
Seat drop to flat back landing
Pike jump to feet back landing
Pike jump back landing
Back landing to feet twist jump
Back landing twist
twist to back landing
Back landing to front landing
Front landing to back landing
Back landing twist to Back landing (craddle)
Back landing full twist to back landing (cat
twist)
Routines
Skipping
Seat bounces (T) x10
Back bounces (T) x 10
Shaped seat bounces (T,P,straddle) x10

Organisation/
Safety

Spotting the
trampoline
No swinging
under the
trampoline
No drinking or
eating around
the trampoline
Stop on the
cross
Walk to the
edge of the
trampoline

Coaching
Points

Vision
Arms set
Spotting
Rotation/
twists
Efficient
take-off
Shape
Reach
Touch
Line out
On the
cross
Tight
shape
Push with
toes
Squeeze
stomach
and bum
together
Pike at
the top
of the
bounce
Wait until
up right
before
doing
next
move

Steph Smith & Deb Briggs August 2008 Eastwood Trampoline Sessions

Session Plan: Trampolining

Date/Time:

Age/Ability:

Venue/Conditions:

Session Number:

5-16yrs/ Mixed Ability

ECSC Sp Hall

6/8 BAGA Badgework

Equipment: Trampolines, end-decks, floor mats, crash mats, end-deck mats,

Session goals for athletes: To work towards Personal coaching goals: To ensure that all
required skills in order to gain a British Gymnastics
badge

Component
Warm up
Main Session

children are positively encouraged during the session

and explain why they dont pass skills

Component
Tuck, Pike Straddles x 6
Seat drops, seat drop twist, swivel hips x6

Working towards the criteria for British

Gymnastics to pass the skills for the badge

Back-up
Games?

Cool-down

Organisation/
Safety

Routines
Kips
Seat bounces (P) x10
Back bounces (P) x 10
Shaped seat bounces (T,P,straddle) x10

Spotting the
trampoline
No swinging
under the
trampoline
No drinking or
eating around
the trampoline
Stop on the
cross
Walk to the
edge of the
trampoline

Coaching
Points

Week
6

Vision
Arms set
Spotting
Rotation/
twists
Efficient
take-off
Shape
Reach
Touch
Line out
On the
cross
Tight
shape

Steph Smith & Deb Briggs August 2008 Eastwood Trampoline Sessions

Session Plan: Trampolining

Date/Time:

Age/Ability:

Venue/Conditions:

Session Number:

5-16yrs/ Mixed Ability

ECSC Sp Hall

7/8 Linking moves

Equipment: Trampolines, end-decks, floor mats, crash mats, end-deck mats,

Session goals for athletes: To work towards Personal coaching goals: To ensure that all
linking skills together aiming at keeping a consistent
height

Component
Warm up
Main Session

children can complete 10 consecutive skills

Component
Tuck, Pike Straddles x 6
Seat drops, seat drop twist, swivel hips x6

twist, tuck, twist, pike, twist straddle

Routines for first of sessions
1 minutes goes

Back-up
Games?

Cool-down

Organisation/
Safety

Seat drop wars

Ball game
Paracute
Seat bounces (straddle) x10
Back bounces (straddle) x 10
Shaped seat bounces (T,P,straddle) x10

Spotting the
trampoline
No swinging
under the
trampoline
No drinking or
eating around
the trampoline
Stop on the
cross
Walk to the
edge of the
trampoline

Coaching
Points

Week
7

Vision
Arms set
Spotting
Rotation/
twists
Efficient
take-off
Shape
Reach
Touch
Line out
On the
cross
Tight
shape

Steph Smith & Deb Briggs August 2008 Eastwood Trampoline Sessions

Session Plan: Trampolining

Date/Time:

Age/Ability:

Venue/Conditions:

Session Number:

5-16yrs/ Mixed Ability

ECSC Sp Hall

8/8 Routines and Games

Equipment: Trampolines, end-decks, floor mats, crash mats, end-deck mats,

Session goals for athletes: To work towards Personal coaching goals: To ensure that all
required skills in order to gain a British Gymnastics
badge

Component
Warm up

Main Session
Back-up
Games?
Cool-down

children are positively encouraged during the session

and explain why they dont pass skills

Component

Organisation/
Safety

Tuck, Pike Straddles x 6

Seat drops, seat drop twist, swivel hips x6

twist, tuck, twist, pike, twist straddle

Full twist, tuck, full twist, pike full twist
straddle
Tuck, pike straddle x 3 + tuck on end
Routines gradually adding a move

Seat drop wars

Seat bounces (straddle) x10
Back bounces (straddle) x 10
Shaped seat bounces (T,P,straddle) x10

Spotting the
trampoline
No swinging
under the
trampoline
No drinking or
eating around
the trampoline
Stop on the
cross
Walk to the
edge of the
trampoline

Coaching
Points

Week
8

Vision
Arms set
Spotting
Rotation/
twists
Efficient
take-off
Shape
Reach
Touch
Line out
On the
cross
Tight
shape

Steph Smith & Deb Briggs August 2008 Eastwood Trampoline Sessions