What is a trampoline?

Like competitive gymnastics, trampoline is also a kind of competitive gymnastics. Trampoline is a sport in which various skills are performed on an elastic bed. Trampoline competition is not only difficult, but also quite thrilling, giving people beautiful enjoyment.

Trampoline originated in America and was invented by an American acrobat in 1936. The official competition starts from 1954. The main body of the trampoline is a metal frame, and a large canvas (or mesh fabric) is tied around the frame with rubber belts or springs to make an elastic bed surface. The height of the metal frame is 0.95 ~1.05m, the length is 3.60 ~ 4.30m, and the width is1.08 ~ 2.1.5m. There should be an open space with a width of 6 ~12m around the trampoline, and the ceiling height of the gymnasium should be at least. For the safety of athletes, trampolines should be padded.

At present, there are three kinds of trampoline competitions in the world: individual, group (composed of 5 people) and synchronous (2 people). Various types of competitions include compulsory movements and optional movements, and each set of movements consists of 10 movements.