Anti-Gravity Trampoline and Tumbling
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Benefits Found Nowhere Else in Sports!

Trampoline is FUN and enhances children’s fitness faster than perhaps any other activity. But the benefits go beyond that:

• There is no better activity than trampoline to train spatial awareness, a critical skill in all sports. Additionally, spatial awareness is considered one of the ‘eight intelligences’ and has been linked to enhanced cognitive development.

• The inherent FUN of trampoline disguises the amount of energy being expended! Unlike so many children’s activities, when on trampoline, children eagerly sustain an activity level that leads to genuine fitness including: cardiovascular health; leg and core strength; calorie burning and weight loss.

• At the bottom of every bounce, gravity is  2-5x body weight. This compresses every cell in the body helping the lymph and other circulatory systems eliminate toxins from the body;

• Trampoline also helps: the vestibular system; optical tracking and peripheral vision; fear management; concentration and attention to detail; and so much more. 

Safety
Anti-Gravity Trampoline & Tumbling relies on a unique “QUARTING METHOD” which breaks down every skill into manageable increments, enhancing safety and making learning easier and more fun.

Our Offerings

Tramp Fit Class – This class has a fitness station that is geared towards developing flexibility, strength and coordination needed for trampoline. (They will do tumbling every other week.)

Anti Gravity Class – This class is for school-age children and is a ‘must-have’ for the backyard trampoline enthusiast, the cheerleader, or the child who wants to move into any sport that requires aerial awareness. The class will emphasize proper (safe!) progressions for somersaulting* as well at the backhandspring. Success in this class requires a certain standard of fitness.

*Note: somersaults take place in the air! We take pride in teaching somersaults which have shape and form and are safer than ‘flips’.

TnT Class – This skill-oriented class is for school-age children and teaches the classic three TnT sports disciplines (trampoline, tumbling, double mini-trampoline) using such adventures as Alligator Island, Hip Hop Hop Scotch, Little Red Rolling Hood and more! Tumbling skills taught in this class include: basic rolls, handstand, limbering, cartwheel, round off, front and back handsprings, somersaults. Trampoline skills taught in this class include: basic rolls, shapes, positions, rotation initiation drops, turns, twists and somersaults. Double mini-trampoline skills include the above as well as running form and safe landings. Success in this class requires a certain standard of fitness.

Equipment
Kids First Sports Center has one of the best equipped TnT facilities in the USA with:

• Six in-ground trampolines (three into pits)
• In-ground 50 ft. Tumble Trac
• New specs double mini-tramp with full run
• Power tumbling platform comprised of 336 fiberglass spring rods

Department Leader: Steve Anderson
A world class tumbler, Steve was a U.S. National Trampoline and Tumbling Team Member in 1992-93 and a Senior Elite, 1991-1999. Steve's primary goal as a coach is to inspire children to cultivate concentration and self-discipline, life-skills that they can take with them beyond the walls of Kids First Sports Center!  Coach Anderson believes that a coach cannot give self-esteem to a child, the child must earn it by consistently giving his or her best effort and it is the coach’s job to encourage that path. As Head Coach, Steve has led Kids First T&T Team to 5 consecutive championship finishes and is looking at an even better 2007-08 season.

What to Wear
Girls wear a leotard or shorts & a T-shirt, tucked in. Boys wear shorts and a T-shirt, tucked in. For tumbling, bare feet are best. For trampoline, some may want to wear tramp shoes which aid in comfort. Hair should be pulled back for safety, as long hair interferes with rolling, somersaulting and twisting skills. Please, no gum or jewelry.

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