Session 4 – Basic Front Drop

First we started warming up so that we were nice and loose and ready to do the drills. For the warm up we just went for a jog just so all the muscle were loose. We done this for about 5 Minutes before moving onto the main activity and skill based exercise.

In the main activity we focused on one main skill, basic front drop.

The first part of basic front drop is to position yourself in the middle of the trampoline, the front landing starts in an standing position with hips pushed slightly back as you jump upwards with arms up and fingers still directly above your toes. Extending your arms and legs as much as possible the initial hip displacement causes a minor amount of forward somersault rotation. This is because you can end up falling on your front instead by over rotating. With your hands & knees move above you keep your eyes focussed towards an end wall rather than down towards the trampoline. This is done because it allows you to avoid landing in a ‘diving’ or ‘worm’ action when hitting the trampoline bed, which also prevents any injuries.

The move is performed accurately when your hips are landing approximately in the same position your feet were at take-off.