The first competitions were held in colleges and schools in
USA and then in Europe, with the first World Cup
Championships that were held in London in 1964. Kurt Baechler
from Switzerland and Ted Blake from England were the Europeans
pioneers and the first televised National
The championships were in England in 1958.
Shortly after the first World Championships, the inauguration
meeting of prominent trampoliners was held in Frankfurt to
explores the formation of an international springboard
Federation. In 1965 at Twickenham, the Federation was
formally recognized as the international governing body for
the sport.
In 1969 the first European Championship was held in Paris.
and Paul Luxon from London was the winner at the age of 18.
The female winner was Ute Czech from Germany. From that
time prizes, European and world championships have taken
place in alternate years-the European in odd and the
World in pair.
At first, the Americans dominated the World Championships,
but due to many laws on the trampoline, less was
allowed in educational institutions and the high level of
American performance dropped. The Europeans
little by little he began to dominate the sport and in recent years,
athletes from the former Soviet Union have almost
He completely dominated the sport.
Germany, France have been the other strong nations in
springboard and the first four places in the world ranking
The springboard would go to the USSR, France, Great Britain and Germany.
Although in most countries springboarding began around the
same time in the 1950s and 1960s, some countries have
has not been able to develop as strongly as the great European
countries.
physical benefits
In the US, it was quickly realized by the Physicist
Educators that the trampoline had something new to offer for
observation of the physical benefits that the trampoline had
produced during the war years and also the enthusiasm of
those who participated, and the trampoline was introduced
in school physical education programs.
Of course, there were detractors who felt that the
activity was dangerous and reduced the strength of the legacy
because the springs helped the jump. However the
The skill threshold is low, so almost anyone of any age
can go ahead and do something that is fun, challenging,
aerobically efficient, and provides the highest level of
skill and audacity of which some are capable.
It is especially popular among the youngest, who now
have something better than your parents’ double bed for
pounce on; although many parents complain that children
jump even higher on their beds to try and reproduce the fun
they have in the gym. It is also a form of plyometrics, a
form of strength training.