Trampolining with an Olympian!
Olympian, Laura Gallagher, took a group of Year 8 and 9 pupils to Axis Trampoline Park this term as part of the Dame Kelly Holmes project. She taught them a number of tricks and routines. The pupils all threw themselves into the afternoon's activities with enthusiasm and a positive attitude.
By the end of the session the students had learnt to do pike jumps, tuck jumps, straddle jumps, turns, seat drops, twists and much more.
Laura Gallagher said: "The group did so much. I was really impressed! We did a trampoline specific warm up, finishing with a plank challenge. They learnt the basics and control, then onto basic shapes and seat landings, then seat landings with twists. They put those skills into a routine sequence which they tried to remember and complete. All members did a three move (or more) sequence and most completed and performed the full ten skill routine sequence. They learnt body landings - seat to front, swivel hips to front and they learnt rollers too. They finished with some goes at somersaulting into the pit. - All in an hour and a half!"