Q&A for How to Do Trampoline Tricks

Start just by jumping up and down for a few minutes, and try making big arm circles to gain your balance.

You could start the back drop standing up, but with your knees bent so that you aren't as high up in the air. This way, you won't feel as scared and won't have the habit of putting your hands down if you do it a few times. Gradually build up your confidence and stand up at your full height before starting and you should be there.

Kick up, force yourself to push your feet toward each other, then try stretch them as far as possible.

A professional trampoline at a trampolining club is best. However, a large trampoline at home with a safety net around it is also good.

Start off by doing a backbend. Kick over by jumping with your legs together. Once you get fast, start jumping back onto your hands a little and jumping over. Practice this and get bigger, more powerful jumps until it is one smooth move.

You can try seat drops, doggy drops, and belly drops, but be sure that you are able to do these basic tricks before you try something harder.

Teaching yourself can work but always have a spotter (someone who watches you) to make sure you're safe at least. However, it is worth being taught by a professional.

Try practicing super high backdrops, then kick your legs up to your head a split second after you hit and tuck. It takes some effort to learn but looks really cool!

Sure! If you have a friend with a trampoline, ask if you can practice with theirs. Also try joining a local trampolining club or go to a trampoline place like Bounce or Jumpabout.

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Basically, learn how to do a handstand on the tramp first. Once you have that, do a handstand, push your hands down really hard, and turn your body over. Practice it a few times and you will get the hang of it!

Try just jumping high and bouncing off your back. You can perform several other tricks once you've learned to bounce off your back well and might even make a few of your own.

You don't have to have a trampoline to do a back landing. Choose a soft surface (a mat, for example). Once you have landed on your back, kick up and push your hips forward, and you should return to your feet (the harder you kick out, the easier it will be to get to your feet again).

Start by doing a cartwheel, then jump high, bend your front knee in to get more push and swing your arms down as you do a cartwheel, but don't actually put your hands on the floor.

You undo the zipper on the net first. Then, either climb the ladder up to the trampoline, or grab the edges and swing/pull yourself up.

Learn a back handspring first. Then bounce really high, tuck your knees, and perform a back handspring. If you bounce high enough, your hands shouldn't touch the trampoline. It's basically a 360-degree tuck jump.

You can go to a trampoline place such as Air Walk or Urban Jump. Take trampolining classes too! You could probably still jump on the trampoline outside in the winter, provided you wear warm enough clothes and there is no ice, debris, etc. on the trampoline.

You don't keep your legs straight when doing a back drop - try to keep your legs at a 90-degree angle and your arms should be held out as if you are holding a beach ball. Also keep your chin tucked in.

You probably should, it is the best way to keep yourself safe. Take turns doing flips with a friend and spot each other while the other is doing a flip.

Start by doing a cartwheel on the grass or on a yoga mat. I suggest you learn how to do a handstand before learning a cartwheel.

This happened to me when I first started learning, and it's often the result of overthinking the move. Start by thinking of doing a handstand. Then jump, do a "handstand," and push off with your arms to make a bridge once you're vertical. This takes lots of practice; the hardest part is landing.

To land correctly after a front somersault, you need to focus your eyes on something in front of you and try to spot it at the end. It is all about practice. Try keeping yourself in a tight tuck position.

You don’t need to be able to do a handspring to do a back tuck, because it requires completely different things. Ways to break down a back tuck would be to first learn back drops, then back pull overs and then attempt a back tuck with support.

When you jump up, tighten your core and turn your body to the side in a spinning motion.

Basically, do a lot of backdrops, and then have a friend spot you so you won't be scared to flip. Just practice a lot with a friend until you feel comfortable.

You technically could, but it is not advisable. Unless you're extremely proficient in trampoline tricks, you could very easily land wrong and injure yourself.

Start by doing front rolls with a jump, and then try to use your hands less and less.

To stay in a handstand for a long time, stretch and practice. It takes time to master the skill. To do a front walkover, do a fast handstand and then bend forward and rebound up.

Ice for 10 minutes. After three days of icing, if it still hurts, then you use heat. Always consult your doctor if you think you may have gotten something worse than just a bruise or bump.

A somersault is a front flip. Although it's a cool trick to show friends, it can be dangerous if done wrong. All you do is jump high, tuck, flip forwards, and land!