| The first competitions were held in colleges and | | | | countries have |
| schools in | | | | not been able to develop as strongly as the |
| the USA and then in Europe, with the first World | | | | major European |
| Championships being held in London in 1964. Kurt | | | | countries.Physical benefitsIn the US, it was quickly |
| Baechler | | | | realised by the Physical |
| of Switzerland and Ted Blake of England were | | | | Educators that the trampoline had something |
| the European | | | | new to offer by |
| pioneers and the first ever televised National | | | | observation of the physical benefits which |
| Championships were in England in 1958.Soon after | | | | trampolining had |
| the first World Championships, the inaugural | | | | produced during the war years and also the |
| meeting of prominent trampolinists was held in | | | | enthusiasm of |
| Frankfurt to | | | | those who participated, and trampolining was |
| explore the formation of an International | | | | introduced |
| Trampoline | | | | into school physical education programmes.There |
| Federation. In 1965 in Twickenham, the | | | | were, of course, the detractors who felt that the |
| Federation was | | | | activity was dangerous and reduced the strength |
| formally recognised as the International governing | | | | of the legs |
| body for | | | | because the springs assisted the jumping. |
| the sport.By 1969, the first European | | | | However, the |
| Championship was held in Paris | | | | threshold of skill is low so that almost anyone of |
| and Paul Luxon of London was the winner at the | | | | any age |
| age of 18. | | | | can get on and do something which is fun, |
| The ladies winner was Ute Czech from Germany. | | | | exhilarating, |
| From that | | | | aerobically effective, and caters for the highest |
| time onwards, European and World | | | | level of |
| Championships have taken | | | | skill and daring which some are capable of.It is |
| place in alternate years-the European in the odd | | | | particularly popular amongst the very young, who |
| and the | | | | now |
| World in the even.At first, the Americans | | | | have something better than their parents' double |
| dominated the World Championships, | | | | bed to |
| but due to many lawsuits over trampolining, less | | | | jump upon; although many parents complain that |
| was | | | | the kids |
| allowed in educational institutions and the high | | | | jump even more on their beds to try to |
| level of | | | | reproduce the fun |
| performance of the Americans went down. The | | | | they have in the gym. It is also a form of |
| Europeans | | | | plyometrics-a |
| gradually began to dominate the sport and in | | | | form of strength training.Find out all you need to |
| recent years, | | | | know about trampolines. How to |
| athletes from the former Soviet Union have | | | | use them for best exercise results, and which |
| almost | | | | models to |
| completely dominated the sport.Germany, France | | | | buy. Daily updated blog of news & articles. Click |
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