DMT Coaching Qualifications

The trampoline helper course is an introductory course, designed for young people who would like to take their first steps into coaching. After completion of this one-day practical course, you will be able to assist in the delivery of a trampoline gymnastics session. 

Moves needed for the BG Proficiency Award Scheme up to Award 8, but excluding H & K FTO to Back. 

 Helpers can help clubs by offering support to lead coaches in sessions and creating further engagement with gymnasts. A qualified Helper can assist a Level 1 or above qualified coach or instructor with a group of gymnasts or, they can take their own group of up to eight gymnasts under the direct supervision of a lead coach. 

This course will qualify you to be an assistant coach for trampoline gymnastics.  

Fitness and Well-being - Physical  Preparation:  

Warm up 

Flexibility training  

Basic conditioning  Additional conditioning exercises 

Individual Skills:  

Landings and controlling the trampoline bed  

Jumping and stopping: straight, tucked, piked  and straddled jumps  

Seat landings; front landings and back  landings  

Jump with ½ and full twist  

Twists into body landings  

Twists from body landings  

Twists between body landings  

Forwards and backwards rolls  

Hands and knees turnover to back  

¾ forwards somersault to back  

Simple drills and routines using the above skill 

 Note: Level 1 coaches are not qualified to  support somersaults without another assistant coach. However with additional training, the assistant coach may assist a more highly qualified coach to support somersaults. 

  As a level 2 coach you will be able to work independently to help participants develop their skills, strength and co-ordination. 

You are able to lead your own sessions, mentor and oversee fellow coaches, and open your own club. 

You can also help participants develop the skills required to compete in entry-level competitions.

You will need to have already completed a UKCC Level 1 Trampoline Gymnastics Award.

Practical Delivery:  

Forwards and backwards rolls  

Rotation from seat, front and back landings  

Shaping of all skills, tucked piked and straight  

Combinations of the above skills  

Competence in using the overhead rig  

Progressions leading to forwards somersaults,  tucked and piked  

Progressions leading to backwards  somersaults tucked, piked and straight  

Backwards somersault to seat landing  

Barani (tucked, piked and straight)  

¾ forwards somersault straight  

¾ backwards somersault  

a pupil to assist the supporting of  somersaults  

Competition procedure including  constructing and coaching routines (including  1.5 turn) and drills 

Mechanical principles:  

Contact phases and applying mechanics to  body landings  

Use of overhead rig 

 Guidelines for teaching trampoline  skills:  1¼ forwards somersault  

1¼ backwards somersault  

Backwards cody 

Ball out barani  

Forwards kaboom and forwards cody  Backwards kaboom 

Mechanics of twisting:  

Coaching individual somersaults with twist

Preparatory twisting skills

Cruising 

Sideways somersault 

Straight barani

½ twist to ¾ forwards somersault 

Rudolph

Double full 

Ball out rudi

Baby fliffus

Barani to back 

   Practical Delivery:  

On bed physical preparations  

Progressive routines  

Styles of coaching  

Drills  

1¾ forwards somersault tucked  Sideways somersault 

Introducing Double Somersaults:  

Half out somersault progressions  

Double backwards somersault progressions  

Learning Management Systems:  Skill confusion  

National technical priorities  

Terminology 

  Note: The level 3 trampoline gymnastics  modules must be taken in sequence.  The level 3 theory forms part of the level 3  qualification and this can be taken at any   time during the learner’s progressions  through the modules. 

 This qualification has been designed to provide coaches with the skills and understanding to support participants through a competition or display training cycle. 

The course is designed to deliver the knowledge and skills required to understand how to plan effectively and apply theoretical concepts.

Assessment information:

Portfolio – submitted electronically.

Professional Discussion – conducted virtually.

  Full Level 3 credential is awarded once a coach has passed the Level 3 Coaching Theory and all Technical Modules. 

  Coaches must complete an application process to be accepted onto this course. 

Skills:  

½ in ½ out  

Full in ½ out  

Rudy out  

Back in Full out  

½ out ball out 

 Skills:  

Full in full out (8 2 2 /)  

1½ in ½ out (8 3 1 o & <)  

½ in Rudy out (8 1 3 o & <)  

Miller (8 3 3 /)  

Full in double full out (8 2 4 /)  

Randy out (8 – 5 o & <)  

½ in Randy out (8 1 5 o & <)  

Full in Rudy out (8 2 3 /)  

2¾ front ss (11 – – – o & <)  

Triple back ss (12 – – – o & <)  

Half out Triffis (12 – – 1 o & <)  

½ in ½ out Triffis (12 1 – 1 o & <)  

Full in ½ out Triffis (12 2 – 1 o & <)  

Rudy out Triffis (12 – – 3 o & <)  

½ in Rudy out Triffis (12 1 – 3 o & <)