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