Is trampoline a good activity for participants with special needs?
Find out on a new site out of the U.K. dedicated to the topic. It already has a surprisingly number of links.
Rebound Therapy® is the phrase used to describe the practice of using a trampoline to provide therapeutic exercise and recreation for people with a wide range of Special Needs. …
• Special Needs Trampolining classes (£4.50 drop-in)
… a resource for people across the world involved in trampolining and specifically encourage those involved with special needs participants. You might be a special needs teacher, a physiotherapist, a mainstream trampolining coach …
visit the home page – Special Needs Trampolining
(via Rec Gymnastics)
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have you ever seen a kid with autism jump on the trampoline? amazing!! astonishing coordination and spacial awareness. im completely impressed my this over & over.
There is a six year old in one of the kids classes I teach at my gym. He obviously has some problem but the parents have never disclosed to us what it is (they actually never even told us he had a problem. Nice. But it’s very clear that he does, as his coordination is simply not there, compared with his twin brother who is totally capable of doing anything in the class).
Anyways, this kid can’t run or jump well, since he lands with his legs locked, I’m guessing whatever his issue is, it affects his coordination and motor skills. I struggle to teach him because even the simplest things on trampoline, he struggles with, or sometimes refuses to do, I suspect because he knows he can’t do it and doesn’t want to try and fail. It is hard to teach him the concept of bending his knees, because he always just winds up locking his legs upon landing anyways and it scares me!
Any advice?
Yikes. That does sound scary to me.
… I wonder if you could suggest alternatives to the parents. Swimming?
Pacific Coast Magic All-Star Cheerleading in Corona, California is offering special needs cheer clinics on June 25th and July 23rd.
Pacific Coast Magic offers aspiring cheerleaders with physical and cognitive disabilities the experience of learning the fundamentals of cheerleading. Our program is specifically designed for individuals with unique needs. The birth of this program comes from a desire to provide athletic and performance opportunities for the special needs community. Instruction is modified for each participant’s abilities. The program allows athletes to interact with their peers in a fun, active, and safe environment. The special needs program is goal driven. Experienced coaches and staff will work cooperatively to help students create friendships, improve social skills, increase self-esteem, establish normative behaviors, and develop an understanding of team dynamics.
please can you tell me is it appropriate for an eleven year old to teach a child trampoling who has learning difficulties because her mother manages the club? would appreciate your advice
Cannot answer that question without knowing all the specifics.
But most kids with learning disabilities can do trampoline.
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