Tony Burton, a UK trampoline coach now living in Western Australia, gave me a good article called “The Mystery of the Disappearing Front Somersault“.
It was written by legendary coach Jack Kelly.
In it Jack discusses the common problem of “losing skills”. And the resulting loss in confidence of the athlete.
… the pupil is experiencing the phenomenon known as “lost move syndrome†or LMS. In my view we could describe it as LCS or “lost confidence syndrome†…
The training regime recommended by Jack Kelly to avoid losing the front tucked somersault when beginning to train a front somersault half twist is as follows:
1. Front single salto – no twist
2. Front single salto – half twist
3. Front single salto – no twist
4. Front single salto – half twist
5. Front single salto- no twist
6. dismount trampoline
Note the limited number of repeats recommended and that each visit to the trampoline starts and finishes with the “core†skill of an excellent tucked front somersault. This can gradually be developed over many visits to the trampoline into the following.
1. Front single salto – no twist
2. Front single salto – half twist
3. Front single salto – half twist
4. Front single salto – half twist
5. Front single salto – no twist
6. dismount trampoline
The mystery of the disappearing front somersault – GymCraft magazine
source – Trampolining-Online.co.UK
For more on the coaching philosophy of Jack Kelly, check his “Back to Basics” articles as posted on the Brentwood Trampoline club website.
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