About the programme
Trampolining,
properly taught.
A trampoline park teaches children to bounce. Rebound teaches them to control a bounce, which is a different thing entirely and a great deal safer. Every skill is built from shapes and body tension first, so height comes after control rather than before it.
Rebound is trampolining inside a gymnastics structure. Gymnasts learn tucks, straddles, and pikes; then seat drops, front drops, and back drops; then how to link them; and eventually somersaults and full routines. The framework is the same one that produces competitive trampolinists, taught at a recreational pace.
It is one of our most popular disciplines, with classes running Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday across four levels, so there is almost always a session that fits a family's week.
Rebound is one of five recreational disciplines at BGC, alongside General Gymnastics, Parkour, tumbling, and recreational aerobics; all five are on the recreational gymnastics page. There is a separate Rebound class for under-fives within our preschool programme.
The skills
What your child will learn
Trampolining develops air awareness better than any other discipline, which is why gymnasts from every other programme in the club end up on the trampolines at some point. Knowing where you are upside down is a trainable skill, and this is where it is trained.
Classes are non-competitive and progress is badge-based, assessed by your child's coach and celebrated in Award Week each term.
Book a placeShapes & tension
Tuck, pike, and straddle in the air, with the body tension to hold them. Everything else is built on these.
Drops
Seat drop, front drop, and back drop, then the half turns in and out of them. Learning to land safely on something other than your feet.
Somersaults
Front and back somersaults, taught progressively with matting and support until a gymnast is ready to go alone.
Routines
Linking ten skills without a break, travelling as little as possible. Where control, height, and memory all come together.
What to bring
Getting ready for class
One thing matters more than anything else here: socks. They are required on the trampolines, and a child who arrives without them cannot take a full part in the session.
The full kit rules for every recreational class are in the recreational welcome pack, and they are set by British Gymnastics rather than by us.
Socks, always
Required for the trampolines and for warm-up. Worth keeping a spare pair in the bag; they are the one thing families forget.
Clothing
A leotard, or fitted sportswear with shorts or leggings. Nothing loose or baggy, because coaches cannot spot safely through it. Hair tied up and off the face, and no jewellery.
Other essentials
A water bottle, not glass. Spare hair bands are always useful. Bags stay in the waiting area rather than coming into the gym.