Is it March already?

It is the third week for the Monday Bounce programme.  Chanelle introduced three new moves for the participants:  seat bounces tucked and piked as well as tucked back bounces.  This group are mostly quite fit already.  We had fun doing the crab, everyone seems comfortable with this, but not me!  I have poor upper body strength, and it shows!

For the Saturday Bounce programme, we have two ladies that were with us from the pilot and for them it is week 14.  We completed 3 sets of tucked and piked seat bounces as well as some pilates-inspired upper body exercises.  These consisted of swinging and balance moves on the trampoline, and are designed to improve pike shapes as well as creating an intense stretch.  As our 11am class was very small, consisting of only three participants, we decided to join them on their run after a short somersault workshop.  We also did this because the Centre was preparing for a boxing tournament that was held in the afternoon.

We now have three volunteers that are going to be helping out at our club and we were visited by two on Wednesday, Lorraine and Magdalene, and Chloe on Saturday.

I am now in the 5^th/6^th week of the Schools Sports partnership funded programme for Blackheath Bluecoat, Thomas Tallis, Plumstead Manor and Eltham Hill Schools.  Most of these schools are preparing for inter-form competitions in their respective schools and I spent most of the week helping the students with their routines – writing and developing as well as tariffing them.    Good luck with your competitions.

Talking about competitions, we are still on the look-out for talent to participate in the London Youth Games on 20^th June at Redbridge Sports Centre.  We are holding try-outs throughout the month of March.  If you can front and back somersault and are interested in taking part in this prestigious event, get in touch with us at the club.

Don’t forget International Women’s Day next week, on Sunday 8^th March.  Samuel Montagu is hosting a variety of exciting events for women and girls of all ages, including trampolining.  Best of all, it’s all FREE!  Check out the website for more details.

Have a great week,

 

Anne-Sonia & Chanelle

www.greenwichbouncers.co.uk

Spring Half Term

Business as usual for Greenwich Bouncers  during the school holiday week –  we had a poor turnout for some sessions, and a very good turnout for others.  Our Monday Bounce Your Way to Fitness session is in the second week, and already the participants are being challenged by Chanelle and enjoying the different ways that trampolining can be used to increase fitness levels, including back bounces.  I am participating in this whole programme, as well of joining in the end of the Saturday sessions.  My goal is to improve my upper body strength, which is pathetically weak!

 We have started the third round of Saturday Bounce programme.  Two of our ladies, Sarah and Tina, have been on all three programmes and have really been enjoying it.  The pace has stepped up a bit for them and most of their exercises are done in 40 rep cycles, plus they say that the run round the field is getting easier.  Tina is really chuffed that she is able to do the crab – something she was unable to do at the beginning of the programme, and Sarah is almost there as well!

I was at Bishops Challenor School in Shadwell, East London, for the whole week on their school holiday programme (http://www.bishop-learningvillage.towerhamlets.sch.uk/).    The days were divided up into the smaller children in the morning and the older children in the evening.  Some of them were participating in the Tower Hamlets Summer University programme (http://www.summeruni.org/pages/help_us/tutors.mhtml).  All of them learnt the warm-up routine after the first couple of days, mostly without prompting.  We had fun playing some games and having races.  All attendees learnt moves that would take them up to award 4 of the British Gymnastics Award and Certificate scheme.

Chanelle joined me for a couple of the days and we had four trampolines out!  We spent some of the time teaching progressions for somersaulting, including hands and knees turnovers, working alongside Mr Henry, the PE teacher.

Chanelle also spent a couple of days at the Danson Youth Centre holiday programme (http://www.dansonyouth.org.uk/) where she coached the regulars.

The highlight of the week for me was seeing some old friends, including Peri Shakes-Drayton at the school – she looks great!  She is going to visit us at the Club soon.  I met and had fun with streetdance tutor, Katie, who had a go at trampolining and loved it.  On Friday I saw Danni again – we worked together last year on this same programme – she is also a streetdance tutor.  She has her own business – you can check out her website:  http://dancewithdanni.com/index.html.

Hope you have a good week,

Anne-Sonia & Chanelle
www.greenwichbouncers.co.uk