Nampa, ID - How does an athlete push the limits of a sport
like wakeboarding, snowboarding, or surfing when it appears as though
athletes have pushed these action sports to their pinnacle? Red Bull
USA’s Air Training Coaches are tapping into the newest trampoline
training aid, the Bounceboard®, to empower athletes to push new
boundaries with trampoline training.
“Trampoline training has really made me more aware of my body
positioning when I’m up in the air,” said Carissa Moore, 2011 ASP World
Surf Champion. “It’s also taught me how to speed up my rotations and
slow down my rotations and stay centered over my board which is
essential when I try to do it in the water.”
Carissa recently met up with Matt Christensen, professional Air
Awareness Coach, who leads the Red Bull USA’s Air Awareness Training
Program, for a few “off-season” training sessions. These trampoline
training sessions, at the YMCA Gymnastics Center in southern California,
helped Carissa hone her aerial surfing techniques and push new
boundaries with the Bounceboard®.
“So when Carissa hits the lip she launches back into the whitewater. We
are trying to get the same feeling on the trampoline,” said Matt.
Matt is a master at implementing and developing new methods for
aerial training and one of his newest tools is the trampoline
Bounceboard®. The Bounceboard® is a high density EVA foam, snowboard
shaped trampoline board. It allows users to safely practice and
simulate aerial maneuvers with a board strapped to their feet.
“The air awareness camps can greatly benefit Carissa’s surfing in the future, “ said Shane Beschen, Carissa’s surfing coach.
Trampoline training is not only a large part of Red Bull’s training
program but other aerial training programs as well. Camp Woodward, which
operates out of six different locations across the US, also uses
Bounceboard® products to train athletes on trampolines.
The Bounceboard® is also used in trampoline parks throughout the
world. These facilities provide an exciting new venue to give
competitive athletes the airtime to perfect their moves. Now, with the
Bounceboard®, they are able to safely simulate a trick and get
comfortable with spinning, flipping, and landing with a board on their
feet.
Bounceboard® products, which include the Classic and Pro model, are
paving the way for action board sport aerial trampoline training. Prior
to these products it was common practice to use hard snowboards with
taped edges or wood skateboard decks for trampoline training. Trampolines did not hold up to the impact of these hard objects not to
mention the added dangers to the user having a hard ridged board
strapped to their feet while jumping on a trampoline. The Bounceboard®
has solved this problem and is proving that the limits of the action
sports industry is constantly evolving and progressing for the better.
See Carissa Moore in action at the Red Bull USA’s Air Awareness Training
About Bounceboards:
Bounceboards LLC is an innovative sporting goods company specializing in
the development and worldwide distribution of trampoline air awareness
training boards for world class athletes or any athlete who wants to
improve their skills. Snowboarders, surfers and wakeboarders catch air
with Bounceboard® brand air awareness boards.
( Source SIA )
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