Why use an award scheme?
The Award scheme gives younger pupils an incentive to strive for a higher level of attainment in thier trampolining. Having an award to work for is a great incentive, and can help structure their progression.
Awards vs. Grades
Grades are a completely different kettle of fish (so to speak). Grades are the competitive levels of trampolining. Awards are aimed at recreational or introductory trampolining. For more information about grades, see our competitions section.
Standardisation
Because there is a national award scheme in place, and it is sometimes used as a benchmark of ability in recreational trampolining; it is important that coaches try have the same requirements from pupils in the award scheme.
We do understand that some pupils will never achieve as higher level as others, but if qualifications are given out to pupils who cannot complete the moves satisfactoraly, it has a number of knock on effects;
Awards can be the start for many competitors, if a pupil has passed a move, they will assume they can do it. If it is not done well enough, they will be very disapointed at a later stage when a more stringent coach tells them actually they can't do it! You are not doing the child a favour letting them believe that they are doing a move well when they aren't.
Passing a move that is not done well will mean that the moves that build on this won't be done well and you will end up in a vicious cycle with a load of kids that can't trampoline.
We do understand that you need to encourage kids and that the awards scheme is supposed to be fun. There is however a line to be drawn. To help you decide on where you draw this line, we have put together some guidelines that we think are an appropriate compromise between aiming for good basics and bearing in mind that it is only recreational trampolining. We have included these guidelines in the resources section below.
What do the awards involve?
Please view each award seperately for it's content;
Resources by Trampolining-Online.co.uk
Trampolining-Online has made a few resources available for you to print at home. Please use these as you feel appropriate;
- Award Scheme 
