Until a year ago, I had no idea this was a competitive sport. There are 18 Trampoline and Tumbling (TnT) gyms in Southern California. Three in San Diego alone.
I think part of the appeal, besides the awesome feeling of flying, is that it kids can achieve success quickly. My daughter took gymnastics at various places. At Victory Gymnastics they were spotting her on a back hand spring for nine months. She did it herself the first day at a trampoline gym. They had her practice on the trampoline and then moved on to the floor. That was at Bounce California in the Rancho Bernardo/4S Ranch area. Flip Force San Diego opened in the Clairemont Mesa area in October (closer to our home) so we switched gyms. There is also gym in Poway called Socal TTC.
Unlike gymnastics, your kids don’t need to be really good to have fun. Even kids without any gymnastics background love this place. My girlfriend’s daughter was never one for aerobic kind of sports but is now attending classes twice a week. They have beginning TnT classes Monday – Thursday from 4:30-5:30 and/or you can do Open Gym Friday 5:30 – 7:30 or Saturday 10am to noon. Sometimes Friday night there’s a guy spinning records (yeah, the old-fashioned kind) so it’s a great place for kids to socialize in a healthy way.
You can call and set up a free trial at Open Gym or a class at (858) 278-FLIP(3547).
Another appealing element of TnT is that once you reach a certain level, you can be on the competitive team with as little as a two-day a week commitment. Conversely, you must practically give your life to be on a gymnastics team. And your wallet.
Overall, I think Trampoline and Tumbling is a fun, healthy user-friendly sport and I urge you check it out!
For more info about this sport, check out the California Trampoline and Tumbling Website – www.CaliforniaTNT.com.
