http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Jeb+Taylor Sports Jeb Taylor Sat, 06 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7127&ca=Sports The first competitions were held in colleges and schools in the USA and then in Europe, with the first World Championships being held in London in 1964. Kurt Baechler of Switzerland and Ted Blake of England were the European pioneers and the first ever televised National Championships were in Englan... Sports Jeb Taylor Thu, 04 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=6964&ca=Sports The sports of trampolining and tumbling are as old as man, a reflection of man's desire to defy the ever-pervading presence of gravity. A number of cultures have devised apparatus to send an athlete into the air, i.e., an outstretched animal skin being used to throw up, and safely receive, the desce... Sports Jeb Taylor Thu, 04 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7059&ca=Sports Your trampoline can be an expensive item, so it's important to properly care for it. Here's some useful tips : * Don't Let Kids sit/stand or play with the frame pads. The pad is a preventive in case the kids land too close to the frame. * Don't use chemicals to clean your frame pads. * Don't tie you... Sports Jeb Taylor Thu, 04 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7062&ca=Sports Walrus skins - It has been said that the first type of trampolining was done by the Eskimos who used to toss each other up into the air on a Walrus skin; something like the sheet used by firemen to catch people jumping out of the windows of houses which were on fire. In Anchorage Airport, Alaska, th...