About the Club

Trampolining is the only sport which positively encourages you to spend as much time on a bed as possible - jumping up and down on it at that!  If you enjoyed those bouncy castles when you were younger, want to keep fit, have a slightly crazy streak and have a desire to throw yourself about in all directions, or just want a sport that's a little bit different, then trampolining is for you.  Trampolining involves performing various acrobatic tricks which are made up of twists and somersaults.  Tricks can be as simple as a shaped jump or as complex as a multiple twisting, multiple somersault (at the very top level!).

CUTC has three weekly training sessions held at the Leys School. All sessions have British Gymnastics qualified coaches and all the necessary safety equipment. The sessions are quite laid back and cater for everyone; from complete beginners to those who want to represent their university in competitions. The club is fully insured and all of our full members have additional personal accident insurance.

There is no pressure on people to compete but, for those who want to, CUTC enters teams in lots of major competitions throughout the year. The most prestigious of these are the BUSA finals and, of course, that old rivalry match against Oxford; Varsity. Other competitions include those run by other universities such as Warwick and Manchester. We also run an annual friendly competition with UEA and York and hold Cuppers in January where any member of the club can compete for their college. We have recently become members of our national governing body, British Gymnastics, allowing us to enter other regional competitions.

In addition to all this bouncing, CUTC is an extremely social club. Regular pub meets take place after sessions and we have several formal halls throughout the year. Many competitions have socials attached to them and these are always a great laugh, even if bouncing with a hangover the next morning is often rather painful on the old head! The social highlights of the year come in the form of the annual May Week garden party and the night punting trip to Grantchester, all of which seem to produce lots of embarrassing drunken photos.