Admin Section - History of CUTC

This page was written by Claire Anderson, and has been updated for 2000-2001 by Jamie Shotton and Anita Friend.

Dec 1984

Application first made for a trampoline club by a Miss S Probert of Girton College.

A feasibility study is carried out.  Club begins.

1985-6

First committee on record

First Fundraising event was a CUTC disco.

1986-7

Not much else on record about this year!

1987-8

Not much known about this committee.

Subs were raised to £20 per year.
It was agreed to make money available for at least one CUTC member per year to attend a BTF grade 1 coaching course.

1988-9

1989-90

Committee unable to find a treasurer.

Cambridge Won the Varsity match by 0.3 points.
Cambridge beat York, 98.7 to 89.4
No competitors in the UAUs. (University Athletic Unions)
Blues status first considered.

1990-1

Varsity held in Cambridge. Cambridge won by 96.2 to 92.8.
York beat Cambridge 142.9 to 138.7.
No competitors in UAUs.
5 newly qualified coaches.
Blues Status rejected due to the fact that CUTC did not do land training.

1991-2

Half Blue status gained for women!!!!!!

1992-3

Increasing number of club members.
Cambridge beat York but lost the Varsity match.
2 competitors in the UAUs. second hand 6mm bed purchased. Proposals made for buying end decks. Sessions were 5-7pm wed, 12-2pm Sun.

1993-4

Cambridge won the Varsity match.
Cambridge beat York.
9 competitors in the UAUs. BUSF and UAU, 2 university sports authorities merged to create BUSA.

1994-5

10th anniversary of CUTC - meal at the Gonville Hotel, Gonville Place.
Won Varsity and York competitions.
CUTC mens team came 2nd in BUSA.

1995-6

Lost Varsity and York
6 entrants in BUSA
Pressure for half blue status for men.

1996-7

Won York and Leeds competitions.
A team lost Varsity, B team won.
12 entrants in BUSA.
Angelika Priese wins Half Blue.

1997-8

New continental 6mm purchased.
A team lost Varsity, B team won.
5 entrants in BUSA.
Email list set up.
Half blues were awarded to Fiona Roach and Sarah Khan.
Blues status clarified:

"A discretionary half blue may be awarded to a member of the A team in the Varsity match who achieves a score of at least 46.0 in the BUSA competition, provided that they perform well in both competitions."

1998-9

A team and B team won Varsity in Cambridge.
Cambridge beat York.
3 competitors in the BUSA finals.
Strong teams in Warwick (BUSA) comp and Harlow, Felixstowe and Ipswich (BTF) comps.
Alumni network set up.
Half blues awarded to Angelika Priese and Susan Brierley.

1999-2000

2000-2001

This was an extremely successful for CUTC with membership tripling, male membership (always good) going up & standards higher that ever before!  Our blues status on the women's committee was extended so that in addition to discretionary 1/2 blues we now have Automatic 1/2 blues for all competitors who compete in the Elite category (new as of this year) at the BUSA finals.  This was the 1st year in which all Varsity A team members achieved the standard needed to get a 1/2 blue.  1/2 blues were awarded to Anita Friend and Joanne Cock, and the awarding of Gregg Capon & Simon Foucart with 1/2 blues is still pending on the decisions of the men's half blues committee.  A record number of 6 made it to the BUSA nationals (2 in elite, 2 in advanced, 1 in intermediate and 1 in novice).  This was also the year in which the club dramatically increased the amount of equipment it owned, finally purchasing a new 6 by 4 trampoline from the Millennium Dome along with a new set of end decks and a push in mat.

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006