I saw a video on YouTube a few months ago about trampoline wall tricks. My immediate reaction was “omg I really want to learn how to do that.”

Three weeks ago I joined a dodgeball team at Rush, a trampoline park. During one of the breaks I decided to try to wall run. I wasn’t even able to fall onto my back and bounce back up.

I spent the entire session trying to do this, and could hardly manage it without getting a whiplash. By the end of the session, I could just manage to bounce off my back and onto my feet.

Two weeks ago I started trying to maintain a rhythm while tapping my feet on the wall. I could manage a couple in a row at most

Last week I got to a point where I could maintain a perpetual bounce by pushing off the wall. It felt epic.

This week, I spent the entire time trying to bounce off my back, wall run and stand up on the ledge, which is about 3m high. After an excessive number of tries and an onset light headedness, I managed it.

What I love about this is the clear, measurable and visible learning process. From not being able to bounce on my back to being able to wall run it was less than four total hours in just under a month. The key to getting there was a conscious commitment and the will to push it a bit further every time.

I’m not quite at the level seen in that video. But I know I can get there if I put my mind to it 🙂

Image is of the BYD Dodgeball team. It’s the first time the team has entered the league, and we’re not doing too badly 🙂