Trampolines and Sports Mascots
We talk about trampolines and sports fairly often, but one topic that we have not covered yet is how frequently sports mascots use trampolines in a lot of their stunts.
Think about it— a lot of the major sports teams who use mascots often make them perform some pretty crazy stunts on trampolines. I think this is especially true when it comes to American basketball teams. Now, I think that they are a little nutty, but they do have some really interesting halftime shows. Almost all American basketball teams have a trampoline dunking halftime show. These teams hire very talented gymnasts to jump through rings of fire or other similarly crazy feats. To add to the insanity, most of these trampoline stunts are done without the use of high quality trampoline safety pads or trampoline safety nets!
I have to give them props. It would be really hard to dunk a basketball when you’re flying off of a trampoline, and it would be even harder to do it whenever you are in a gorilla costume!
Has anyone ever seen this on TV? Would you ever be willing to be a sports mascot? Would you ever do a trampoline halftime show (or, a better question might be how much would they have to pay you! haha)
Have a happy Monday, everyone!




