As part of Exeter trampline club we went to Warwick for the 2009-2010 trampoline Open. The social the night before had an 'occupations' theme. The occupation had to start with the first lette of our Uni... So as Exeter we went in boiler suits as Exterminators. Not really that elaborate but it was very cool to have everyone in matching gear.
Unfortunately the next day didn't go that well. I competed the set and finished with some OK scores but 5mins later one of my moves was 'disputed'. When I competed my set routine I failed to keep the straight shape in my Barani to the extent that they counted it as a tucked. (personally I don't think it was that tucked, what do you think? click here) Therefore when it came to doing my tucked barani later in the routine it was counted as a repetition of a move! so was only given scores for half of my routine. Se la vie i'm affraid. Having nothing to loose I gave it my all for the voluntary routine and came out with the 3rd highest score out of all the Voluntary routines. Had my original scores for my set routine been counted I would've been 3rd overall. Instead I was last. Not bad though, considering this was my first time competing at elite level. I have the national finals in two weeks so watch this space.

Till next time,

Fred

www.xfred.co.uk

What happens when we die? - A graphical depiction

As part of a medical school project I explored written accounts of near death experiences. In this video are photos I have created, attempting to graphically depict what happens when we die according to those accounts.

xfred competes at the Warwick open in elite men - 2010

This is me competing at elite level for the first time ever! I was so nervous but I'm happy with the result... sort of! ;-)

My very own intro/trailer - Here comes... Fred

Sorry Fred (from youtube.com/fred) but this just had to be done! Hope you don't mind. Loving your work, keep it up.

Me doing double back summersaults for the first times

These are my 2nd and 3rd EVER attempts at doing back summersaults on the trampoline.

Me doing half-outs on the trampoline

This is me doing half-outs (double front summersaults with one half twist) on video. Learnt to do them two weeks before this.

Kemer, Turkey, 2009

At the start of Summer 2009. I went to Kemer in Turkey with my family and had a blast. I did wakeboarding, monoskiing, water-skiing, climbing, capuera + salsa dancing, swimming, worked on my tannage and did lots of drinking + eating delicious food. I made this video of my wakeboarding antics in Kemer.