warmups and windowns 2014
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Use the first 5 minutes to set the tone and the last 5 minutes to wind down. A guide for gymnastics classesTRANSCRIPT
Warm-ups & Wind-downs *How to make the first & last 5 minutes
of class effective and FUN!
Jayne Marascio & Tony Retrosi
Who We Are
Jayne Marascio ~Director, Bright Stars Academy, NJ
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Tony Retrosi ~Owner, Atlantic Gymnastics, NH
~Owner, Gym Momentum
Warm-Ups
•Choreographed Warm-ups
•Warm-ups with Props
•Warm-up Games
Purpose of Warm-up•Raise core temp
•Get kids involved
•Set the tone
•Get them moving
•Multi-sensory
•FUN!
Warm-Up Should Be•FUN
•SAFE
•VISUAL
•EASY TO JOIN
•*have a backup plan
YOUR IMAGINATION
USE MUSIC!
SKY’S THE LIMIT!
Everything’s Better With Music
Warm-Up Activities• Relays!• Pit Races!• Gymnastics Flash Cards!• Resi Jumping!• Games!• Props
Choreographed Warm-up
Warm-up With Props!•Hula Hoops
•Jump Ropes
•Scooters
•Sliders/Frisbees
•Bean Bags
•Panel Mats
HULA HOOPS• Traditional Hula Hooping
• “Jump Rope”
• Teach How To Skip
• Down Cheese Mat
• Vault Hurdles
• Review Jumps/Positions Inside
• BE CREATIVE (on arm, leg, around neck, spin)
• Gross Motor Skills While Holding Overhead/In Front
JUMP ROPES
• Forward, Backward • One Foot • Trampoline • Ski Jumps • Shoulder Flexibility • “Skip It” • *Long Tied Rope
SCOOTERS
• Sitting Forward & Backward (Leg Strength) • On Knees (Arm & Core Strength) • On Belly (Arm & Back Strength) • Feet On Scooter, Hands On Floor
(Arm & Core Strength)
Sliders/Fisbees• Hollow Slides Forward and Backward!
• Broken Leg Walks!
• Punches!
• Skip, High Knees!
• Forward Rolls!
• Candle Stick Rolls!
• Stretching!
• Ice Capades
Panel Mats• Mat Jumping, Mat Pushing!
• Squats, Curls, Shoulder Presses, Tricep Dips!
• Pike Stretch, Bridges, Over Splits!
• Rolls, Donkey Kicks, Handstands, Cartwheels
Wind-Downs
•Games
•Fun Activities
Purpose of Wind-Down
•Leave with a smile
•Hungry to come back
•Forget about a bad event
•Carrot & Stick *
Wind-Down Should…
•be FUN!
•be SAFE!
•be VISUAL
•have a CLEAR ENDING!
Fun Ending Activities• Parachute • Cheese Sandwich • Barrel Rolling • Rock Wall • Tail Tag • Rope • Air Trak/Mini Mountain • Partner Activities • Sliders
“10 Commandments”• Fun!
• Safe!
• Visual!
• Easy To Join!
• Establish The Tone!
• Encourages Participation!
• Multisensory!
• Purposeful!
• Everybody Wins!
• Clear Beginning/Clear Ending
Staff Rules• Energetic!
• Enthusiastic!
• Engaging!
• Exciting!
• Eager!
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• Educated!
• Easygoing!
• Expressive!
• Essential!
• Everyone Participates
U100 Fundamentals of Gymnastics Instruction R101 Preschool Fundamentals Theory R102 Preschool Fundamentals HOT
R103 School Age HOT !