WelcometoGymSkills2019

EverythingyouneedtoknowaboutGymSkills2019

OurGymSkillsprogramisbasedonGymnasticsforAllwhichisanintroductionforallagestothesportofgymnastics.Itconcentratesonthe6DMPs(DominantMovementPatterns)ofSprings,Landings,Statics,Handheldapparatus,SwingsandRotations.Eachtermfocussesonaspectsofeachofthesethroughtheuseoftrampolines,rings,bars,beams,vault,ribbons,balls,ropesandfloor.Attimestheexercisesaredonetomusic.

Becausethisprogramisintroductory,andagebasedratherthanskillsbased,assessmentsarenolongerformallycarriedout.Rather,eachchild’sabilitiesaredeterminedconstantly,andassessmentsareavailableforparentsatanytime.Ourprogramoffersafunweekattheendofeachtermwheregymnastscantryoutalltheirskillsonacircuitdesignedfor

theirlevel.Theopportunitytobranchoutintoaspecialisedgymsportexistsshouldthechildhavefoundaloveforaparticularapparatusorstyleofgymnastics.However,somechildrenjustlovethefunaspectwhilstdevelopingbasicskillsusefulinallaspectsoflifeandsports.

WhyGymSkillsGymnasticsarethebuildingblocksofsports.Childrenexposedtogymnasticsfromanearlyagedevelopfineandgrossmotorskills,learntobepartofteams,areexposedtosocialsettingsandgrowemotionally,physicallyandmentally.Forexample,GymSkillsgivesachildtheopportunitytodevelopupperbodyandgripstrengththroughtheirSwingswork.DuringRotationsandStaticschildrendevelopcompetenciesincorestability,weightbearingandspatialawarenessAllskillscoveredinGymSkillsstimulatethevestibularsystemandareusefulinnotonlygymnasticsbutalsoinwakeboarding,waterskiing,golf,soccer,basketball,diving,dancing,tennis,martialarts,cricket,yoga,swimmingandmanymoresports.Butmoreimportantly,running,skipping,jumpingandlandingarefundamentalskillsforusalltohave.

WhatyouneedforclassWhencomingtogymnastics,thereareafewthingsyouneedtobring.Firstly,ensureyouwearappropriateclothingtoclass.LeotardsorTshirtswithshortsorbikepantsistheidealoutfitforworkinghard.Nojewelry,jeans,schooluniformsorbaggyclothing.Duringcoldertimes,warmclothingsuchasjumpersandtrackpantscanbewornaslongastheyareremovedwhenwarm.Weaskgymnaststodressthiswaysothatbodyshapeandtensioncanbeproperlyassessedduringtraining.Secondly,ensurethatyoubringawaterbottlecontainingonlywatertoeveryclass.Itisreallyimportanttostayhydratedwhilsttraining.TheClubsellsbottlesofwaterfor$1.00.Thirdly,bringapairofsockssothatyoucanjumpofthedoubleminitrampolinesifthatisincludedontheday.TheClubalsosellssocksfor$1.00apair.Lastly,donotbringanyfoodorchewinggumtogymnastics.Councilregulationsdonotallowfoodinthehallatanytime,anditisdangeroustobeeatingwhiletraining.

WhatHappensinaClass

Ineachclass,regardlessofage,westartwithawarmupandstretchtonotonlyreducethechanceofinjuriesbutalsotogetourbodiesreadytotackletheexercisestobelearntonthatday.Thewarmupusuallyincludesagameand,dependingontheagegroup,somestrengthandconditioning.DuringeachclasswegenerallyconcentrateononespecificDMP(DominantMovementPattern)andprovideexercises,sometimesincircuits,whicharedesignedtodevelopthebodyandmind.

Finally,wecooldown,againusuallywithsomestretchesoragame.

FAQsDoyouusethelargetrampolines?No,wedonot.WedohoweverusetheDoubleMiniTrampolinesandtheminitramps.Doyouusetheribbonsorball?Yes.Becausethisisanintroductiontoalltypesofgymnastics,wedosomeRhythmic,Aerobic,AcrobaticandCheerleadingactivities.Dowedocompetitions?No,traditionallynot.However,fromtimetotimetheremaybeanopportunityforyourtodoso.Soifyourchildisinterestedinthecompetitionexperience,pleaseletusknowsothatwecanplacethemintheprogrambestsuitedtotheirneeds.IsGymSkillsassessed?Assessmentisinformalandconstant.ParentscanrequestfeedbackatanytimebyemailingtheClub.Ifyouhaveanyotherquestionsorqueries,pleasefeelfreetoemailtheCluborcallon38214477