Gymnastics is an acrobatic sport which requires strength, agility and co-ordination.
- See Also:
- Trampolining
An Overview of Gymnastics
Gymnastics covers many different disciplines.
All are skilled and challenging and require physical strength, agility and co-ordination. Under the overall description of gymnastics lie the individual disciplines and activities of:
- Men's artistic Gymnastics (includes high bar, parallel bars, rings, floor, vault and pommel horse)
- Women's Artistic gymnastics (includes uneven bars, beam, floor and vault)
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Trampoline and Tumbling Gymnastics
- Acrobatic Gymnastics
British Gymnastics provides a national directive and structure for the sport; delivering a range of opportunities across the age spectrum to take part and stay in gymnastics, as well as developing talent and delivering top-level success.
Gymnastics is an accessible and inclusive sport offering opportunities to all ability levels and ethnic groups within a range of controlled learning environments. It promotes an active and healthy lifestyle and is recognised as forming the basis for physical literacy by developing fundamental movement skills.
Benefits
- Flexibility
- Balance
- Coordination
- Concentration
Costs
Whether it's bouncing on a trampoline, doing cartwheels or hanging from monkey bars, you can work on your gymnastics for free!
Facts
- Team GB won 4 medals in the artistic gymnastics at London 2012.
County association that encourages and promotes gymnastics and trampolining at all levels and all disciplines in Kent.
GYMNASTICS FOR EVERYONE!
It’s never too early or too late to start gymnastics and where better to learn than one of the most successful gymnastics clubs in Kent. We have been helping gymnasts young and old realise their own potential for over 40 years
Sevenoaks Sport & Wellbeing is a free magazine in the Sevenoaks District in Kent which hosts an annual Showcase Event for local sports clubs.
Trampolining and DMT club operating in Sittingbourne and Strood Kent
GYMNASTICS FOR EVERYONE!
It’s never too early or too late to start gymnastics and where better to learn than one of the most successful gymnastics clubs in Kent. We have been helping gymnasts young and old realise their own potential for over 40 years
DLJ Gymnastics - New facility at Victory Pier, Chatham/Gillingham (ME7) - PRESCHOOL (0-5) and GYM4ALL (4+ of school age) LIMITED SPACES FOR IMMEDIATE START - Encouraging and Friendly Family Run Club | Affordable - no club membership fee & no hidden co
Our club motto: Excellent Gymnastics classes for all. We specialise in TeamGym, Acro and Display with British Championship bronze TeamGym 2016. Elements is a family run club from Dartford. We provide recreational to elite gymnastics, Your first session is
Europa Centre is a state of the art gymnastic centre. We provide pre-school, recreational, elite squad, adult and classes for children with individual needs. We also run gym zone fun sessions for younger children 0-4 yrs every week day. We have a professi
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British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) is the national governing body for Higher Education (HE) sport in the UK, a membership organisation, and a company limited by guarantee with charitable status, and our vision is simple, to enhance the student e
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A online meeting for Sports Club Welfare & Safeguarding Officers based in Somerset.
You're invited to attend our club welfare forum for anyone involved in sport and physical activity in Somerset, but in particular those in your clubs who hold the role of 'club welfare officer' or 'safeguarding lead'.
If you're the Safeguarding or Welfare Officer at your Sports Club, please join Tracey Sweetland, Somerset Sport Welfare Officer at SASP to learn about local support and opportunities to assist you in your volunteer role.
Club Capital is a social impact investment fund and is the first of its kind to focus specifically on gymnastics.
Gymnastics coach - Level 2
Required Qualification: British Gymnastics L2 (WAG desirable)
Hours: Available contracts are between 10-20 HRS
Salary: competitive