GYMNASTICS NEWS
Gymnastics in Schools - Importance "Gymnastics is a foundation sport for all other sports. This is because it develops agility, balance,... read more... | |||
Gymnastics Development Officer The Competition Manager Team are working closely with Lynn Potter who is the Gymnastics Development Officer in... read more... | |||
Kent Gymnastics Association (KGA) The Aim of the KGA is to encourage & promote gymnastics & trampolining at all levels and all disciplines... read more... | |||
English Gymnastics English Gymnastics is the Home County Association affiliated to the National Governing Body, British Gymnastics. There is... read more... | |||
National Governing Body - British Gymnastics British Gymnastics is the UK National Governing Body for the Sports of Gymnastics and their website... read more... | |||
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Gymnastics in Schools - Importance "Gymnastics is a foundation sport for all other sports. This is because it develops agility, balance, coordination and speed (the ABC's of athleticism). These physical qualities are inherent in all sports. For this reason, all British children will benefit from exposure to gymnastics during their first eight years. Participating in gymnastics at an early age, children will acquire "physical literacy", which is the foundation for life-long participation in physical activity and for successful performance at the elite level of sport".
Dr Istvan Bayli - world renowned expert in Long Term Athlete Development. | |||
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| Development Officer | |||
Gymnastics Development Officer The Competition Manager Team are working closely with Lynn Potter who is the Gymnastics Development Officer in Kent. We are currently working on a county plan to develop Gymnastics Competitions in Schools.
Contact Details: Phone: 07739 512206
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| Kent Gymnastics | |||
Kent Gymnastics Association (KGA) The Aim of the KGA is to encourage & promote gymnastics & trampolining at all levels and all disciplines in Kent. This is a good resource for local club information. | |||
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| English Gymnastics | |||
English Gymnastics English Gymnastics is the Home County Association affiliated to the National Governing Body, British Gymnastics. There is a lot of information on this website regarding school gymnastics competitions.
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| British Gymnastics | |||
National Governing Body - British Gymnastics British Gymnastics is the UK National Governing Body for the Sports of Gymnastics and their website contains a lot of information with regards to all aspects of Gymnastics.
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GYMNASTICS COMPETITIONS
Key Step Gymnastic Competitions The Key Step Gymnastics competition resource has been designed as a toolkit for School Sports Partnerships to... read more... | |||
Next Step Trampoline Competitions
This resource is to be published shortly and is designed to encourage a consistent approach to school... read more... | |||
Cheerleading
The National Governing Body for Cheerleading was formerly the United Kingdom Cheerleading Association (UKCA) who,... read more... | |||
| Key Step Gymnastic Competitions | |||
Key Step Gymnastic Competitions The Key Step Gymnastics competition resource has been designed as a toolkit for School Sports Partnerships to provide a consistent high quality approach to gymnastics competitions. The programme has been designed for pupils in Key Stage 1 and 2 but has the potential to be extended into Key Stage 3.
Key Steps competitions comprise of 3 different disciplines; floor, vault and body management. For each discipline, there are 3 ability levels or 'Key Steps'.
For more information, click on the link below which will take you to the English Gymnastics website:
http://www.englandgymnastics.org.uk/page.asp?node=262&sec=KeyStep_Gymnastics_Competitions Key Steps in Kent
In Kent, 7 out of 15 School Sports Partnerships currently organise Key Steps Gymnastics Competitions with at least another 4 committed to take part in 2008/9.
Next year, the County Key Steps Final will be held in June at which we anticipate at least 75% of the School Sports Partnerships to be represented.
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| Next Step Trampoline Competitions | |||
Next Step Trampoline Competitions
This resource is to be published shortly and is designed to encourage a consistent approach to school trampolining competitions at Key Stage 3 and above.
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| Cheerleading | |||
Cheerleading
The National Governing Body for Cheerleading was formerly the United Kingdom Cheerleading Association (UKCA) who, from January 2008, have been working in partnership with British Gymnastics to transfer its activities to become a new discipline of British Gymnastics.
The UKCA is the only official body in the UK to put National Teams forward to the World Championships. For some, the highlight of the Cheerleading calendar is the UKCA National Championships, which attracted over 2,700 participants at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena. For others it’s the Open Schools Championships held at Manchester Velodrome. Kent Focus
The focus in Kent for 2008/9 is to raise awareness of the sport through teacher training. For schools that currently deliver cheerleading, there are currently regional and national competitions which they can enter. | |||
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