Gymnastics

As one of the largest participation sports in Great Britain, Gymnastics has an estimated four million people taking part on a regular basis in schools, leisure centres and clubs.  Participating in Gymnastics provides a number of benefits for participants drawing on and developing the core qualities of all-round fitness: strength, mobility, endurance, flexibility, body control and co-ordination.

 

Gymnastics introduces people from a very early age, to the benefits of a healthy life style leading to a huge variety of opportunities and rewarding non-competitive and competitive sport.  Participation in Gymnastics develops body awareness, strength, flexibility, control and co-ordination, which can be drawn upon during other physical activities, sports and in every day life.

Attracting women, men, boys and girls, young and old, people with disabilities, and from all socio-economic and ethnic groups, Gymnastics is a sport that offers everyone a fun, social and exhilarating activity. 

 

Gymnastics encompasses the following disciplines and activities:

• Acrobatics & Tumbling
• Aerobic Gymnastics
• Cheerleading
• General Gymnastics
• Gymnastics and Movement for People with Disabilities
• Men's Artistic Gymnastics
• Pre-school Gymnastics
• Women's Artistic Gymnastics
• Rhythmic Gymnastics
• TeamGym
• Trampoline Gymnastics

Contacts

Vacant
Area Manager - West Midlands
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Rhian Jones
County Development Officer
Staffordshire & Shropshire
T: 07739 512196
E: rhian.jones@gymnasticsengland.org

 

For more information visit:

www.british-gymnastics.org
www.gymnasticsengland.org
www.wmgymnastics.org.uk

 

NGB Coaching Courses and Awards

These are run by sports National Governing Bodies (NGBs). There are a number of courses (mainly Level 1 and 2) offered in or close to Staffordshire.

Click here to find out about coaching courses in Gymnastics or to view coaching courses offered by a wide range of sports and SASSOT workshops, click here.