Gymnastics Drills

Pupil starts with feet together and straight legs and with hands placed on the side of the gently inclinned padded bench. Hips are raised so that the shoulders are infront of the hands. Hips are taken over hands in a tuck shape completing the roll wstading on the bench.

On a padded inclined bench the teacher supports the pupil through the roll by lifting the hips and ensuring that the head is tucked.

From long sit position move to sitting tuck, and rock back on to shoulders. Rock back to sitting tuck, and move to long sit.

Standing as far as possible away from a box top dive forwards to place hands, a shoulder width apart, on to the box. Keeping legs extended bring the hips high to place feet outside of hands on the box in a straddle position. Stand on box.

From a short run and hurdle step dive forwards to place hands, a shoulder width apart, on to the box top. Keeping legs extended bring the hips high to place feet outside of hands on the box in a straddle position. Stand on box and hold.

From a short run and hurdle step dive forwards to place hands, a shoulder width apart, on to the box top. Keeping legs extended and the hips high bring feet outside of hands in a straddle position. Lift head and land on mat with knees and hips flexed.

clear starting position (free choice)  smooth transition into shoulder balance hold shoulder balance smooth exit - definite finishing position (free choice)

Standing side ways at the end of the platform perform a cart wheel action along the length of the platform. Repeat the movement in reverse.

Place a number of markers / cones around the hall. Ask the children to run around the hall running in and out of each other, without bumping into each other. Get children to move towards the teacher without touching them. Ask children to find a marker and sit down by it.

Ask the children to go for a walk, no bumping into anyone. As the children walk around get them to touch the floor with either hand. Encourage the children to move in any direction and ask them to stretch their arms out sideways. Get the children to turn 360 degrees on the spot.

Teach Wheeling Leg Kick Progressions Grasp both sides of the apparatus, keeping arms straight. Kick legs into a wheeling action around, over or down from apparatus. Around the end of low apparatus

Teach Round Off or Arab Spring (Double leg ‘ Snap Down’ from a Cartwheel Start, to land in Half Squat with Back to Direction of Travel) Along a mat