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Arm Rotations

Start with both arms extended forwards.Rotate the right arm from the shoulder moving the arm down.At the same time rotate the left arm in the same manner moving it upwards.

Key 4 Warmup

Assisted Piked Jump

Working in pairs the gymnast stands with arms horizontal.The supporter stands behind with hands on gymnasts hips.The gymnast flexs knees and hips, swings arms inwards and upwards and drives upwards.The supporter lifts the gymnast to help gain height.the gymnast raises legs to horizontal and touches anckles with hands forming a pike shape.On landing knees and hips flex and arms move to horizontal.

Key 4 Content Trampette Pike

Assisted Straddle Jump

Working in pairs the gymnast stands with arms horizontal.The supporter stands behind with hands on gymnasts hips.The gymnast flexs knees and hips, swings arms inwards and upwards and drives upwards.The supporter lifts the gymnast to help gain height.the gymnast raises legs to horizontal and touches ankles with hands forming a straddle shape.On landing knees and hips flex and arms move to horizontal.

Key 4 content trampette Straddle

Assisted Tuck Jump

Working in pairs the gymnast stands with arms horizontal.The supporter stands behind with hands on gymnasts hips.The gymnast flexs knees and hips, swings arms inwards and upwards and drives upwards.The supporter lifts the gymnast to help gain height.the gymnast raises knees to chest and touches ankles with hands forming a tucked shape.On landing knees and hips flex and arms move to horizontal.

Key 4 Content Trampette Tuck

Benches Game

Take out the apparatus. Travel in and out of the apparatus in different ways e.g in any way the children choose feet, hands, crawl etc. Its is important to keep the children moving all the time. When the apparatus is clear get the children to slide underneath it and step over the top.

key 0 Game/Apparatus

key 0 Game/Apparatus

Layout the mats. Ask the children to run in and out of the mats with no bumping into each other. Then ask the children to move around using tiny steps then making as bigger steps as possible. Get the children to stop on a mat and make as smaller shape as possible before moving off again. Then encourage the children to make as bigger shape as possible on the mat.

key 0 Game/Apparatus

key 0 Skill-work

Ask the children to bounce in different directions before progressing to bouncing close to the floor. The next stage is to ask the children to travel around on their hands and feet with their tummies facing the floor. Choose several children to demonstrate. Ask the children to travel around the floor on their hands and feet in a bouncing way, commonly known as a bunny hop. Another progression to try is travel on feet to a space then hands and feet to another.

key 0 Skill-work

Stepping - tummy down.

With weight on hands and feet, keeping arms straight and hips high, "stepping anywhere in the gym" using opposite hands and feet, ie. right hand and left foot moving at the same time.Forwards and backwards.

Key 1 content Walking-Stepping-Leaping

Wheel Barrow Rotation

Gymnast starts in long lie position.Partner grasps thighs above the knee and holds gymnast in wheel barrow position.With co-operation the gymnast raises the chest off the mat with straight arms moving forward until the chest retakes the body weight.The action is then repeated The arms are kept straight throughout.

Key 4 Body conditioning

Canon Time Key 5 1 Relationshi...

Presenting the same physical actions that utilise the same time, spacial and physical configuration, but with a time lapse between start times. eg B starts four beats after A.

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Gymnastics: Wrist to Wrist Gri...

Counter Balances. (mobile) The pair lean away from each other, whilst remaining in contact by means of a grip or interlock. Once a static balance has been achieved, the state of equilibrium may be disturbed by lowering and raising the C of G of one or both of the gymnasts. The counter balance will thereby become a mobile action. By tilting a static balance to one side, and skittering to move the feet quickly,the original balance will become a mobile spin. By a Base gymnast lowering a Top gymnast out of a static balance, the equilibrium may be disturbed, to become a mobile counter balance, and thereby create an exit idea from static balance.

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Wrist to Wrist Counter balance...

Counter Balances.(static) The pair lean away from each other, whilst remaining in contact by means of a grip or an interlock. The gymnasts body weights being used as counter agencies to create a final state of equilibrium, and produce a static counterbalance image.

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Stepping - tummy up. Key 1 con...

With weight on hands and feet, keeping arms straight and hips high, &quot;stepping anywhere in the gym&quot; using the opposite hands and feet moving at the same time, i.e right hand and left foot.<BR>Forwards and backwards.

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key 0 Game/Apparatus - Gymnast...

Ask the children to travel over/under/around the apparatus.<BR><BR>Ask the children to move over/under/around the apparatus in a curled or stretched way.<BR>Ensure that the children keep moving at all times.<BR><BR>Ask the children to move onto a bench in a stretched way and then move off the bench and onto the ground in a curled up way.

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Key 5 6 Counterbalance - Gymna...

Counter Balances. (mobile) The pair lean away from each other, whilst remaining in contact by means of a grip or interlock. Once a static balance has been achieved, the state of equilibrium may be disturbed by lowering and raising the C of G of one or both of the gymnasts. The counter balance will thereby become a mobile action. By tilting a static balance to one side, and skittering to move the feet quickly,the original balance will become a mobile spin. By a Base gymnast lowering a Top gymnast out of a static balance, the equilibrium may be disturbed, to become a mobile counter balance, and thereby create an exit idea from static balance.

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Arm Rotations Key 4 Warmup - G...

Start with both arms extended forwards.<BR>Rotate the right arm from the shoulder moving the arm down.<BR>At the same time rotate the left arm in the same manner moving it upwards.

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Tuck Rock Key 1 Body Condition...

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

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Gymnastics: Small Base Balance...

Knee Scale<BR><BR>Starting in a Box Shape raise one leg either to extend or bent.

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key 0 Skill-work - Gymnastics ...

Ask the children to move around the hall in a stretched-out way.<BR>Ask the children to move around the hall in a curled up way.<BR><BR>Ask the children to move around the hall in a bouncy, energetic way. On teachers command, stop the children and ask them to curl up. Then ask the children to stretch out slowly.

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Matching Action Key 5 1 Relati...

Corresponding actions executed together in time and space, eg. static balance configurations or moving together presenting the same actions and gestures.

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Key 4 Warmup - Gymnastics Dril...

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Linking three point balance an...

Move over the mats tummy down stopping in alternate three point and two point balances.

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Lying Shapes. Tummy Down Key 3...

Move from Long Lie to Long Shape to Long Arch to Arch Front Support.

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Catching limb or limbs of a pa...

May be seen to happen in pair work when one gymnast prepares to arrest the motion of a limb; or catch limbs of a partner, in order to create a gymnastic image, or present a gymnastic idea within a routine.

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key 0 warm-up - Gymnastics Dri...

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.

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Backwards roll to Handstand ba...

.Starting situation. A backwards on to the Side of B, and B offset from Back to Side. the line of travel. ( for B catching A early.) Back to Face. A backwards on to the Face of B, and B in line with the line of travel. ( for B catching A late.) Works when Gymnast A starts back on to the side of B; or back onto the face of B. Gymnast A makes a pike fold and tip entry, in to a backward roll action with an early hip extension, towards a handstand. Gymnast B either moves with gymnast A, to catch the lower thighs early, lifting and holding A in a handstand balance. or gymnast B waits to move in and catch the thighs of A, just as A has completed the backward roll into the handstand. B aims to arrest the motion of A and hold A in a handstand balance.

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Dish Shape to Tuck Key 1 Body ...

Starting in a long sit lie back to form a Dish Shape.Raise the knees to the chest and clasp with the hands.Lift the head as near to the knees as posible.Relax to long sit.

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Head Stand Key 3 Balance - Gym...

From knee position rock forward to form large triangle with head and hands.<BR>Keeping legs straight drag the feet towards the hands by raising the hips.<BR>Hold tuck position with hips over the center of the triangle.<BR>Extend legs and hold for 3 seconds

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Jogging on the spot Key 1 cont...

Relaxed jogging on the spot.

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Sitting Shapes Key 3 Body cond...

Move from Long Sit to Pike Sit to Tuck Sit to Straddle Sit

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Bridges Key 3 Body conditionin...

Move from Long Sit to Modified Bridge to Bridge to Modified Bridge to Long Sit.

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Key 5 4 Catching - Gymnastics ...

Starting situation. A face onto the side of B. Face to Side. B Side onto the front of A. Holding a cradle catch position. Gymnasts are five paces apart. Works when gymnast A starts face onto the side of gymnast B, and is five paces away from B. Gymnast B holds a cradle catch position, and is ready to move towards gymnast A. Gymnast A does a high one step - tumble step preparation into a Handspring, and holds a tense body line. Gymnast B has to time their movement towards, A in order to Cradle catch A in the early flight phase of the handspring. The aim of B is to cradle catch the body of A either side of the C of G, ie under upper thigh and around their lower back,and hold A in a straight shape.

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Wheel Barrow Rotation Key 4 Bo...

Gymnast starts in long lie position.<BR>Partner grasps thighs above the knee and holds gymnast in wheel barrow position.<BR>With co-operation the gymnast raises the chest off the mat with straight arms moving forward until the chest retakes the body weight.<BR>The action is then repeated <BR>The arms are kept straight throughout.

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Bridge Exits. Backward Step C ...

Lunge to handstand with hands placed away from wall bars.<BR>Teacher supports legs and places feet on the bars.<BR>Pupil moves one leg vertically backwards to gain handstand split position.<BR>Kick back to exit

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KS2: Part 4. Tuck Backward Rol...

In this exciting session we recap and progress what we covered in part 3, and teach your children how to safely perform a tuck backward roll - starting on a mat and finishing down an incline.
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Could anyone tell me how high the leg should be lifted for an arabesque balance?

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I have been asked to deliver an introduction to inversion lesson for 11-12 year olds, what are they referring to by inversion and how should I introduce this in 30 mins?!!

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What's the best rotation schedule for apparatus?

I have always thought floor should be an every day event, but my gym wants to rotate apparatus so that there's more time spent on each. which is best?

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I have been asked to deliver an introduction to inversion lesson for 11-12 year olds, what are they referring to by inversion and how should I introduce this in 30 mins?!!

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