Junior Gym - Award week Mon 14th - Fri 18th Feb

Junior Gym – Awards Scheme.

Over the next few week’s gymnasts will be working towards their Annual Award.

Our Junior Gymnasts will be assessed on the following levels Junior Gym Level 1 – those born in 2018

Junior Gym Level 2 – those born in 2017

Skills for both levels are listed here Junior_Gym_Awards_2022.pdf

All gymnasts will be assessed for their awards from Mon 14^th Feb – Fri 18^th Feb (testing will take place during gymnast’s normal training session during this week)

Please note we will only be doing the testing on the week as listed above – if a gymnast does happen to miss the assessment please don’t worry – this will not affect their progress or affect the group they are in. We are unfortunately unable to do the assessment outside that week’s class.

Awards are based on the child’s age. The award scheme is structured so that it focuses on ensuring the gymnasts are focusing and able to or working towards being able and perfecting those age specific skills.

If a gymnast can perform the skills within their assigned level that’s fantastic – they should focus on performing them to perfection – straight legs, straight arms, good presentation, pointed feet, stretching, and starting and finishing the skill in the correct position etc.

Part of the award scheme is also to help develop good lifelong habits of practicing to achieve and working towards reaching a target – not solely just the skills themselves. Coaches will recognise improvement within skills that the gymnasts are working on and if they don’t fully achieve a skill, merit will be given on improvements also.

Please practice the starred exercises at home** (if sufficient soft carpeting, space etc)

Good luck to our gymnast and we look forward to seeing them improve as they focus their efforts at home over the coming weeks

Rachel O’Byrne

Douglas Gymnastics Club