Foundation Gymnastics: Award 1 (Online)
Course Pass Criteria
- 14 years of age on day of certification
- Completion of online learning content
- Completion of all practical tasks in learner journal
- Sign off 15 mentored practical hours
- Submit learner journal with mentor and verifier sign off
Course Content
- The many roles of the coach
- Aims & motivations for coach and gymnast
- Coaching different age groups and abilities
- Effective planning: design & structure
- Session control & discipline
- Warm Up & Stretch
- Gymnastics Shapes, Jumps and Balances
- Rolling for Beginners
- Bunny Hop & Taking Weight on Hands
- Run up and Springboard
- Squat On
- Straddle On
- Simple mounts
- Basic traversing complexes
- Forward Roll
- Bunny Hop
Developmental Gymnastics: Award 2 (In Person)
Course Pass Criteria
- 16 years of age on day of certification
- Must already hold an NRG Foundation Award (or similar recognised qualification)
- Completion of on-course assessment
- Attendance of 2 day practical course
- Sign off 15 mentored practical hours
- Submit learner journal with mentor and verifier sign off
Course Content
- Planning the whole session
- Addressing flexibility in a recreational class
- When & how to condition
- Working with colleagues: delegation & management
- Addressing Safeguarding and other issues
- Headstand
- Handstand Forward Roll
- Backwards Roll to Handstand
- One-handed Cartwheel
- Backwards Walkover
- Forwards Walkover
- Hurdle Step
- Round-off
- Front & Back Handspring
- Handspring Vault & progressions
- Cartwheel
- Full turn
- Handstand
- Round-off dismount
Further Gymnastics: Award 3 (In Person)
Course Pass Criteria
- 18 years of age on day of certification
- Must already hold an NRG Foundation Award (or similar recognised qualification)
- Completion of on-course assessment
- Attendance of 2 day practical course
- Sign off 20 mentored practical hours
- Submit learner journal with mentor and verifier sign off
Course Content
- Let’s get serious: safety first
- The basics of tumbling
- Spotting & supporting
- Biomechanics to aid coaching
- Using the equipment you have
- Handspring to 1, Handspring to 2
- Aerial (Free-Cartwheel)
- Front Aerial (Free Walkover)
- Front Somersault
- back somersault
- Round-off, Back Handspring, Back Somersault
- Salto shapes: Pike & Straight
- Handspring Half Turn Off
- Handspring Half Turn On
- Handspring Half On, Half Off
- Back Walkover
- Free Forward Roll
- Straddle Handstand mount
- Handspring dismount
Working with Bars Add On (Online)
Course Pass Criteria
- 14 years of age on day of certification
- Completion of on-course assessment
- For professional Award only: Completion of learner journal
- Sign off 10 mentored practical bars sessions
- Submit learner journal with mentor and verifier sign off
Course Content
- Adapting your recreational approach
- Practical considerations, including safety
- Making the best use of space and equipment
- Side stations for Bars
- Casting
- Back Hip Circle
- Circle Up
- Circle Down
- Swinging under the Bar
- Swing Half Turn
- Straddle On (and Undershoot)
- Float Upstart Drills
- Bars Conditioning