Foundation Gymnastics: Award 1 (Online)

Course Pass Criteria

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

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

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

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