GYMNASTICS COACHES

Gymnastics is a sport that combines balance, strength and flexibility. It’s one of the most-watched sports at the Olympics, and showcases exciting physical feats.

Gymnastics combines many different disciplines. Many disciplines involve a special apparatus like the balance beam, uneven bars, parallel bars, pommel horse, and rings. Gymnasts also do mat work where they perform a routine without the aid of any equipment.

Most gymnasts start the sport at a young age and work hard to achieve well in the sport. It requires discipline and effort to build agility, coordination and control.

If you or your child are interested in gymnastics you will want to find a knowledgeable coach who understands the ins and outs of the sport.

Young children usually begin their gymnastics journey by joining a class. In the class setting a gymnastics coach will teach children the basics, showing them how to use a springboard, horse and balance beam. A coach will also work on fitness and strength, often getting children to perform strength training exercises to build their muscles.

Children progress in gymnastics by achieving different levels. As children move to higher levels, they will perform more advanced techniques.

Initially, gymnast students will learn different disciplines – usually, the four disciplines of vault, bars, beam and floor are all covered in the gymnastics class.

Floor skills involve handstands, cartwheels, split jumps and rolls. Children will also learn how to mount the beam and perform turns and jumps on it, and how to vault and swing on the bars. A gymnastics coach will help children safety learn how to use the gym equipment while developing their skills.