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Gymnastics

Gymnastics is an acrobatic sport which requires strength, agility and co-ordination.

See Also:
Trampolining

An Overview of Gymnastics

Gymnastics covers many different disciplines.

All are skilled and challenging and require physical strength, agility and co-ordination. Under the overall description of gymnastics lie the individual disciplines and activities of:

  • Men's artistic Gymnastics (includes high bar, parallel bars, rings, floor, vault and pommel horse)
  • Women's Artistic gymnastics (includes uneven bars, beam, floor and vault)
  • Rhythmic Gymnastics
  • Trampoline and Tumbling Gymnastics
  • Acrobatic Gymnastics

British Gymnastics provides a national directive and structure for the sport; delivering a range of opportunities across the age spectrum to take part and stay in gymnastics, as well as developing talent and delivering top-level success.

Gymnastics is an accessible and inclusive sport offering opportunities to all ability levels and ethnic groups within a range of controlled learning environments. It promotes an active and healthy lifestyle and is recognised as forming the basis for physical literacy by developing fundamental movement skills.

Benefits

  • Flexibility
  • Balance
  • Coordination
  • Concentration

Costs

Whether it's bouncing on a trampoline, doing cartwheels or hanging from monkey bars, you can work on your gymnastics for free!

Facts

  • Team GB won 4 medals in the artistic gymnastics at London 2012.

Find Gymnastics Clubs/Groups Near You

Use the search below to find local organisations near you.

National Governing Bodies

British Gymnastics

Contact Email
information@british-gymnastics.org
Gymnastics

Duncan Bawler Training

I am a self employed PT and CrossFit Coach as well as L3 trainer assessor for the delivery of 1st Aid

Crossfit Taunton

Crossfit Taunton

We provide excellent coaching facility and coaches within not just CrossFit but also Weight lifting.
We aim to prepare individuals for their sports and life in general.
Constantly varied, functional movement performed at (correct) Intensity
we use elem

Excelsior Athletic Development Club

Excelsior Athletic Development Club

Excelsior ADC offers:
Gymnastics and parkour sessions to boys and girls aged 6-16.
Weight Lifting coaching (Licensed club with British Weight Lifting).
Athletics coaching: sprints, jumps, hurdles, throwing

Gymnastics

Quayside Trampoline And Gymnastics Club

A ‘not for profit’ club offering classes in trampoline, gymnastics, preschool gymnastics and parkour.

All classes are run by qualified coaches.

We run a friendly club with a small coach to pupil ratio to ensure a good quality of lessons.

We

Griffin Trampoline Club

Griffin Trampoline Club

Griffin offers Trampolining and Gymnastics classes for all ages and all abilities at Strode College in Street.

Gymnastics

Gryphon West Gymnastics Club

Gymnastics club of Acro and tumbling for children 4- 22

Orchard Gymnastics Ltd

Orchard Gymnastics Ltd

Gymnastics Club

British Gymnastics Club Capital

British Gymnastics Club Capital

Club Capital is a social impact investment fund and is the first of its kind to focus specifically on gymnastics.

Recreational Gymnastics Lead

Upstarts Gymnastics CIO is seeking an enthusiastic Level 2 Coach to be Recreational Gymnastics Lead.

Initially we are looking for someone to be in the gym for the following:

Monday 3.45 - 8.15pm
Thursday 3.45 - 6.15pm
Friday 3.45 - 8.45pm

With additional hours for absence cover, and potential to build the hours.
As well as coaching hours, the administration work is paid as five hours a week; this is to be spread over the week as necessary to cover routine emails and daily planning. Long term, there may be scope to increase coaching hours.

Salary: Pro Rata
Full Time Employment - E £24,390

Helen Barnett-Moore

South West - Club Development Co-ordinator

07975 544500

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