Our General Gymnastics Program is designed for children of all ages and abilities. Gymnasts in this program follow the Gladstone Gymnastics ‘Groovers’ program which consists of four progressive badges that starts out with fundamental gymnastic skills and goes on to more specific gymnastic skills/elements.
The program is an evolving guideline and is designed to support the Gymnastics Australia National Levels Program. Gymnasts are continuously assessed throughout the term and receive two report cards per year that provide parents and gymnasts a resource to track progressions and outline skills required to attain each badge. Gymnasts perform in an in-house style competition called a ‘Term Event’ once or twice each year.
The ‘Groovers’ classes are split into age levels although, each gymnast’s personal development is catered for and assessed. The emphasis on these classes is to build confident body management as they are taught to roll, jump, swing and turn upside down.