KEY STEPS 2 GYMNASTICS COMPETITION

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE TO THE PUBLISHED DATE IN OUR SPORTS HANDBOOK

All our schools are invited to take part in our Key Steps 2 Gymnastics Competition on Wednesday 10 February at Gloucester Academy (9.30-12.30)

THE TEAMS
This competition is for students in Years 3, and 4.
Teams will be made up of 6 gymnasts (teams can be a mix of boys and girls).
All 6 gymnasts will compete, with the top 5 scores counting toward the team score.

Schools wishing to send a team to this event, please email bh@gssn.co.uk.
Teams need to be made up of children who receive no more than 1 hour of community gymnastics club coaching per week (including tumbling, cheerleading or any other form of gymnastics sport/discipline).. This is not a competition for gymnasts who already receive development coaching and perform in a competitive structure outside of school. NB: The organisers will be reliant upon the professional discretion of schools to ensure is adhered to.

EVENT LEAD
Glen Tharia, Headteacher of Elmbridge Primary School will be supporting the GSSN staff with the delivery of this gymnastics competition.
Officiating: The event will be officiated by experienced gymnastics judges recruited through the Gloucestershire Schools Gymnastics Association.

EVENT FORMAT
Following the National Framework for Gymnastics, this competition will adopt the Key Step 2 Gymnastics format.
Competitors will perform a floor sequence and a vault.
A separate body management routine is not required, however, schools are encouraged to practice body management as part of their warm-up.
The vault height will be 90cms.
Schools to provide competitors’ names prior to the competition. Please email entries to bh@gssn.co.uk

N.B. Vaults may be performed with or without a springboard and may use a vaulting box or trestle table.
There are no extra marks for the use of a springboard. The quality of the vault and the control the gymnast has on the apparatus are the most important factors with regard to judging. It may be better for some gymnasts to perform the vault without the use of a springboard so that better control and tension can be maintained throughout the vault resulting in a higher score than would be achieved performing a vault using the springboard but having less control.

Due to this event being held in a school indoor space, and as we continue to reinforce the safeguarding policies within school settings, parents/carers as spectators are not allowed to attend the event. Thank you for your continued understanding.
Schools please use the Cotteswold Road school car park entrance to access the sports hall.- GL4 6 RG