Gymnastics

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Primary School Programs

Gymnastics is to sport what the alphabet is to reading. Launchpad is Gymnastics Australia’s suite of junior recreational gymnastics programs for children to enjoy.

LaunchPad gymnastics promotes and encourages the importance of developing fundamental movement skills at a young age.

Programs have been designed to give children the opportunity to practice, develop and, most importantly, enjoy moving.

By participating in a wide-range of activities, our programs help children develop physically, socially and cognitively.

Gymnastics Australia’s LaunchPad programs cater for children of all ages and are expertly designed to cater for all stages of physical, social and cognitive development.

• Gymnastics, opens in a new tabthe focus is on fundamental movement patterns that help children progress into more advanced skills or sports. The games and activities encourage children to work with others and build self-esteem. As children develop more control of their bodies through fundamental movement, more specific activities and skills are introduced. Students are encouraged to learn, reproduce and create more complex movement sequences.
• Aerobics, opens in a new tab is a fantastic taste of the sport of aerobics. Students will gain the confidence to create and perform choreographed aerobics routines. The lessons in the LaunchPad Aerobics resource align with the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education, providing opportunities for students to learn through movement. It supports them in broadening the range and complexity of fundamental movement skills they are able to perform. They learn how to select, transfer and apply simple movement skills and sequences individually, in groups and in teams.
• FreeG Kids, opens in a new tab is an exciting combination of gymnastics, obstacle training and freestyle movement. Through a mix of skills and progressions, children learn coordination from gymnastics, strength and agility from obstacle training, creativity for freestyle movement as well as listening skills and confidence. All lessons are aligned to the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education and are designed to challenge children to try new things in a supportive environment.

LaunchPad Inclusive Gymnastics Program

The LaunchPad inclusive Gymnastics program has been developed through the partnership with Special Olympics Australia and Gymnastics Australia. The highly popular LaunchPad Gymnastics program has been reviewed and adapted to cater for students with intellectual disabilities and autism. Our coaches delivering the program have undertaken training with Special Olympics Australia to meet the needs of the participants.

Secondary School Programs

Gymnastics Australia’s programs are designed for secondary school students in Year 7 and 8 to develop their competence and capability to confidently engage in sport and a healthy lifestyle.

• Gymnastics, opens in a new tabsessions are sequentially designed and focus on the fundamental skills associated with a range of exciting gymsports. Sessions are structured to include warm-ups, circuits, and opportunities for guided discovery learning and cool down.
• AeroSchools, opens in a new tabis an exciting taste of the sport of aerobics. Students will gain the confidence to create and perform choreographed aerobics routines. As a teacher, you don’t need to be able to dance to successfully deliver the AeroSchools program. The lessons in the AeroSchools resource align with the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education, providing opportunities for students to learn through movement. It supports them in broadening the range and complexity of fundamental movement skills they are able to perform. They learn how to select, transfer and apply simple movement skills and sequences individually, in groups and in teams. Included in the AeroSchools program is the School Gymnastics resource pack.
• FreeG, opens in a new tab fuses gymnastics, acrobatic tricks, leaps and obstacle courses made famous through stunt performers and Ninja Warrior. FreeG classes are about exploring different ways of moving through space with participants encouraged to find new and creative uses for traditional gymnastics equipment. This program has been developed to cater for participants with no previous experience of FreeG or similar styles of movement. All lessons are aligned to the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education and are designed to encourage students to take responsibility for their learning. Check out the Gymnastics Australia website , opens in a new tabfor more information and to view some awesome videos of the skills students will learn.

Program Cost and Structure

All programs are facilitated by Gymnastics Australia endorsed coaches and suitably accredited teachers and consist of a minimum of four sessions.

Coach delivered programs are flexible and can be facilitated at your school, local gymnastics club and/or a hybrid of the two.

All programs incur a $180 (+ GST) Gymnastics Australia administration fee. The coach/provider delivered program fees are in addition to the administration fee and are negotiated directly with the provider. Gymnastics Australia will invoice the school directly for the administration fee once the program is confirmed in the Sporting Schools online portal. The provider will also invoice the school for the agreed program delivery fee. The administration fee covers the following:

• Schools access to the chosen program resource and shipping costs
• Schools 12 months access to the online GymMix lesson planner
• Internal program development fees.

Teachers who have completed the LaunchPad Schools Teacher Workshop can deliver a teacher delivered gymnastics program in Sporting Schools. Teachers can complete this course by booking in a teacher delivered package via the Sporting Schools Booking System, opens in a new tab. The LaunchPad Schools Teacher Workshop incurs a fee of $132 in addition to the program admin fee.

A teacher only needs to complete this workshop once, not each time a teacher delivered program is booked. If a teacher has completed the previous ‘Ignite’ workshop in the past years (since 2015), they will not need to complete this workshop. Recognition of prior learning (RPL) will be applied.

Schools can request an endorsed coaching provider by using the Sporting Schools booking system. Your school can find a provider from the Gymnastics Australia club finder on the Gymnastics Australia website, opens in a new tab (select Sporting Schools from the program menu) and request them directly in your school’s booking request. Once the program request has been allocated to a provider, they will contact you to discuss the program details further and provide a quote for the delivery of the program.

Equipment

Schools have the opportunity to select from a range of equipment at discounted prices through our partner equipment AMCO when booking a Sporting Schools program.

For more information, please contact sportingschools@gymnastics.org.au

Teachers

To deliver gymnastics as a teacher, you need to meet the requirements below:

• Hold a valid state and/or territory teacher registration
• Be employed at the school
• Confirm adequacy of insurance
• Complete Gymnastics Australia’s LaunchPad Teacher Training Course

Coaches

To deliver gymnastics as a coach, you need to meet the below requirements:

• Registered in OfficialsHQ as a coach and connected to a provider, SSO or NSO
• Be aged 16 years or over
• Hold a current Working with Children Check (paid check) or relevant exemption
• Confirm adequacy of insurance
• Agree to Coach terms and conditions

To deliver on behalf of Gymnastics Australia, coaches need to:

• Be connected to an endorsed provider.
• Hold a minimum of a ’Fundamental Gymnastics Coach’ Accreditation or 'Intermediate Coach’ Accreditation

Coaching Providers

To deliver Gymnastics as a provider organisation, you need to meet the below requirements:

• Registered as a provider in OfficialsHQ
• Hold a valid ABN or declare ABN exempt
• Confirm adequacy of insurance
• Agree to Provider Guidelines and Provider organisation terms and conditions
• Meet safety assessment (as determined by the NSO)

To be an endorsed provider for Gymnastics and deliver on behalf of Gymnastics Australia, providers must be affiliated with their relevant State Association.

NOTE: All coaches that deliver under any provider must be registered and meet coach registration minimum requirements.

Gymnastics Australia Resources

A set of lesson plans and 12 month access to the GymMix online Lesson Planner is available with all Sporting Schools programs allowing teachers to build lessons including Warm Up, Skill Development, Circuits and Cool Down activities in four easy steps:

1. Select Activities
2. Drag them into lesson plan
3. Save your lesson plan
4. Print lesson plan and take it with you to class

For more information visit the Gymnastics Australia GymShop., opens in a new tab

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Contact

Gymnastics Australia Email: sportingschools@gymnastics.org.au Phone: 03 8698 9700 (dial 5)