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Social Skills: peer interaction, taking turns, watching, listening, team work.
Cognitive Skills: focus, memorization, problem solving, following instructions.
Confidence: achievement, overcoming fear, goal-setting, work-ethic, commitment.
Physical Development: strength, flexibility, coordination, speed, balance, endurance.
Fun: games, music, swinging, flipping, twisting, flying!
WHEN, WHY, HOW: GYMNASTICS FOR KIDS
Don Norton trains at BYU.
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Canadian youngsters are spending too much time in front of screens and not enough time participating in “heart-pumping physical activity,” and the lack of exercise is damaging the health of their brains, according to a new report.
It’s almost always better to let kids learn skills without being spotted very often. They do the work, not the instructor.
And there’s more personal satisfaction with a new skill is accomplished.
As a general rule, we spot kids as infrequently as possible.
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There are many more videos like that on RecGymPros – ALL the (best!) chin-up pullover drills!
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The worst way to teach pullover is to spot it. Set up progressions instead.
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Many children can do a back bend before they get to your first Gymnastics class.
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Some cannot. Some are not strong & flexible enough. Some are still nervous about falling on their backs.
Never force a group of kids to do Bridges. It can be a BIG disincentive for participation.
Instead challenge children to do Bridge activities. Start with activities lying over soft equipment in a Bridge position. Encourage them to work towards Bridges balancing on head, hands and feet (Wrestler’s Bridge).
The final goal is an elevated Bridge. Hands on the floor, feet up on something higher.
Never spot beginners into the Bridge position. Let them discover how to get into position on their own.
Certainly some children will never be able to achieve a proper Bridge. That’s OK.
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