Gymnastics and trampolining is lots of fun and it’s a great activity for your child’s physical development. Did you know that it’s fantastic training for so many other things that have nothing to do with gymnastics or trampolining?
Here’s our top 15 reasons why your child should give it a go:
1. Following directions
Gymnastics teaches kids to follow multi-stepped directions. Going around the course and remember what to do at each station plays a vital role in gymnastic training.
2. Independence
Your child will learn how to deal with separation as they attend a class by themselves. If your child’s soon starting school, adjusting to new and different situations is a very important skill to learn.
3. Discipline
Listening and respect for rules and patience leads to discipline. When a child has the basics of discipline, self-discipline is the next step on the ability to self-regulate behavior.
4. Following safety rules
Listening to instructions of how to keep yourself safe in the gym helps children learn how to follow rules for personal safety, whether at home or school.
5. Working co-operatively
From partner drills to moving a mat together, gymnastics teaches kids to work together for a common reason.
6. Patience
No one likes waiting, especially 3, 4 and 5 year olds! Standing in line for short periods of time and containing your excitement as you wait for your turn can really help with developing patience.
7. Responsibility in cleaning up
Learning to put your carpet spot or cartwheel mat back into a pile is an important skill and one that many parents will be grateful to have their child master next time there’s Legos all over the house!
8. Reasoning and resolve
It’s not easy when you don’t get to be first or you’re unable to stand next to your best friend in line. Gymnastics teaches these lessons and helps children learn appropriate ways to resolve issues.
9. Learning respect
Having good manners and speaking in a respectful way is an important life skill for children to learn. Gymnastics classes helps a child learn to treat the teacher with respect and how to navigate the social dynamics with their peers.
10. Persistence
Gymnasts have try and try again to achieve even the simplest of skills. Gymnastics helps teaches kids to stay with an activity until it’s completed.
11. Character
Gymnastics stresses the importance of doing the right thing, even when the teacher isn’t looking. Preschool gymnasts begin developing this important skill in class.
12. Resilience
A four year old falling and getting back up while trying to master a cartwheel is learning resilience. This also teaches the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.
13. The value of effort
Gymnastics is not an easy sport. However, if children try hard they will see progress and they’ll learn to understand the relationship between effort and success.
14. Courage
Gymnastics can be a scary sport, but it’s only when children are pushed out of their comfort zone that they develop courage. Courage is not only being brave when we fear something but also a trait to call upon when we have to do something that we do not wish to do and is a great skill to equip children for life.
15. Self-confidence
A child who develops all of these traits also develops self-confidence, with a strong belief in their selves. If your child is able to go to a class on their own, follow the rules and directions, get along with their peers, understand about what’s involved in learning a new skill and that failing is ok because you are ambitious, have courage and grit is the making a rounded and self-confident child.
Chilwell Olympia sessions:
Gymnastics
Wednesday
5-5:55pm Beginners
6-6:55pm Intermediates
7-7:55pm Advanced
Friday
5-5.55pm Beginners
6-6.55pm Intermediates
Little Leapers (pre-school)
Saturday
9:30-10:15
10:30-11:15
Trampolining
Monday
5-5:55pm Beginners
6-6:55pm Intermediates
7-7:55pm Advanced/Academy
Thursday
5-5:55pm Beginners / Intermediates
6-6:55pm Intermediates / Advanced
Kimberley Leisure Centre
Gymnastics
Monday
Little Leapers (pre-school)
1:30pm-2:15pm
Tuesday
4:15pm-5:15pm Ages 4-6 beginners
5:15pm-6:15pm Ages 6+ Beginners
6:15pm-7:15pm Intermediates
7:15pm-8:15pm Advanced
Thursday
4:15pm-5:15pm Ages 4,5 & 6 beginners
5:15pm-6:15pm Ages 6+ beginners
Trampolining
Tuesday
5pm – 6pm Beginners & Intermediates
6pm – 7pm Beginners & Intermediates & Advanced
7pm-8pm Intermediates & Advanced
7pm-8:30pm Academy
Thursday
4:15pm-5:15pm Advanced
We do have waiting lists for some of our classes, but please contact us for further information.
Chilwell Olympia. T. 0115 917333
Kimberley Leisure Centre. T. 0115 917 3355
