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Gymnastics Terminology and Basic Skill Foundations

The pictures used in this resource are taken from the TOP Gymnastics cards (shown below).

We are going to spend a few minutes pulling out the key points, background and skill foundations

associated with a number of the actions on the cards. Hopefully this will aid support lesson delivery,

pupil progress and aid differentiation in your gymnastics lessons as well as making this, and similar

resources, more accessible.

***Please annotate these pictures so you have your own record/notes.

‘Point’ and ‘Patch’ Balances (Big and small body areas)

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Jumping and Landing

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Shapes, Rocking and Rolling

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Weight on hands including cartwheels and handstand preparation.

Weight on hands/handstand prep can also include…

- Walking ‘up’ a wall (not kicking over to it)

- Low controlled weight on hands focusing on lifting legs with control

- ‘Bunny Hops’

- Use of floor markers/lines instead of benches

- Development of cartwheel using a ‘fan’/increasing angles

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