Learner must be at least 18 years old on the first day of the course
- Learner must hold one of the following awards:
- Acrobatic Gymnastics - Level 4 Certificate In Coaching Gymnastics - Senior Coach
- Acrobatic Gymnastics - Senior Club Coach
Acrobatic Gymnastics High Performance Coach Practical
Acrobatic Gymnastics High Performance Coach Practical
This prestigious qualification will provide you with the skills and mastery to achieve excellence on an international scale in acrobatic gymnastics. You will gain a wider knowledge and understanding of both the theoretical and practical acrobatic skills.
You will develop the skills to coach the latest trends and techniques, and you will work with ambitious participants who want to compete nationally and on the world stage.
You will already have completed a Senior Club Coach qualification in acrobatic gymnastics and enrolled (as a minimum) on the Professional Practice in High-Performance Coaching (PPiHPC). You can sign up the the PPiHPC here.
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Who is this Aimed at:
Senior Club coaches (or equivalent) coaches who are supporting gymnasts working towards more advanced international competitions and have enrolled on, as a minimum, the PPiHPC course.
Coaches must complete an application process to be accepted onto the course.
What To Expect:
This course is a practical course. It focuses on the technical aspects of the syllabus skills, how to support progress and how to physically prepare participants for the skills covered within the syllabus. It also explores the underpinning scientific theories and concepts which can be applied to the gymnast’s training and competition environment.
Delivery Method:
The course is delivered over multiple sessions in a practical environment.
The number of course days will vary from course to course; see application stage and course page for further details.
Do I Need To Bring Participants:
You should be able to bring at least one gymnast who (as a minimum) is working towards the skills in the syllabus.
Do I Need To Find A Mentor:
A formal mentor is not required however we suggest you have a network of people who you can learn from as good practice in your Continued Professional Development.
What Resources Are Included:
You will receive Common Core and Sport Specific resource packs, and a Logbook.
Price:
This can be found on the specific course page when you move to enrolment.
Outcomes:
By the end of the course learners will understand:
- Technical skills from the syllabus
- The discipline’s competition structure and the requirements involved at various competitive levels
- Different Strength and Conditioning concepts relevant to the age and stage of maturation a gymnast goes through
- Practical Strength and Conditioning strategies
- The prevention and management of injuries
- The coaching process, and how to be an effective coach in a Performance setting
- Application of key sport psychology strategies to holistically support your gymnasts
- Nutritional advice for gymnasts
Common Core Theory:
- Anti-doping
- Biomechanics
- Judging
- Injury prevention
- Coaching process
- Psychology
- Age and stage of maturation
- Flexibility training
- Coaching theory
- Nutrition
Individual Elements:
- Study of FIG tables of difficulty
Pair Balance Elements:
- Top planche
- One arm handstand on straight arm support
- Diamidov to handstand
- Reverse through to handstand on long arm support
- Flag handstand on long arm support
- One arm Mexican handstand
- Motions of the base to include spiral and roll up and down and slide to splits
- Lever up and down to two on two on long arm and with motions of the base
- Lever up and down to two on one on long arm and with motions of the base
- Neck balance and balance on foot with base in bridge
- Study of the handstand table in the FIG code
- Complex entries and exits from balances
- Study of the FIG tables of difficulty
Pair Dynamic Elements:
- Boosted overhead double somersault
- Linked moves to and from wrap
- Half turn of the base to catch
- 360° re-catch from angel to angel position
- Round off 360° with ¼ to catch in cradle
- Round off to cannonball
- Swing to somersault dismount
- Double arabian dismount
- Double pike dismount
- Study of the FIG tables of difficulty
Women’s Group Balance Elements:
- Two bases on the floor
- One base with two tops
- One base supporting on a variety of positions
- Middle of the shoulders of base
- Middle of feet of base
- Middle on hands of base, or base in handstand
- Motions of top, middle and base
- Transitions
- Study of the FIG tables of difficulty
Women’s Group Dynamic Elements:
Advanced forwards and backwards somersaults to a range of caught positions:-
- Cradle
- Overhead log
- Supported handstand
- Handstand on platform
- Splits on partners
- Wrap
- Stand on platform
- Advanced somersaults performed as boosted elements
- Double somersaults with twist
- Linked elements
- Study of the FIG tables of difficulty
Men’s Group Balance Elements:
- Four-man column
- Supports with third base on necks of bases one and two
- Supports with base one in splits and bridge
- Supports with base one in rear support
- Motions of middle and bases
- Mounts with the top in a position of value
- Study of the FIG tables of difficulty
Men’s Group Dynamic Elements:
- Advanced pitches from two bases to one and from one base to two to stand and to handstand
- Pitching from pyramid start positions
- Dismounts of the middle
- Dynamic pitches from double paired start
- Pendulum with somersault off and to catch
- Somersaults from swing to catch by third base
- Turntable
- Catching on a pyramid
- Double somersault with twist to re-catch on platform
- Links
- Study of the FIG tables of difficulty
Assessment Method:
- This part of our coaching framework is currently going through a period of change, therefore for the most up-to-date information on assessment please contact coaching@british-gymnastics.org
How Long Until I Am Fully Qualified:
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On sign-off of the practical course you will receive a certificate and be eligible to coach the skills covered in the syllabus.
For full High-Performance Coach status to be given the PPiHPC must also be completed in full, including assessment.
When Is My Assessment?
Regular assessment opportunities will be provided throughout the calendar year and candidates must book onto these opportunities within the 2 year registration period. If you are unable to attend these please contact your course organiser. Any assessment organised without the consent from British Gymnastics will not be valid.
For practical assessments learners are required to choose 4 skills from the Skills Matrix boxes below. Learners must deliver these skills with their gymnasts, in the presence of a BG recognised assessor.
Learners must choose:
- 2 Pair Skills (1 must be a Balance Skill, the other a Dynamic Skill).
- 2 Group Skills* (1 must be a Balance Skill, the other a Dynamic Skill).
*Group Skills can be from either the Men's Group OR the Women's Group depending on the participants you bring to assessment.
On the day you will demonstrate 3 skills to the assessor, however you must be prepared to demonstrate all 4 if asked.
Pair Skills
Balance Skills
- One arm mexican handstand on straight arm support
- One arm handstand on long arm or head of Base, Base standing
- Reverse through to one arm handstand on long arm support
- Flag handstand on long arm support 270° spiral
- Motions of the base to include spiral and roll up and down and slide to splits
- Straddle lever up to 2 on 1 on long arm and with motion of the base to splits or sit
Dynamic Skills
- Boosted overhead double somersault to wrap
- 360° re-catch from angel to angel position
- Round-off 360° with ¼ to catch in cradle
- Double arabian dismount
- Double pike dismount
- 2/4 somersault to catch in handstand with 180° turn
Men's Group Skills
Balance Skills
- Four-man column, top in lever
- Three-man column with support from fourth man at side
- Supports with base 1 bridge and the others in tower, top one arm lever to croc on head
- Bases side by side in splits middle on shoulders, top on head, middle transitions to lever on head of bases, whilst top in position of value
- Three high on bridge climb down to semi column top in a position of value
- Mounts with the top in a position of value
Dynamic Skills
- Triple base double straight to floor
- Double platform straight somersault to re-catch on platform
- Two pairs somersault to catch in three high
- Full in back somersault change base
- Somersaults from swing to catch by 3rd base
- Double somersault with twist to re-catch on platform
Women's Group Skills
Balance Skills
- Bases in bridge, top straddle to planche press to mexican
- Straddle up to handstand on box balance
- Middle in back angel on base, lift to horizontal, top straddle to planche on middle
- Three high slide to splits, top in planche
- Middle of feet of base top straddle to mexican on middles feet
- Tepee balance, top straddle up to hyper mexican
Dynamic Skills
- Handspring boosted double front to catch in wrap by one base
- Round-off to swing to handstand with 6/4 somersault dismount
- Pitch 8/4 somersault to catch in splits on bases shoulders
- Pitch 360° to re-catch on platform, full in back pike dismount
- Double straight boosted somersault
- Pitch double straight dismount