After completion of this module you will be able to support participants working towards international competition. You will be able to coach participants in multiple twisting multiple somersault dismounts and understand the physical preparation required to successfully develop these skills.
You will already have completed a Performance Coach qualification in Tumbling gymnastics and enrolled (as a minimum) on the Professional Practice in High-Performance Coaching (PPiHPC). You can sign up the the PPiHPC here.
Performance Coaches (Level 4) that are supporting participants working towards senior international competitions and enrolled on, as a minimum, the PPiHPC course.
Coaches must complete an application process to be accepted onto the course.
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.
1-Day, Practical-based.
You are expected to bring at least one gymnast who is working towards skills on this syllabus.
A formal mentor is not required. However, you are encouraged to engage in mentoring with a coach of the same level or higher in your discipline.
Course specific resource pack and Assessment sign-off sheet
On application.
By the end of the course learners will understand:
Technical skills from the syllabus and how to develop these
Learner must be at least 18 years old on the first day of the course
Practical
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.
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.
Learners are to select one skill from each of the groups below and create a plan which develops all selected skills (15 minutes per skill). The plan must give details of the prerequisites of the skill, carefully selected progressions, and the specific physical training and preparation which would be needed by the gymnasts to perform the skill. The appropriate use of support and apparatus during the learning phases should also be indicated. You will be required to practically demonstrate the development of three of your selected skills.
On the assessment day the learner must bring a minimum of one gymnast to the assessment and their planning for all four pre-selected skills. The assessor and learner will discuss prior to the practical assessment which skills will be demonstrated in the session. To establish competency learners must be able to demonstrate the following:
AND
In the assessment the learner must:
The assessment debrief and outcome will be conducted after the practical assessment.
Triple back tucked
Triple back piked
Triple back stretched
Half in Triple (Arabian) tucked
Half in Triple (Arabian) pike
Full in Double tucked out
Full in Double piked out
Full full full out pucked
Quadruple back tucked
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