Gym Stars

"A fun and exciting way for children to enjoy gymnastics"

Gym Stars is powered by Total Gymnastics, a dedicated company set up by Olympic Bronze Medallist and Triple World Champion gymnast Beth Tweddle MBE. The aim of Total Gymnastics Gym Stars is to provide the opportunity for children aged 2-8 to learn the basic fundamental gymnastics movements, in a fun and safe environment.

The Total Gymnastics Gym Stars programme follows a rewards scheme compiled by Total Gymnastics. The children will learn the basic gymnastics movements from the following groups of skills;

 1.      Warm up  2.      Flexibility  3.      Rolling  4.      Jumping  5.      Balance  6.      Travelling  7.      Using apparatus  8.      Partner work  9.      Sequences 10.      Conditioning

The programme is split into two age groups with 70 skills to achieve on each programme.The children will be working in a group of 16 children with two Total Gymnastics trainedcoaches, aiming to build upon the basic movement skills they have previously learnt. Children do not have to have done the age 2-4 programme to enrol on the age 4-8, the basic skills will always be included in the session to emphasise thestructured learning of the skills.

The programme has been designed to enable the children to develop and perfect the 140 skills on the programme progressively and safely. The aim is to help children learn the basic gymnastics movements through fun and games in a structured programme. The basic skills learnt within this programme, will provide the children with the basicfundamental movements that are required in other sports such as swimming and tennis.

Recording progress

Each gymnast will receive a reward park for each individual award. Awards will be handed out as follows:

• Fitness award – gymnasts will receive a sticker when they achieve the pulse raising, conditioning and stretching exercise.

• Partner and sequence work – gymnasts will receive a sticker when they achieve the partner work and the sequence skills.

• Badge and certificate award – gymnasts will receive a sticker when they achieve the partner work and the sequence skills.

• Upon completion of all three sticker awards, the gymnasts will receive their badge and certificate to showcase their achievements.

Leisure Providers

Leisure operators can purchase a license fee for the Gym Stars programme. Included in the fee is 4 teacher packs, 4 teachers trained at both pre-school and key stage 1, operators manual, access to the Gym Stars website and the use of the Gym Stars rewards scheme. A marketing and branding pack is also available should it be required.

Visit our Gym Stars website to find your nearest centre or to find out more about Gym Stars.