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Effective Warm-ups and Fun Wind-downs for Gymnastics Classes
- 1. Warm-ups & Wind-downs *How to make the first & last 5 minutes of class effective and FUN! Jayne Marascio & Tony Retrosi
- 2. Who We Are Jayne Marascio ~Director, Bright Stars Academy, NJ ! Tony Retrosi ~Owner, Atlantic Gymnastics, NH ~Owner, Gym Momentum
- 3. Contact Us •jayne.brightstars@comcast.net •tony@gymmomentum.com
- 5. Warm-Ups •Choreographed Warm-ups •Warm-ups with Props •Warm-up Games
- 6. Purpose of Warm-up •Raise core temp •Get kids involved •Set the tone •Get them moving •Multi-sensory •FUN!
- 7. Warm-Up Should Be •FUN •SAFE •VISUAL •EASY TO JOIN •*have a backup plan
- 8. YOUR IMAGINATION SKY’S THE LIMIT! USE MUSIC! Everything’s Better With Music
- 9. Warm-Up Activities • Relays! • Pit Races! • Gymnastics Flash Cards! • Resi Jumping! • Games! • Props
- 11. Warm-up With Props! •Hula Hoops •Jump Ropes •Scooters •Sliders/Frisbees •Bean Bags •Panel Mats
- 12. HULA HOOPS • Traditional Hula Hooping • “Jump Rope” • Teach How To Skip • Down Cheese Mat • Vault Hurdles • Review Jumps/Positions Inside • BE CREATIVE (on arm, leg, around neck, spin) • Gross Motor Skills While Holding Overhead/In Front
- 13. JUMP ROPES • Forward, Backward • One Foot • Trampoline • Ski Jumps • Shoulder Flexibility • “Skip It” • *Long Tied Rope
- 14. SCOOTERS • Sitting Forward & Backward (Leg Strength) • On Knees (Arm & Core Strength) • On Belly (Arm & Back Strength) • Feet On Scooter, Hands On Floor (Arm & Core Strength)
- 15. Sliders/Fisbees • Hollow Slides Forward and Backward! • Broken Leg Walks! • Punches! • Skip, High Knees! • Forward Rolls! • Candle Stick Rolls! • Stretching! • Ice Capades
- 16. Panel Mats • Mat Jumping, Mat Pushing! • Squats, Curls, Shoulder Presses, Tricep Dips! • Pike Stretch, Bridges, Over Splits! • Rolls, Donkey Kicks, Handstands, Cartwheels
- 17. Wind-Downs •Games •Fun Activities
- 18. Purpose of Wind-Down •Leave with a smile •Hungry to come back •Forget about a bad event •Carrot & Stick *
- 19. Wind-Down Should… •be FUN! •be SAFE! •be VISUAL •have a CLEAR ENDING!
- 20. Fun Ending Activities • Parachute • Cheese Sandwich • Barrel Rolling • Rock Wall • Tail Tag • Rope • Air Trak/Mini Mountain • Partner Activities • Sliders
- 21. “10 Commandments” • Fun! • Safe! • Visual! • Easy To Join! • Establish The Tone! • Encourages Participation! • Multisensory! • Purposeful! • Everybody Wins! • Clear Beginning/ Clear Ending
- 22. Staff Rules • Energetic! • Enthusiastic! • Engaging! • Exciting! • Eager! ! • Educated! • Easygoing! • Expressive! • Essential! • Everyone Participates
- 23. U100 Fundamentals of Gymnastics Instruction R101 Preschool Fundamentals Theory R102 Preschool Fundamentals HOT R103 School Age HOT !