We have dedicated competition squads for General Gymnastics, Trampoline and DMT. All of the squads have a clear focus on preparation for and performance at competition and, as a result, there are expectations placed by the club on competitors’ and their parents.
We recruit for our competitors’ squads by holding trials when we have spaces available. This gives all of our club members the same opportunity to achieve a place in our competitors’ squads however there are certain expectations that they will be assessed against at the trial.
Expectations
All of our competitors’ sessions are charged at the same hourly rate as our mainstream recreational sessions, most of which include some compulsory strength and flexibility training. however the club operates a discount across all classes that reduced the cost of sessions after the first 2 sessions per week. This is applied per family. Competitors have a minimum number of hours that they are required to train per week which depends on the level they are competing at.
The majority of new competitors who join our squads, at the lower levels of competition, will be required to attend 2 equipment sessions (each 1 hour 30 minutes) plus the associated conditioning session (15 minutes – 1 hour depending on the session).
New competitors in our minis squad (turned/turning 4 or 5 this calendar year) will need to attend our minis squad session, which lasts 1 hour, plus a separate 1 hour recreational session. New competitors in our minis transition squad (turned/turning 6 this calendar year) will need to attend our minis session, which lasts 1 hour, plus a separate mainstream competitors session and conditioning.
Competitors will be required to attend each appropriate competition that their coach selects. We anticipate this will be 3-4 competitions per year for new competitors at a cost of £7.50 – £15 per competition. Before beginning to compete all competitors must have purchased the necessary club kit (Leotard, shorts if male, tracksuit top, tracksuit bottoms and t-shirt) at an approximate cost of £115 for child sizes and £160 for adult sizes.
Trampoline
Competitors will be marked, as they would in competition on the ‘Northern Closed’ routines that they would compete for their age group. The will also be asked to show their most difficult skills and have an assessment of their strength and flexibility.
Routines required
| Turning 7 this year or younger 1Half Twist Jump 2Straddle Jump 3Seat Landing 4Half Twist to Seat Landing 5Half Twist to Feet 6Pike Jump 7Front Drop 8To Feet 9Tuck Jump 10Full Twist Jump | Turning 8, 9 or 10 this year 1Half Twist Jump 2Straddle Jump 3Seat Landing 4Half Twist to Seat Landing 5Half Twist to Feet 6Pike Jump 7Back Drop 8Half Twist to Feet 9Tuck Jump 10Full Twist Jump |
| Turning 11 or 12 this year 1 Full Twist Jump 2 Straddle Jump 3 Seat Landing 4 Half Twist to Seat Landing 5 Half Twist to Feet 6 Pike Jump 7 Back Landing 8 Half Twist to Feet 9 Tuck Jump 10Front Somersault (T) | |
| Turning 13 or over this year Option 1 1 Full Twist Jump 2 Straddle Jump 3 Seat Landing 4 Half Twist to Seat Landing 5 Half Twist to Feet 6 Piked Jump 7 Back Landing 8 Half Twist to Feet 9 Tucked Jump 10Front Somersault (T) | Turning 13 or over this year Option 2 1 Back Somersault (T) 2Straddle Jump 3Seat Landing 4Half Twist to Seat Landing 5Half Twist to Feet 6Piked Jump 7Back Landing 8Half Twist to Feet 9Tucked Jump 10Full Twist Jump |
DMT
Competitors for DMT are selected from our trampoline competitors.