whygymnastics

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Why Gymnastics?

Strength

Coordination

Health

Confidence

Gymnastics is the ideal sport to teach skills for life including focus, self- discipline, and determination - skills that are attributes to self-esteem, mental and physical development.

Gymnastics also:

develops strength and trains the body for life's challenges
improves agility and co-ordination, allowing the body to move quickly
teaches posture and positive body movements
challenges the body and mind to set and reach new goals
brightens healthy minds and bodies for an active lifestyle at any age
prepares the body and mind for other sport endeavors

The long term Athlete Development paper produced by Canadian Sport Centres indicates that "the basic movement skills of Athletics, Swimming, and Gymnastics provide the base for all other sports"

Gymnastics teaches the ABC's of Athleticism

Agility

Balance

Co-ordination and

Speed

without learning the basic movement skills before adolescent growth, a child will have difficulty participating in any sport. That's why in gymnastics "Sport Starts Here"

Start here and go anywhere!

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