Gymnastics for All – Level 2

Course Description 
Attaining a Gymnastics for All Level 2 certification will enable you to serve as a coach in this particular discipline. This certification will allow you to work independently and assist athletes in developing their skills. Upon achieving Level 2 coach certification, you will gain the ability to independently conduct your own sessions, supervise Level 1 coaches, and, should you desire, establish your own club.

Duration
Our Gymnastics for All Level 2 course is a two-day in-person program. Throughout the course, participants undergo ongoing assessment, with a final exam. In certain cases, attendees may be required to submit videos as a component of their assessment.

Pre-Requistes
Course Attendees Must:

• Be at least 16 years old (please note you must be 18 before you are allowed to run a class on your own to be covered under the insurance included with your IGA membership).
• Hold an IGA Level 1 in either Women’s Artistic or Gymnastics for All or alternative prior learning from other courses providers. (This must have been uploaded to your membership profile)
• Hold either Club Coach or Freelance Coach membership

Planning and maintain a safe environment
Risk assessing
Session planning
Maintaining safety records
Coaching skills
Progressive practice and readiness to progress
Biomechanics
Child protection

Floor Skills:

• Straddle lever
• Splits
• Box splits
• Balances for floor
• Headstand
• Handstand
• Y balance
• Arabesque

Acrobatic Skills:

• Handstand forwards roll
• Cartwheel quarter turn inwards
• One handed cartwheel
• Round off (include teaching hurdle step)
• Handstand bridge to stand
• Forwards and backwards walkovers
• Handspring
• Back flic
• Linking floor moves together – basic line work / routine ideas

Partner Work:

• Leap frog and cartwheel over base
• Balances and partner
• Front support group
• Headstand, handstand group
• Counter balance group

Vault Skills:

• Run up
• Take off, hurdle step and jump from board
• Handspring to back lie
• Handspring vault (drills, progressions, conditioning for as well as coaching full move)
• Trampette work – shape jumps, front somersault (tucked), ¾ straight somersault to back lie on mats/block

Bars Skills:

• Upwards circle
• Cast to backwards hip circle
• Backward hip circle on high bar
• Cast to squat on low bar, stand to jump to front support high bar
• Undershoot from standing
• Undershoot from sole support – pike or straddle
• High bar work
• Hand grips
• Body shaping
• Trolley swing
• Swinging to the horizontal on chalk bar and in gloves
• Swing with half turn

Bench/Beam Skills:

• Squat and straddle on
• Walking into chasse
• Forwards and backwards turns (tip toe turn, crouch turn, turn into arabesque)
• Turns on one foot (including ½ spin)
• Stretched jump and the basics of all other jumps (tuck, ½ turn, split jump)
• Adapting basic skills from floor to bench and beam
• Forwards roll on beam
• Handstand on the beam
• Cartwheel on the beam
• Tucked jump with a half turn dismount
• Cartwheel quarter turn off dismount
• Round-off dismount
• Handspring dismount