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Gymnastics Balance and Spatial Awareness

Explore how gymnasts balance and travel safely. If you try the movements, use a clear space and follow your adult’s instructions. Hold a still balance for a slow count of three.

Balance detective

Choose, complete and think about what helps a gymnast stay steady.

1.Which choice makes a balance safer and steadier?
  • Look at one still spot and hold your body still
  • Wiggle quickly and look all around
  • Push your friend to help you stay up
2.True or false? A gymnast should leave enough space so other people can move safely too.
TrueFalse
3.Fill the gaps: Before I move, I check the space around me. I move with and keep a safe from others.
4.Which two are still balances rather than travelling movements?
  • Star shape and one-foot stand
  • Bunny hops and running
  • Bear walk and skipping

Plan a safe movement trail

Imagine moving from one mat to another without bumping into anyone.

5.Zainab sees another gymnast crossing the space ahead. What is the safest choice?
  • Stop, wait for the space to clear, then move carefully
  • Rush past as fast as possible
  • Keep going and hope they move
6.Put these parts of a safe turn in order: move across the clear space; check that the space is clear; stop at your own mat.
7.Make a four-move gymnastics sequence. Include at least one travelling movement and one balance. Write your moves in order.
Draw yourself in a still balance. Add a mat and show some clear space around you.

Gymnastics teammate

Good gymnasts look after themselves and the people around them.

8.Your partner is practising a balance. What could you do to help them stay safe and feel encouraged?
9.Match each movement to what it mainly does.
  • One-foot stand
  • Bunny hops
  • Star shape
  • A still balance
  • A still balance
  • A travelling movement
10.In your own words, what does spatial awareness mean in a gymnastics space?

3 printable pages

  • Gymnastics Balance and Spatial Awareness, page 1 of 3: Balance detective

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  • Gymnastics Balance and Spatial Awareness, page 2 of 3: Plan a safe movement trail

    Page 2

  • Gymnastics Balance and Spatial Awareness, page 3 of 3: Gymnastics teammate

    Page 3

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