Mark your space
Mark it once. Every card in gymnastics starts from this space and adds what it needs.
The space
A clear 2 m by 3 m with a thick mat, folded blankets or a soft carpet; a bench or low box for balance walks; chalk lines for the cartwheel hand and foot marks. Clear furniture corners and glass.
Where it fits: indoor room, terrace (mat on a smooth floor), school hall.
Mark in this order
- A start spot
- A mat edge
- Chalk marks for hands and feet
Chalk or tape is enough. Tick each mark as you make it.
Practice kit first
A thick mat or carpet; a beanbag; hoops or chalk circles; bare feet.
Real apparatus only at a club.
Safety
An adult who has read the card and stands as shown; hard floors and furniture corners cleared; bare feet; no headstands or handstands without a coach; no trampoline at home.
The head is never a contact point in a home balance.
Home work stays low (fundamental movements, nothing above about 40 cm); inversion and flight are club work with spotters.
Falling, rolling and landing are practised often; partners are matched for size and weight (b7); the child decides whether to try, and "no" is accepted; any touch for support is explained first.
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