Monday, April 26, 2010

A Gymnastics Success Story

Last week I ran into the mother of one of my former students. Her daughter started gymnastics with me at her school at the age of 4. She continued for several years and eventually took up volleyball. Kim is now 17 and has college recruiters looking at her volleyball skills. They asked what other sports Kim had done. When told that she had participated in gymnastics, they said 'no wonder she has such great body awareness'. Her success can be attibuted in part to her early gymnastics training! It's the best sport for developing coordination and body awareness.

This week we are working on the gymnastics bar for strength and skill training. Each week we practice cartwheel drills and handstands. We are working with the Beanie Babies for eye hand coordination.