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Iybridge Gymnastics Academy

Introduction

Welcome to Ivybridge Gymnastics Academy, a friendly and dynamic
acrobatic gymnastics club, based at Ivybridge Community College.

Ivybridge Gymnastics Academy trains both boys and girls, places an
emphasis on catering for all levels of ability, and is currently the most
successful school gymnastics team in the UK.

So whether you are interested in fun sessions, beginner-level, regional-level
competing at the British Schools Championships, Ivybridge Gymnastics
Academy has something to suit your child’s needs.

The Academy specialises in Artistic Gymnastics (floor and vault only), General
Gymnastics and Acrobatic Gymnastics.

Artistic Gymnastics is the Olympic sport for men and women performed on
apparatus and judged individually, by event, in the All-Around and by team.
Men’s events are floor exercise, horizontal bar, parallel bars, pommel horse,
still rings and vault. Women’s events are vault, uneven bars, balance beam
and floor exercise. Ivybridge Academy trains and performs on equipment
such as floor, vault and rebound.

General Gymnastics is a non-competitive form of gymnastics featured in
festivals and displays. It culminates in a world festival of gymnastics, the World
Gymnaestrada, which is held every four years and attracts tens of thousands
of participants from many countries.

Acrobatic Gymnastics is a competitive gymnastic discipline where
partnerships of gymnasts work together in pairs and groups to perform
routines. These routines are set to music and consist of acrobatic moves,
individual gymnastic elements and choreography. Gymnasts perform
balance and dynamic moves, which include partner balances, throws,
somersaults and catches.

Gymnastics is thrilling to watch, and while international-level gymnasts
perform complex and exciting skills, beginner and developing gymnasts also
get a great deal of benefit from the sport too, learning valuable motor skills
and how to work together in groups.