Gymnastics Level Awards
Level 8
- Run on the spot for 30 seconds
- Perform fun gym shapes – sit in tick, pike, straddle
- Perform front and back support
- Jump in and out of a hoop
- Transfer weight from 1 foot to another
- Bunny jump from crouch
- Rock backwards and forwards in tuck
- Match and mirror a sequence of arm positions
- Explore patters using scarves and ribbons
- Walk forwards on a bench on tiptoes
Level 7
- Run freely for 45 seconds
- Perform a bent leg dish
- Perform a back support raising 1 leg at a time towards vertical
- Stand and jump to a safe landing
- Perform a 1 foot balance on a bench or box top
- Jump in and up from front support
- Rock backwards and forwards in pike and straddle
- Front front and back support, lower to the floor with control
- Bounce and catch a ball 3 times
- Walk forwards along a bench and full turn in the middle
Level 6
- Follow my leader in pairs using different actions for 1 minute
- Perform a dish and arch
- Press-up forward and backward
- Hop, jump, hop, jump along the floor
- Perform a piked v-sit with hand support
- Perform travelling bunny jumps
- Rock backwards and forwards tucked to stand
- Side support on one arm turning slowly to the other
- With a partner, roll and catch a ball or hoop
- Walk backwards along a bench and full turn in the middle
Level 5
- Leap from 1 foot to the other
- Perform a Japana to 45 degrees
- Move sideways from dish to arch
- Perform a hop, step and jump
- Perform a T-balance
- Bunny jump over a bench side to side
- Perform a tucked forward roll down an incline
- Demonstrate a front support with a partner
- Roll a ball or hoop, travel at it’s side and pick it up
- Run, hurdle step and perform a 2 footed rebound jump
Level 4
- Skip for 30 seconds
- Perform low lunges with both legs, forwards and sideways
- Shoulder stand with hips supported
- Perform cat leaps, 2 times on both legs
- Perform a frog balance
- Straddle bunny jumps across a bench side to side
- Perform a tucked backwards roll down an incline
- Perform chassis steps with arm sing facing a partner
- Demonstrate hula hooping
- From a box top, star jump to a safe landing
Level 3
- Skip for 45 seconds
- Perform a Japana flat
- Headstand with knees bent and lower into a frog
- Perform a tuck jump
- Demonstrate a headstand with knees bent
- Perform a cartwheel
- Perform a forward roll
- Teddy bear roll back to back with a partner
- Throw, jump and catch a hand apparatus
- Squat on a box top and stretch jump off
Level 2
- Complete 6 shuttle runs
- Perform a bridge
- Perform a half lever with 1 foot raised and change legs
- Perform a jump half turn
- Demonstrate a headstand
- Perform a cartwheel quarter turn off a bench
- Perform a backward roll
- Demonstrate a counter balance
- Single knee balance, throw and catch a hand apparatus
- Squat on a box top and tuck jump off
Level 1
- Complete 10 shuttle runs
- Demonstrate the splits
- Perform a half lever or straddled half lever
- Perform a jump full turn
- Move towards a handstand using apparatus
- Change leg into handstand
- Handstand into forward roll
- Perform a match and mirrored sequence, including a roll, jump and balance
- Throw a hand apparatus perform a leap, catch and perform a balance
- Straddle on a box top and straddle jump off