Sports BrainPOPs and Gymnastics

GYMNASTICS

MR. FORWOOD

TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SPORTS

DESIRED RESULT

By the end of the lesson you will
understand the sport of Gymnastics, and
evaluate if you think it is a sport you are
interested in.

PA Standard

10.4.9 C – Analyze
factors that affect the
responses of body
systems during
moderate to vigorous
physical activities.

Focus question:

What team or
individual sports are
you interested in?

GYMNASTICS

• Gymnastics is best known for the Olympics.

• These athletes perform at ridiculously high

levels and pull off stunts that the average
person would never be able to do.

• So then why are we learning about it as a

sport to participate in?!

GYMNASTICS IN LIFE

• Gymnastics is not just performing flips and

spins on a balance beam.

• There are tons of gyms around the

country that offer Gymnastics programs at
much lower levels.

• These gyms will focus on helping to

develop your skills but will also focus a lot
on using Gymnastics as a fun way to get
physical activity.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

•Flexibility – Gymnastics requires a TON of flexibility,
and because of that coaches and gyms will have you
focus on stretching a lot throughout the session.

•Muscular Strength – There is a lot of explosive moves
involved in gymnastics, which means you need to have
the strength to do things like jump high in the air or
pull up and over the un-even bars.

•Body composition – Gymnastics is a vigorous activity.
Because of that you will find that it burns a lot of
calories and helps you to balance your body fat and
lean muscle tissue.

HOW CAN I DO GYMNASTICS?

• The lowest level of gymnastics is called Tumbling.

• It involves a series of different rolls on flat mats.

• It might not look hard, but IT SURE IS FUN!

CLOSURE

• By the end of the lesson you will understand the sport

of Gymnastics, and evaluate if you think it is a sport you
are interested in.

• Focus question:

• What team or individual sports are you interested in?