Key Steps Gymnastics Entry Eligibility: Year: All Schools within the Leighton Linslade School Sports Partnership. 1 / 2 (KS1) & 3 / 4 (KS2) Time: 10.00 am 12.00 pm for Key Stage 1 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm for Key Stage 2 Transport LLSSP Sport Premium Member Schools Only Transport will Collect Key Stage 1 teams and return to school, upon return the coaches will collect Key Stage 2 teams and for Sport Premium + schools will return Key Stage 2 teams all other schools will have to arrange own pick ups. Initially space on the coach is for 1 team and 1 member of staff only, additional spaces may become available subject to entry levels. Entry Levels levels) Please note. 1 team per school (additional teams may become available subject to entry Time of this competition could change depending on the number of teams entered and the bus company availability. Date: Tuesday 3 rd February 2015 Venue: Numbers: Equipment: Harlequins Gymnastics Club Teams of 6 players - PE kit or School Strips - Warm clothing - Snacks and Drinks but not to be eaten in competition area - Music CD for KS1
Teams Teams are to be mixed gender but there is no set restriction on the actual ratio of boys and girls within any team. Competition structure Please note that the Key Steps Gymnastics competition has now changed for KS1 and KS2 to fit in with the county and regional structure. Key Stage 1 Body Management/ Floor Exercise: Teams (all 6 pupils) will perform a joint floor routine to a piece of instrumental music of their choice that is between 1min-1.5mins long. The routine will comprise of 4 compulsory elements and 6 optional elements all taken from Key Steps, Step 1, Body Management & Floor Exercise. The elements that will be performed in combination with linking movements. Every pupil within the team performs each of the same 10 elements. Each element that the pupils perform may be shown either, at the same time, in cannon, one half of the team and then the other etc, throughout the routine. The routine will be based on 4 compulsory moves: Stretch Jump and Landing (Step 1-Floor exercise No.20-22) One foot Stand hold for 3seconds (Step 1-Floor exercise No.18-19) Rocking on back x 3 to Stand (Step 1-Floor exercise No.12-14) Straddle Sit hold for 3 seconds (Step 1-Body Management No.4) And 6 moves selected from the elective moves (2 from each group): Group A (choose 2 from this group) Side to Side Rebound Jumps x 10 (Step 1-Body Management No.1) Broad Jump (Step 1-Body Management No.9) Step Turn (Step 1-Floor exercise No.15-17) Group B (choose 2 from this group) Tucked Dish hold for 3 seconds (Step 1-Body Management No.2) Back Support hold for 3 seconds (Step 1-Body Management No.3) Arch hold for 3 seconds (Step 1-Body Management No.5) Front Support hold for 3 seconds (Step 1-Body Management No.6) Group C (choose 2 from this group) Right Splits, Box Splits or Left Splits hold for 3 seconds (Step 1-Body Management No.7) Shoulder Flexibility hold for 3 seconds (Step 1-Body Management No.8) ¾ Forward Roll (Step 1-Floor exercise No.1-5) Teddy Bear Roll (Step 1-Floor exercise No.6-8)
Vault All pupils will individually perform a vault taken from Key Steps, Step 1. Pupils will perform 2 attempts at the vault with their best score to count towards the team total. Two or three step approach, squat onto bench. Walk along bench and with feet together at end of bench perform a straight jump off. (Step 1 Vault B ) Equipment For Body Management/ Floor approximately a 5m x 5m matted area will be used. For Vault a bench with a mat at the end will be used. All of the above moves can be found on the following sheets. Once you have selected your moves, please complete the Routine Elements and Scoring Sheet and bring with you to the festival. Key Stage 2 Body Management/ Floor Exercise 3 pupils from the team will perform individual body management exercises (no music) as shown in Key Steps, Step Two, Body Management. The remaining 3 pupils from the team will perform individual floor exercises (no music) as shown in Key Steps, Step Two, Floor Exercise. It is the teachers decision which pupils perform which of the two events (floor exercise and body management). Compulsory Body Management Elements (to be performed in order): Single bounce skips with rope x 5 Dish with one leg out at a time Towards half lever Towards japana Arch Front support lower to floor Splits x 3 Shoulder flexibility Broad jump Compulsory Floor Elements (to be performed in order): Starting position & step forward Forward Roll Three travelling steps Arabesque ½ Jump Turn Backward roll onto knees Front support & press up Turn through side support Shoulder stand, roll to stand Pivot and Cartwheel & Ending position
Vault All 6 pupils from the team will individually perform a vault taken from Key Steps, Step 2. Schools will compete Vault B. Pupils will perform 2 attempts at vault B with their best score to count towards the team total. A few short running steps to take off of floor and jump to squat on a movement table placed length ways. Stand, walk to end of apparatus and perform straight or tucked jump to land on floor mats. N.B. Do not use springboard to vault over movement table. (Step 2 Vault B ) Equipment For Body Management approximately 1m x 6m matted strip will be used. For Floor Exercise approximately a 1m x 6m matted area will be used. For Vault B approximately a 6m run-up to medium height movement table placed lengthways with a mat one end will be used. All of the above moves can be found on the following sheets.
KS1 TEAM SHEET Teams of 6 (mixed gender) SCHOOL: STAFF NAME - Please * who your Captain is The Captain should not have been a Captain at any other Partnership Competition Name 1. Club Gymnast (please tick) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. TEAM SHEET TO BE HANDED IN TO EVENT ORGANISER AT THE START OF THE COMPETITION And you will then be given full event schedules etc.
KS2 TEAM SHEET Teams of 6 (mixed gender) SCHOOL: STAFF NAME - Please * who your Captain is The Captain should not have been a Captain at any other Partnership Competition Name 1. Club Gymnast (please tick) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. TEAM SHEET TO BE HANDED IN TO EVENT ORGANISER AT THE START OF THE COMPETITION And you will then be given full event schedules etc.
KS1 ROUTINE ELEMENTS AND SCORING SHEET Please complete sheet for your KS1 team and bring with you on the day of the festival. School name Please identify all the elements that will appear in your team s routine in their order. Please note all routines must include all of the compulsory elements as well as the elective elements. The order in which these are performed is at the discretion of the school. List elements in routine order: 1 Score: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL SCORE:
KS1 Vault SCORING SHEET Please complete sheet for your KS1 team and bring with you on the day of the festival. School name Please write the name of the pupils in the order they will perform their vault in. Pupil Name Attempt 1 Score Attempt 2 Score Best Score: 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL SCORE:
KS2 Body Management and Floor SCORING SHEET Please complete sheet for your KS2 team and bring with you on the day of the festival. School name Please write the names of the pupils who will perform the body management exercises and who will perform the floor exercises. Body Management 1 Score: 2 3 Floor 1 2 3 TOTAL SCORE:
KS2 Vault SCORING SHEET Please complete sheet for your KS2 team and bring with you on the day of the festival. School name Please write the name of the pupils in the order they will perform their vault in. Pupil Name Attempt 1 Score Attempt 2 Score Best Score: 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL SCORE: