General Gymnastics
From 4 years upwards in full-time education
- Gymnasts in our general gymnastics programme follow a well-established, structured programme in either our purpose-built gym with specialist equipment or one of our satellite centres held at schools throughout the Borough of Richmond.
- Classes are mixed ability for boys and girls and are 1 hour long.
- Gymnasts are encouraged to progress through basic gymnastics skills to more complex ones at their own pace within a group of their own age.
- All our gymnasts are given the opportunity to follow the British Gymnastics badge scheme and the successful Richmond Award Scheme.
- General gymnasts from 7 years and above are encouraged to compete in both our annual Floor & Vault Championships and annual tumbling Championships and all members perform in our biennial Club Festival.
- All general coaches are BG qualified, insured and DBS checked.
| Monday | Whitton Sports & Fitness Centre |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | RGA Centre Collis School Hampton Hill – St James’s Church Teddington Sports Centre |
| Wednesday | RGA Centre Orleans Infant’s School Vineyard School Nelson School Teddington Sports Centre |
| Thursday | RGA Centre |
| Saturday | Hampton Sports & Fitness Centre Shene Sports & Fitness Centre Grena Road Centre |
| Sunday | RGA Centre Grena Road Centre |
Dress code: RGA Leotard (shorts optional) or t-shirt with shorts and bare feet.
For safety reasons, we cannot allow any kind of jewellery when participating in gymnastics activities; this includes earrings of any kind, even studs
After School Programme
- Gymnasts in our general gymnastics programme follow a well-established, structured programme in either our purpose-built gym with specialist equipment or one of our satellite centres held at schools throughout the Borough of Richmond.
- Classes are mixed ability for boys and girls and are 1 hour long.
- Gymnasts are encouraged to progress through basic gymnastics skills to more complex ones at their own pace within a group of their own age.
- All our gymnasts are given the opportunity to follow the British Gymnastics badge scheme and the successful Richmond Award Scheme.
- General gymnasts from 7 years and above are encouraged to compete in both our annual Floor & Vault Championships and annual Tumbling Championships and all members perform in our biannial Club Festival.
- All general coaches are BG qualified, insured and DBS checked.
Programme
- General gymnastics working floor skills, beam, bars and rebound work.
- British Gymnastics badges, 8-1 and bronze to gold
- RICHMOND award scheme – R-D
My Club
- Secondary school gymnasts developing a training programme with their coach.
Enrolment for these classes is through RGA.
The centres we currently operate in are:
| Centre name | School location | Day of class |
|---|---|---|
| Collis School | Fairfax Road, Teddington TW11 9BS | Tuesday classes only |
| St James’s Church | St James’s Road, Hampton Hill TW12 1DQ | Tuesday classes only |
| Nelson School | Nelson Road, Whitton TW2 7BU | Wednesday classes only |
| Orleans Infant School | Hartington Road, Twickenham TW1 3EN | Wednesday classes only |
| The Vineyard School | Friars Stile Road, Richmond TW10 6NE | Wednesday classes only |
| Grena Road Centre | Richmond Indoor Bowls Club, Grena Road, Richmond TW9 1XS | Saturday and Sunday classes |
NOTE: You do not have to attend the school in order to be able to attend the after school gymnastics class.
Programme
- General gymnastics working floor skills, beam, bars and rebound work.
- British Gymnastics badges, 8-1 and bronze to gold
- RICHMOND award scheme – R-D
Classes for children from 5 years upwards (in full-time education)
Gymnastics classes are managed by the Leisure Centres but we provide our coaches to run the classes following the RGA general gymnastics programme. Please contact each Centre for information on availability and prices.
| Centre name | Centre location | Day of class |
|---|---|---|
| Whitton Sports & Fitness Centre | Percy Road, Whitton TW2 6JW | Monday classes |
| Teddington Sports Centre | Broom Rd, Teddington TW11 9PJ | Tuesday & Wednesday classes |
| Shene Sports & Fitness Centre | Park Avenue, East Sheen SW14 8AT | Saturday classes |
| Hampton Sports & Fitness Centre | Hanworth Road, Hampton TW12 3HB | Saturday classes |
Contact leisure@richmond.gov.uk or 020 3772 2999 for all of the above Leisure Centres.
Competitions
We hold 2 competitions a year for our General Gymnasts, such as a Floor & Vault and Tumbling. We have recently introduced an acrobatics competition where our gymnasts compete with a partner. To make these competitions a success we provide practice sessions within the half term so that our gymnasts can memorise their delegated routine and practice their skills.
Gymnasts compete on different equipment depending on the competition. They perform floor routines, vault passes and sometimes compete on trampolines, all with the support of their fully qualified specialist coaches. Age groups start at 9 years old in the year of competition.
Gymnasts train together for 45 minutes a week.
Competitions
- Our Disability squad compete regionally, inter-regionally and nationally in Floor & Vault and Acrobatic competitions.
- Gymnasts also perfom in our anual Christmas display.
Fees are payable in advance and are non refundable. RGA will invoice you by email at half term, each term in advance for the next. We are unable to offer catch up classes for missed sessions.