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Gymnastics

 
Gymnasts

To excel in gymnastics – one of the oldest Olympic sports – you have to expect a few tumbles.

A good gymnast needs to be flexible, agile, mentally and physically strong, and even graceful. But what separates a great gymnast from a good one is how hard they train.

Olympic medal for Great Britain?

Great Britain has a chance of a medal in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. During the 2012 Games, many gymnastics events will take place in Greenwich.

Crossway Gymnastics Centre

Arch 11 Byron Close
Thamesmead
London SE28 8AA

Crossway Gymnastics Centre trains on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 5pm to 9pm, Tuesday 4.45pm to 8pm, Saturday 9.15am to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 1pm. Crossway regularly represents the borough in competitions.

Contact

Mrs E. Nell
Tel: 020 8312 1190
Email: tony@crosswaygym.org.uk

Membership fees/cost: £28 (includes fees to British Gymnastics Assocation); £4 recreational, squad fees vary
For ages: 5 to 35
Beginners, improvers, advanced and elite

Further information

The club has an Equal Opportunity and Child Protection policy, and caters for disabled people.

The club has eight qualified sports coaches.

Greenwich Bouncers Trampoline Academy

39 Henrietta Close
London SE8 3EJ

Greenwich Bouncers website

Greenwich Bouncers train at Samuel Montagu Youth Club, Kidbrooke, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Wednesday training times: 6pm - six years and older; 7pm - seven years and older; 8pm - 15 years and older; 9pm - adults only.

Saturday training times: 9am - six years and older; 10am - eight years and older; 11am - 15 years and older; 11:30 to 1pm - six-week get fit programme.

Contact

Anne-Sonia King
Tel: 079 5616 8208
Email: mail@greenwichbouncers.co.uk

Membership fees/cost: Membership £28 (includes British Gymnastics membership); session cost - under 11 years £2.50, 11 to 19 years £3.50, over 19 years £5.50; six-week Bounce Yourself to Fitness course £69.99
For ages: Under-5, to 50 plus
Beginners, improvers, advanced, elite

Further information

Greenwich Bouncers is the only trampoline club based in the Greenwich Borough.

The club has an Equal Opportunity and Child Protection policy, and caters for disabled people.

It is open to men and women of all ages and abilities.

The club offers structured coaching in a safe environment. There are two British Gymnastics qualified coaches and one unqualified helper/coach. The club has a specific junior's section.

The coaches also coach in schools, youth clubs and leisure centres in and around London.

Trampolining is a low-impact aerobics sport and is a fun alternative to going to the gym or other aerobics classes. It is great for abdominal toning, tightening glutes, increasing core strength, building confidence and stamina. 

Gym Stars

Millennium Primary School
50 John Harrison Way
London SE10 0BG

Gym Stars website

Gym Stars train on Tuesday evenings from 6.15pm to 7.45pm.

Contact

Lauren Archer
Tel: 075 3013 7511
Email: gymstarslondon@yahoo.co.uk

Membership fees/cost: Classes run on an ongoing basis and cost £40 for six weeks; there is also an annual cost of £18.75 to be registered and insured with British Gymnastics.

For ages: 5 to 10
Beginners, improvers

Further information

The club has an Equal Opportunity and Child Protection policy, and caters for disabled people.

The club has one qualified sports coach for the juniors.

Gym Stars is open to boys and girls. The emphasis is on fun while developing solid basic gymnastics skills, creating group routines combining elements of gymnastics, cheerleading and dancing. (Refer also to cheerdancing.)

Olympia Gymnastics Club

Eltham Green School
Queenscroft Road,
London SE9 5EQ

Olympia website

Olympic Gymnastics Club conducts general gymnastics sessions for boys and girls every Wednesday 5pm to 7pm.

Contact

Louise Foley
Tel: 078 5494 7016
Email: olympiagymnasticsclub@hotmail.co.uk

Membership fees/cost: £5 annual membership plus £15.50 British Gymnastics Association membership; £2.50 for each one-hour session; discount for families with more than one child joining (contact the club for details)
For ages: under-5 to 19
Beginners, improvers, advanced

Further information

Olympia Gymnastics Club is registered with British Gymnastics Association.

The club has an Equal Opportunity and Child Protection policy. It does not cater specifically for disabled people.

The club has six qualified sports coaches.

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