Scottish Gymnastics Technical & Development Conference 2009

Inverclyde National Sports centre
Largs
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th October 2009

Scottish Gymnastics are delighted to be presenting their inaugural Technical & Development Conference at sportscotland National Centre Inverclyde, Largs, on 24th and 25th October 2009. Over the weekend candidates will take part in a variety of workshops ranging from nutrition and psychology to those including discipline specific technical information. The workshops and demonstrations planned have been designed to cater for everyone involved in gymnastics and provide an excellent opportunity for continuing professional development for coaches and judges.

Please read below for more information on the exciting programme of events planned, and please do not hesitate to contact the Scottish Gymnastics Office for any further details.

Interested in taking part then please click here to download the flier and application form

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS : 9th OCTOBER 2009 

Saturday 24th October

Sunday 25th October

10:30am

1. Video Analysis
2. Women’s Artistic Judging Update
3. GMPD Judging Update
4. Men’s Artistic – Getting the Basics Right
5. Trampoline – All moves are an extension of a straight jump

9:30am

1. Effective Talent Identification
2. Preparing gymnasts for squads
3. Men’s Artistic – High Bar
4. Women’s Artistic – Basics of the Beam
5. Trampoline – Performance

11:45am

1. An Introduction to Sports Psychology
2. Acrobatic Gymnastics – Lesson Structure
3. Performance Lifestyle
4. Trampoline Judging Update

10:45am

1. Video Analysis
2. Question & Answers – Setting Up and Developing a Club
3. Women’s Artistic – An Hour with our National Coaches
4. The Importance of Choreography for all Gymnasts – part 1

12:45am

Lunch

11:45am

1. An Introduction to Sports Psychology
2. Funding Initiatives
3. Teamgym – Tumbletrack
4. The Importance of Choreography for all Gymnasts – part 2

2:00pm

1. GymMark Update
2. Nutrition – Fuelling the Performer
3. Women’s Artistic – An Hour with our National Coaches

12:45pm

Lunch

3:15pm

1. Men’s Artistic - Judging Update
2. GMPD – Preparing a Routine
3. Nutrition – Fuelling the Performer
4. Preparing gymnasts for squads

2:00pm

1. Performance Lifestyle
2. Men’s Artistic – Pommel
3. Acrobatic Gymnastics – Development of Coordination using a Trampoline
4. Women’s Artistic – How to stay on the beam under pressure.

4:15pm

1. Effective Talent Identification
2. Women’s Artistic – Basics for the Bars
3. Teamgym – Floor Work

3:00pm

1. Summary / Overview / Feedback

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