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SAFETY

Gymnastics in Schools

Recommended Programs/Activities
D
ecember 10

1. Sports Acrobatics 2. Non-inverted vaulting


and Group Performances

3. Basic Tumbling

4. Aerobics 5. Cheerleading

forward and backward roll

cartwheel
8. Circuits/continuous activity
to fitness and skill development
maximise
6. Using
hand
apparatus

7. Disguising hard work through


challenges and games

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Activities not recommended

1. Somersaults (fwd or bwd) 2. splits

3. Excessive deep knee


bends

5. Inverted spring activities


4. Headstands

6. Bridges 7. Wheelbarrows 8. Hock swings

!Also not recommended are neck rotations, sideways landing from a height and excessive
weight bearing on the wrists (eg doing lots of handstands and handstands for extended
periods of time or after complaints of wrist tenderness/soreness).

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