Buckley Gymnastics Club

Gymnasts of the month: October

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Web team

Maya

General Gym class 1: Maya

Coach comments: Maya has really impressed her coaches with her hard work over recent weeks.

Ellie

General Gym class 2: Ellie

Coach comments: Ellie always works her hardest and is a pleasure to coach. She recently did a fantastic job leading the display for our official opening.

Lily

General Gym class Thursday 5-6pm: Lily

Coach comments: Lily consistently works hard and always has a lovely smile on her face.

Becca

General Gym class Thursday 6-7pm: Becca

Coach comments: Becca has impressed the coaches with the effort she puts into everything we do in the gym.

Loni

Development class: Loni

Coach comments: The coaches have been super impressed with your focus, determination and all round attitude this month. You are getting stronger, perfecting new skills and make us laugh every session.

Erin

Intermediate class: Erin

Coach comments: Her effort every session is exemplary whether conditioning or on pieces. She gives it her all.

Ava

Advanced class: Ava

Coach comments: Always working hard and always a pleasure to coach. Particularly impressed with the massive improvement in Ava’s confidence. She has finally started to believe in herself. Keep up the hard work Ava and keep remembering what a fantastic little gymnast you are.

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Straddle fold: Move of the month

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Web team

This move is a fold in the straddle position. Like the pike fold, this fold should be made from the hips and not by rounding the back.

Step 1: Sit in a nice, wide straddle. Back is straight, toes pointed, knees pressed into the floor with arms out wide.

Step 2: Arms up to squeeze the ears, keeping back straight and toes pointed.

Step 3. Fold forwards from the hips, keeping the back straight. Try and avoid rolling the knees forward. Keep them pointed towards the ceiling. You should be able to draw a straight line from the tips of the fingers, through the shoulders, to the hips.

Step 4: Tummy, chest and arms should be as flat on the floor as possible. Hold for a slow count of 3. Keep squeezing those ears with the arms, and the knees should be pointing towards the ceiling.

Step 5: The move starts from the fingers and not the head. Lift off the floor, keeping the back straight all the way up. Squeeze those ears and keep it slow.

Step 6: You’re back where you started in a nice, wide straddle – and you’re still squeezing those ears with the arms.

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‘Great job Team Buckley’

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Web team

Our official opening on Saturday showed a performance from Pre-school through to the Advanced class that we are in the business of bringing success, writes coaching director Stan Buckley.

My thanks to all for a great weekend and also to our girls who showed their mettle down in Cardiff – well done!

Let us now turn the page and begin our next training cycle (periodization) so that we achieve success in every area our gymnasts are involved.

Once again, my sincere thanks to everyone involved in taking on this journey into our own facility and let’s move on together behind the scenes and on the gym floor to keep our great club the best.