On Thursday 29th November Silverhill competed in
the Year 5/6 Gymnastic Competition held at Mickleover Gymnastics Club. We competed in two Groups, Team A and Team B. Each gymnast had to perform two floor
routines and one vault. Schools from all over Derby were there and we were hoping to
do well, as we were Gold Winners last year.
We started on the Vault with a practice and then two real
performances. Our best score was the one
which went through. We then moved to the floor where we were given time to stretch
and practice our movements.
The first
performance was Body Management. This
involves demonstrating core strength skills and every gymnast has to perform
the exact same routine. Some examples of
moves are Dish where your back is pressed firmly into the floor, your squeeze
your stomach muscles and keep your chin on your chest while your legs are held
10cms from the floor. This position has
to be held for at least 2 seconds. Japana is where you sit on the floor with your back straight
and your legs stretched out. You then
lower yourself, keeping your knees pressed to the floor and toes pointed, until
your tummy is touching the floor.
Other skills were Press Up, Splits (right leg, box and left
leg) and Bridge. We all showed fantastic strength and performed their routine showing
great flexibility.
Next it was time for the Floor Exercise. This is where you
have to perform 6 skills which you can choose from a list of 10. Some of these are: Round off, Y balance,
Backward roll to straddle, Handstand forward roll, Bridge and Splits. You can then either just perform these moves
on their own or you can link them by adding dance, leaps and spins to travel
and use more of the floor space.
The more schools we watched, the more nervous we became! When it was finally our time, we knew that we had to show off
and perform our best. Our routines were energetic but graceful at the same
time. We all remembered our sequences
and were happy with our performances. We showed great Silverhill Spirit by being strong,
persevering, respecting other schools when they were competing and well
behaved!
Mrs Brundish and Mr Turner were very proud of us all and were
very impressed with our creativity with adding dance and extra travelling
moves.
A big well done to Year 5/6! Team A placed 1st and Team B placed joint 3rd. This meant that Silverhill were overall WINNERS. Congratulations to Maisy who placed 3rd individually.
By Tess (Year 6)
