Tuesday 4 December 2018

Year 5/6 Gymnastics


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)