Section 03 · Children’s and youth gym
Running wild, with a plan.
The children’s and youth section offers sport for our young members of every age.
Three groups, three age groups.
Children’s gym
From age 3 our little athletes move straight into the children’s gym group. Here they get their first taste of ball and team games, and the equipment courses become a little more demanding. Until school age they train motor skills, flexibility, speed, stamina and strength. They can also earn the mini sports badge.
After starting school the children can join school kids’ gym. There is no upper age limit, teenagers are very welcome too.
In this group the fun of moving comes first. Ball and team games, equipment courses or simply letting off steam, there is something for everyone. The sports badge can be earned here as well.
Coaches
Training times
- Children’s gym (3 to 6)Tatjana Grabowski, Lissy Tweete · Sports and leisure centre Triangel
A surprise for SV Triangel’s gym kids
120 medals in one weekend.
Every year the children’s and youth gym section names one boy and one girl as gym kids of the year, who receive a trophy at the annual general meeting. Usually it goes to the children who came to training most often.
But what is normal in times like these?
Behind us lies a year of ups and downs. A year in which everything turned out differently than we had imagined. A year of restrictions and rules, but also another year in which our gym groups did sport together, and our gym kids had fun moving together, whatever the obstacles.
The groups came up with many creative alternatives. We did cartwheels on the sports field and sometimes got wet. In between we finally met again in the hall, with strict safety measures, before the next lockdown stopped us again. Many groups carried on training online via Skype. The competitive gymnastics group even held a small Christmas party and a Secret Santa that way.
We coaches, helpers and group leaders are very glad we could keep training going, to keep our gym kids and ourselves healthy and fit, and to give everyone a break from home schooling.
When we asked ourselves which children should get the trophy this year, we quickly realised our usual criteria did not fit. All the children in our groups achieved a lot and deserve great recognition. Despite long dry spells and unusual sessions, they all kept going and came through this difficult time with us.
The group leaders decided to give every child in the gym section a medal, as a sign of their great effort and perseverance. Over a whole weekend the section leaders delivered more than 120 medals and letters with a few kind words to the children’s letterboxes.
We are incredibly proud of our young and older athletes and look forward to returning to normal training soon.
120medals and letters, one for every letterbox
Try it for free
Just come along.
A free trial session is possible in every sport.
