TEAM GREAT BRITAIN WORK WITH FLAIRS GYMNASTS

Flairs Gymnastics was privileged to have a team from British Gymnastics Disability Gymnastics work with their gymnasts at a workshop in Milnerton, at Lotus River Community Centre and at their venue in Plumstead. Flairs believes that gymnastics is for everyone regardless of their ability (taking the “dis” out of disabled) and welcomes children with any form of disability into their club.

Two star gymnasts with Down Syndrome were able to spend two training sessions with coaches and gymnasts from Great Britain working on new elements and learning the programs for the Special Olympics and Down Syndrome World Championships. Arna was one of the first gymnasts in the Flairs program and has been doing gymnastics for the last 4 years. Hazel Coates, Chairperson of Great Britain’s Disability Gymnastics Technical Committee, noted that Arna has immense talent to be nurtured and will go far on the international stage if a strict and disciplined training is followed.

Joshua has also been involved with Flairs over the last 3 years and has shown such amazing progress in both his physical and emotional development. He really worked well with Hazel and her team and enjoyed learning some Rhythmic Gymnastics as well.

Sarah, also one of the first gymnasts in Flairs attended the Schools workshop at Lotus Rivier and enjoyed some one on one training with Hazel in perfecting some elements in Artistic Gymnastics, as well as enjoying the Rope Skipping workshops and making lots of new friends.

The Flairs coaches really learnt a lot from the Team from Great Britain over the 4 days that they spent with them and it has renewed their passion and excitement for the program. Thanks must go to British Gymnastics for sending the team out to assist in developing Disability Gymnastics around the world.