The Verve proficiency award system
Our award system, The National Gymnastics Awards Programme, ensures all gymnasts can make progress, whether starting from the very beginning or joining us with more advanced moves. It is designed to provide a comprehensively structured and progressive learning system for a whole range of abilities, to keep gymnasts progressing, whatever their level.
Each term, parents and carers are invited to an awards cermony, where progress is recognised. There is also an option to purchase medals and certificates to celebrate successes.
Little Gem - pre-school
Our pre-school gymnasts explore the fundamentals of gymnastics through theme based learning. Eight different themes, such as Circus, Space and Seaside, enable gymnasts to master the basics in a fun and imaginative way.
Junior Gem - recreational gymnasts
Our Recreational gymnasts will work through the eight levels of the Junior Gem awards, gaining the basic shapes and skills needed to progress in gymnastics along the way. Open to both girls and boys, gymnasts will learn moves and techniques, through using a variety of equipment.
STAndard scheme - Advanced Recreational & squad gymnaSTS
Aimed at more advanced gymnasts who will go on to do floor and vault and four piece competition, while building the basics in a challenging way.
The Standard Scheme levels are:
- Emerald
- Sapphire
- Ruby
- Diamond
Each level has eight different sections of apparatus with twelve skills to complete in each. This offers gymnasts the opportunity to progress at different rates, according to their proficiency on each piece of equipment.