Only member federations of European Gymnastics can register participants. In case of interest, please contact your national gymnastics federation. The contact details can be found under “about us” on this website.
The European Gymnastics Technical Committee – Gymnastics for All is pleased to invite you to the 3rd edition of the Educational Long Weekend.
Welcome to the 3rd Educational Long Weekend in Croatia!
The Educational Long Weekend combines different educational activities in one event and offers a platform for gymnastics coaches, coach developers, sport managers to exchange and to gain knowledge, new experiences and ideas.
The event includes:
• Educational Choreography Camp
• ‘Developing Gymnastics for All’ symposium
DATES AND LOCATION
The Educational Long Weekend will start on
Friday, September 29th (1 pm), 2023.
The event will end on
Sunday, October 1st (1 pm), 2023.
The event will be organised in Zagreb, Croatia.
VENUE
The Educational Long Weekend will be organised in Zagreb (Croatia) at the
Faculty of Kinesiology
Address: Horvaćanski zavoj 15
Website: https://www.kif.unizg.hr/en
PROGRAMME
Educational Choreography Camp
The main aim of the camp is to prepare coaches to develop group performances that are more joyful, inspiring and challenging for the participants, with higher quality and more attractive for the audience.
The camp will also provide knowledge and support for the National Federations in preparing, coaching, evaluating and selecting groups for the Gym for Life Challenge, EUROGYM, Golden Age Gym Festival and other events.
The focus areas are: the creative process, composition, evaluation, feedback and coaching.
NOTA BENE: the minimum age to participate is 16 years. If a participant is under 18 years old, they need to be accompanied by another participant from the same NF that is over 18 years old and take the responsibility for the underaged participant.
Main topics:
• Choreography: elements, develop, feedback
• Body percussion
• Parkour
Symposium
The symposium will offer you more knowledge and ideas about how to create and develop gymnastics that attracts all gymnasts. We will focus both on the coaching and managerial aspects. The symposium consists of lectures, practical parts, discussions, group studies and possibilities to share your own experiences.
The symposium targets coaches and responsible people for children and youth in Gymnastics for All.
NOTA BENE: the minimum age to participate is 18 years old.
Main topics:
• Gymnastics: develop, festivals, experiences
• Choreography: develop, show
• Parkour
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