Rhythmic gymnastics from 3 years old. Children in rhythmic gymnastics: harm or benefit to health? Sports career and its completion

When parents are faced with the question of which section to send their daughter to, one of the most popular answer options is rhythmic gymnastics. Although since the end of the 20th century this sport has ceased to be purely female, it is still traditionally much more common among girls.

We talked to the gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva and found out what parents who want to see their child in rhythmic gymnastics should be prepared for. We'll figure out what skills gymnastics classes develop, at what age you can start practicing, what costs you need to be prepared for, and how to generally choose a sport for your child.

Rhythmic gymnastics: what is the essence and what skills does it develop?

Gymnastics- this is beauty, and hardly anyone can argue with that. The point is simple: the athlete performs gymnastic exercises with various objects - hoop, ribbon, clubs, ball, jump rope - to the music. As a rule, a competition exercise should not last more than one and a half minutes. You can perform both individually and in a team.

Interesting: rhythmic gymnastics is the only Olympic sport that originated in Russia.

Now let's move on to the skills that rhythmic gymnastics develops. The first thing that comes to mind is flexibility. Excellent stretching, ligament flexibility and joint mobility, good posture, coordination and accuracy of movements are the main things that gymnastics provides in physically. Integral parts of gymnastics also include the development of artistry, a sense of rhythm, self-control, discipline, willpower and the ability to make instant calculations in the head: for example, with what force and at what angle it is necessary to throw an object in order to catch it after a certain time.

In numbers: at what age to start practicing and how popular gymnastics is in our country

Typically, children aged 5-6 years are recruited into rhythmic gymnastics. Children often start studying earlier: at 3-4 years old. Perhaps, optimal age- 4-5 years.

It is important to know: not all children are accepted into gymnastics sections. Physique plays an important role: trainers look at the figure, the flexibility of the ligaments and the ability to stretch. People often pay attention to the build of the parents in order to roughly understand what the child will be like in a few years.

Rhythmic gymnastics is very popular in Russia. This is explained both by the fact that this sport appeared here and by the fact that gymnastics is about aesthetics and strength. Assessing the popularity of gymnastics, we would give it 8 out of 10.

Competition system and development

Rhythmic gymnastics uses the Olympic system. In general, gymnastics is a sport that involves many competitions at various levels. There are various international competitions, including European and World Championships, All-Russian and regional competitions.

If we talk about categories, then from the age of 6 a child can be assigned the III youth sports category, and from the age of 7 and 8 - II and I, respectively. From 9, 10 and 11 years old you can get III, II and I sports categories(no longer youthful), respectively. You can become a candidate for master of sports at the age of 13, and a master of sports and an international master of sports at the age of 16.

The price of the issue: what costs should you be prepared for?

The cost of the classes themselves varies. In Russia there are many free sections rhythmic gymnastics, including in schools Olympic reserve. If you take paid classes, the average price will be 3-5 thousand rubles per month. The list of sports schools can be found, for example,.

Now let's talk about equipment. What your child will need for classes:

• leggings, T-shirt, socks~1500-2000 rubles. On initial stage you can get by with this set of clothes;
• half shoes~500 rubles;
• gymnastic leotard~1000 rubles;
• gymnastic ball from 500 rubles;
• gymnastic clubs from 500 rubles;

The cost will be higher (~3000 rubles) when the child grows up and needs clubs of a more suitable size. And the materials of the clubs differ, which is also reflected in changes in price.

• gymnastic ribbon with stick from 500 rubles;
• gymnastic hoop~1000 rubles;
• gymnastic jump rope~1000 rubles;
• knee pads~500 rubles.

Your child may not need this entire list at first. Before purchasing equipment, you must consult with a trainer. You also need to take into account that as the child ages, he will most likely need more expensive equipment and equipment.

5 tips for parents who want to send their child to rhythmic gymnastics

• Be patient. Your child will need your support and attention. Be prepared for the fact that training will continue at home.
• Discuss with your child what you expect from playing sports. If you have really serious intentions and your goal is, for example, to compete at the Olympics, then you need to be prepared for your studies to fade into the background.
• Be prepared for the fact that after the first lessons your child will have severe muscle pain due to intense stretching. This period must be endured.
• Most likely, your child will have to perform a lot, so you should explain to the young champion that we can all make mistakes and there is no need to get too upset and give up if you fail.
• If a child is not just periodically capricious, but over a long period of time receives only displeasure from training, you should think carefully about whether it is worth putting pressure on him.

Advice for parents who are thinking about which sport to enroll their child in:

There are special testing centers where your child will undergo psychological and physiological tests, after which you will be given a conclusion. It will indicate which sports your child is most inclined towards, and which options are best avoided.

Welcome to the Elite rhythmic gymnastics school in Moscow. It is in our section that your daughter will be able to realize herself and become a great athlete! Rhythmic gymnastics is recognized as the most graceful, elegant and beautiful sport for children, which will give the girl flexibility, body control, health, dexterity and determination for the rest of her life.

Our team consists of masters of sports and famous choreographers who are aimed at obtaining excellent results. You can find prices and reviews of classes on our website.

Rhythmic gymnastics for children in the South-Western Administrative District

Our school has several groups, so the first one must be held before registration. trial lesson, at which the coach determines the level of training. For girls there are:

• Entry level of training.
• Advanced level. Professional training for schoolgirls from 8 to 14 years old who have been involved in gymnastics for several years.
• Intensive classes that include choreographic exercises.

The groups have several directions depending on the goal that the young athlete has set for herself.

Rhythmic gymnastics for children: reviews

Is it worth sending a girl to sports? Advantages of classes in the rhythmic gymnastics section:

• Early hardening, which reduces the risk of developing colds.
• The condition of the musculoskeletal system improves, scoliosis and flat feet disappear.
• Gymnasts develop the habit of taking poses and performing every movement gracefully and femininely.
• The psycho-emotional state improves. During the training process, the happiness hormone is produced, and achieving success in completing an element or excellent execution of the program causes self-satisfaction.
• High level of discipline. WITH early years the athletes fulfill the coach's requirements.
• A serious approach to any business.
• Slimness for life.
• Self-confidence.
• At what age do you have to go to rhythmic gymnastics? Ideal age 3-6 years.
• Girls know how not only to win, but also to accept the bitterness of defeat.

Rhythmic gymnastics has a strong appeal not only for little girls who love the gymnasts' pretty, shiny costumes, but also for mothers who want their children to be strong, graceful and successful. After all, rhythmic gymnastics is at the same time acrobatics, dancing and good psychological preparation. But behind the beautiful cover there is a whole invisible world - hard work, disappointments, defeats, injuries. Of course, if you have the opportunity and desire, you should definitely give the girl a lesson. But you need to know all the positive and negative sides that are present in this sport.

At what age can you start training?

Rhythmic gymnastics can be practiced regularly from the age of four. Until this age (at three years), you can bring your child to the gym once a week to interest him and so that he gets used to the environment. From the age of four, a child is taken to gymnastics informally, two to three times a week. Moreover, during the first classes, the presence of parents is mandatory (not in the gym, but near the sports school) in order to, if possible, smooth out the psychological discomfort that the child may have.

But, however, at the age of four there are girls who are well physically prepared and psychologically prepared for classes no worse than older children. Of course, such children are an exception, but it is precisely such gifted children that coaches are looking for. The sooner you start practicing, the better, because such children stretch well into splits, do folds, and in general, difficulties will be easier to bear if they become somewhat of a habit. However, if the child is interested, there will be no problems with the classes. Officially, sports schools recruit girls at the age of 4 - 5, such children preschool age can already take responsibility for future results.

If the child does not want to exercise

Happens so that the child wants to go to class, but when faced with difficulties, he begins to be mischievous and say that he does not need this. It is impossible to conduct classes effectively under such conditions. If you need to interest your child, buy the girl a nice training suit. Or let them practice in fancy costumes for performances. Wear a beautiful hairstyle and light children's makeup for class. With such promises - to buy a gymnastic hoop, a wrap for a hoop, clubs and decorate them beautifully - you can persuade a child to practice effectively for a long time.

It is necessary to intensively distract the child from difficulties until the first competition. If the result is positive and the child takes a prize, his eyes will light up and this will be a good incentive to study in the future. If it didn’t work out, you need to focus on the elements and exercises that worked best and praise the child. You also need to pay a little attention to mistakes so that the child can improve his level in subsequent classes.

You might think that a small child does not understand anything, and he can simply be forced to go to gymnastics. But in rhythmic gymnastics, as well as in artistic gymnastics, children grow up very early. Constant stress and discipline quickly make them psychologically older, and a lot of things can be explained to such a child as to an adult. Therefore, explain to your child the benefits of gymnastics (they can be more successful), future prospects (you can get a profession early) and it will be easier for such an athlete to practice.

Schedule and school performance

There is often an opinion that gymnasts do not have the opportunity to fully study at school and attend other sections. This is partly true, because in early age children do rhythmic gymnastics up to three hours a day, three to four times a week. And very soon, in the second or third year, the load increases to three to four hours a day, and classes are held daily.

But you need to take into account that a child, having a busy schedule, becomes more disciplined, and labor productivity increases significantly. If a girl is responsible, even when she comes home at eight in the evening, she will quickly have dinner and in an hour and a half will be able to do as much homework as an ordinary schoolchild does in three to four hours. After all, if there are no additional classes, the child sits for a long time at the computer or walks aimlessly in the yard, and homework turns into rushing between food, games and sitting on social networks.

So school performance depends entirely on the efforts of parents to try to help make homework, namely, to explain to the child points that he does not understand well, for example, in mathematics or a foreign language. After all, there are successful gymnasts who attend sports school every day and at the same time are excellent students in regular schools.

The situation is similar with the music school. There is an opinion that it is impossible to combine sports and music school (in addition to the usual general education). But this is absolutely not true. The fact is that classes in music school consist of four hours a week - two hours for practical classes, one hour for solfeggio, one hour for musical literature, and you don’t have to take part in the choir - this is optional. Gymnastics with daily attendance it takes at least 20 hours a week, in reality more for successful athletes (who can study more in preparation for competitions), so if you agree with the coach and choose a music school closer, you can quite successfully receive a music education as well. Moreover, the time of practical classes can be adjusted, and it is not necessary to attend musical literature and solfeggio every time.

Such irregular classes at a music school can negatively affect a girl’s musical success, but have a positive impact on her sports success. After all, such a switch to another type of activity disciplines the child even more and also gives the body a psychological break from constant physical activity. The main problem in visiting another section is the will sports trainer, who is usually very jealous of his sport and is categorically against attending yet another type of class, a music school in our case. And no arguments what this is for general development, which is good for a girl and which will not harm sports, do not work.

Sometimes all that remains is to adjust the classes so that the sports school does not notice the classes at the music school, by inventing, for example, that the child at such a time goes to, for example, English language, trainers are more loyal and less jealous of language courses. Moreover, it needs to be adjusted so that additional classes were before training, since no one will be allowed to leave training, at least on a regular basis.

Underwater rocks

Rhythmic gymnastics will have a coach. No wonder, every sport will have a coach. But if the mentor spends up to 30 hours a week with the child, then a lot depends on him. Building a relationship with a coach is quite easy, but there are circumstances when you may be unhappy with him - for example, in a group he will give preference to someone else. In gymnastics, the children of the coach’s acquaintances, the children of other coaches and the children of important (and rich) people practice, they will be in first place. You may be unhappy with the situation, but you must understand that if your child is not a “protégé”, then you can only come to the fore with triple the work, there are no other ways. The situation is similar with judging; it is not always objective, but having a serious advantage in an impeccably executed complex program, subjectivity can be overcome and a decent mark can be obtained.

There is no point in arguing with the coach - it will only harm the child, who spends dozens of hours a week with the student and can always get even, for example, by scolding him for exercises. After a damaged relationship, moving to another coach will be a difficult task, since a student in gymnastics is considered almost the property of the coach and the only way to leave him is to leave the sports school. And even if there is an opportunity to go to another coach at the same school, the teaching staff may be very friendly, and the training options will be the same or even worse.

One more point - rhythmic gymnastics, even for beginners, will require costs. Costumes, accessories, trips will cost money. But keep in mind that gymnastics is very difficult work. Not every adult works as hard throughout the day as young gymnasts work for several hours, constantly performing exercises. Therefore, your child does not need to skimp on extra beautiful accessories - let it be his salary. There is another side of the coin - a child who suffers in gymnastics begins to feel sorry for him at home. Thus, a hard worker in rhythmic gymnastics, even if he is a super-champion, becomes a slacker. If nothing is done, the problem may be noticed too late. Just classes in general education and sports schools There is not enough for education, so let’s do some homework - cleaning, washing dishes, at least a little, you can also specially plant a garden for labor education.

Rhythmic gymnastics due to its numerous difficult exercises leads to numerous injuries and chronic diseases. Therefore, if a child has pain in his joints, knees, ankles and a break in exercises did not give any improvement, consider switching to another sport, perhaps sports dancing, where gymnastic training will be useful, but there will not be such a load.

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Almost all girls from an early age dream of being beautiful, graceful and able to move smoothly. Some people want to be ballerinas, there are those who want to be a dancer, but rhythmic gymnastics would be a much more interesting choice. Difficult training process, which ultimately gives incredible ease of performing the most complex elements, a fragile, but at the same time strong and athletic body of a girl - this is what a girl can get from training in rhythmic gymnastics.

Peculiarities

Rhythmic gymnastics is a fairly young sport, having appeared in the 1900s. For its beauty, grace and simultaneous combination with titanic efforts, this type of activity very soon became popular and won a place among the Olympic sports disciplines. Almost everyone has at least once seen gymnasts’ competitions on TV or live, amazed at the ease of their movements, the precision of all the elements and not suspecting how difficult it is to achieve such a final result.

Children in rhythmic gymnastics must withstand enormous loads, which is why out of 100 girls who come to training, only a few make it to competitive activity. Classes for little gymnasts should be structured according to their age and capabilities, which is successfully done by a professional trainer.

If a child complains of fatigue or difficulty in training, then it is worth talking about it with her mentor and resolving the issue immediately so as not to harm the growing body.

The rhythmic gymnastics section can provide both benefit and harm, because You should consciously send your child to such difficult and demanding classes. Those girls who come to the gym must clearly understand that they will have to work a lot, and most importantly, know what the whole group is working for. An excellent motivation would be watching rhythmic gymnastics competitions on TV with your parents, or even better, going to some championship that will be held in the city. There will be a lot of emotions from such an event. And the more often such trips are organized, the more impact there will be in training.

Since this type sports activities is a set of exercises with apparatus and music, it is important that young gymnasts have good hearing and the ability to move to the beat of the music. Constant training will help improve these qualities, but the advantage will be for those for whom music is a natural means of expressing emotions through movement.

So, rhythmic gymnastics gives a growing body a lot of benefits.

• Excellent external data. Almost everyone who spends more than 5 years in the gym retains it for the rest of their lives. good figure, straight posture and a beautiful graceful gait.
• Work on character. After difficult and frequent training When there is no strength left for anything, a child can give up and give up everything, but those who stay and fight grow into a strong and strong-willed personality who is able to self-discipline themselves in everything. Such children become more independent and responsible, and do not lose concentration in a stressful situation.
• Hard training gives you the opportunity develop endurance and strength.
• Using music helps improve your hearing, accurately feel the rhythm and tempo of any music.
• Regular training allows support the respiratory and cardiac systems in great condition.
• Development of flexibility makes it possible not only to be flexible in life, but also to avoid the danger of injury in everyday life due to clumsiness and sluggishness.

Rhythmic gymnastics has many advantages, so it’s worth talking about it in more detail and thoroughly.

Benefits of training

The benefits of rhythmic gymnastics training are undeniable. It consists in the development of the girl’s entire body, the inclusion of all muscles, even the smallest ones, in a variety of activities that excludes a narrow focus, which makes it possible to raise a beautiful lady from an ordinary child. In addition to the sports component, this type of activity is also fascinating for its aesthetic side, because girls must wear swimsuits to training with their hair neatly tied up in a bun, which imposes a certain manner of behavior both in the gym and outside of it.

Those children who attend training will differ favorably from their peers both in appearance, due to their fit figure and the presence of prominent muscles, and in the abilities that they will already have: flexibility, coordination, ability to handle different objects, dexterity, and so on. Any sporting events in kindergarten and school will be won by gymnasts who are able to make all the necessary efforts and willpower to achieve results. Artistry and musicality will help keep up with matinees and various holidays, where artists will have something to show. Such opportunities for self-realization will give the girl a chance to feel special and gain self-confidence.

Gymnastics training makes it possible not only to develop the child’s body evenly and fully, but also to prevent certain types of diseases if they are at an initial stage: clubfoot and scoliosis. In addition, if you regularly attend classes, you can provide your child with good health and a minimum of colds. Such a complex sport helps not only to develop muscles, but also character, forcing you to solve complex problems in stressful situations. All the skills acquired in childhood do not go away and help you effectively deal with any adversity in life and overcome them.

Those children who attend training grow up more conscious, because they spend their time on self-realization, and not on aimless games in the yard, where they will teach everything that they should not know.

The right environment, the right ideals - all this forms a comprehensively developed personality, who, having experienced by personal example the complexity of training, its necessity and benefits, will definitely lead his child to sports.

Injuries and problems you may encounter

Rhythmic gymnastics not only brings good things, there are components that can harm a young body. Stretching is the base on which it is layered muscle strength, which together give the result the artist needs. The process of obtaining the necessary flexibility of a child is complex, and most importantly, painful. It doesn't matter how flexible it is young gymnast, she will still need to improve her level, which means going through painful exercises.

The difficulty of this gymnastics is that to obtain good result girls have to train a lot. If 1-2 hours several times a week is enough for kids, then athletes who are preparing for a tournament need from 8 to 14 hours daily to bring the program to an ideal state. All this entails overwork, problems with the back, knees, joints and more. Due to enormous workloads and little time for rest and relaxation, nervous breakdowns often occur.

Since not only the program itself and its technical component are important for the result at competitions, but also the appearance of the athlete, girls must constantly monitor their nutrition and control their weight so as not to gain excess weight. For some, this becomes a real test, causing a wide variety of problems.

One more problem area becomes a school where professional athletes simply do not get into due to constant training. Often, preparation for lessons takes place before and after class, often right in sports complex, which affects quality and ratings.

The child’s psyche can withstand a lot, but it also needs relaxation and switching, so rhythmic gymnastics training, for all its beauty and power, is not suitable for everyone. Those who admire gymnasts and want to be able to do all the same things can do it not professionally, but for the soul and for health benefits, eliminating all the risks described above and getting maximum pleasure.

At what age should you start training?

When it comes to rhythmic gymnastics, age plays a big role. It is important here not to miss the moment when you need to start, so that you don’t have to spend a long time catching up with your peers. They try to take children at the age of 2 to developmental sections, where children are introduced to the features of training, taught to repeat movements after the trainer, remember and demonstrate certain actions. From the age of 3 you can try more serious classes, although for a full-fledged sports section At this age, children are still too small.

Pediatricians unanimously insist that it is impossible to subject three-year-old children to serious stress, since all development processes have not yet been completed. In addition, children will have difficulty repeating a variety of coordination movements which will be given during training. Another reason why you shouldn’t give so much attention to sports is the increased fatigue of a child of this age. Three-year-olds usually attend kindergarten, sleep during the day, and without this daily cycle it will be difficult to remain active, cheerful, and most importantly, tuned in to classes.

It is best to enroll in a rhythmic gymnastics section at the age of 5, the deadline is 6 years, when the child’s body is fully prepared for work. This period is marked by the most favorable indicators of the development of flexibility, which fall every year, and working with girls becomes more difficult. Such early dates due to the fact that by the age of 20, a gymnast’s career ends, and they can devote themselves to any other activity. To have time to do as much as possible, it is worth starting your training activities on time.

The lesson process itself is structured differently, depending on the age of the students. For kids, a game is being thought out that uses those items that will be needed in the future: a ball, a hoop, a jump rope. Three-year-olds do not need to do anything complicated with objects, and the training process itself is more like a game. Such activity develops a desire to attend classes, and the child does not notice how he gradually moves from the game to learning a bridge or another rather complex element.

A special feature of this gymnastics is the obligatory musical accompaniment, which is why children are initially accustomed to it by learning various movements to specific accompaniment at different tempos. The older children get, the more difficult tasks they receive. After 7–8 years, work begins on mastering the equipment, because muscle corset is already fully prepared and the level of flexibility is at the proper level. When the equipment begins to be conquered, it comes to competitions, which are first held at the intra-club level, then at the inter-club level, and only then is participation in the national championships.

Specifics of competitive activity

Since rhythmic gymnastics is Olympic view sports, then the evaluation is carried out according to the Olympic system. To participate in tournaments you must have certain qualifications. If this is a city-level competition, then all city athletes, regardless of level, can participate, divided by age. Gradations may be different, and in position for each sporting event it is prescribed.

If we are talking about more serious competitions, then ranks are needed, and the higher they are, the greater heights can be achieved by participating in prestigious tournaments. The most desirable for female athletes are: European and World Championships, All-Russian and Olympic Games.

If we talk about awarding categories, then in this sport it is carried out in this way:

• at the age of six, a girl can only receive the 3rd youth sports category;
• at 7 and 8 years old it can be 2 and 1 categories of the same level;
• upon reaching 9 years of age, you can apply for the 3rd category, which will no longer be youthful;
• at 10 years old it can be 2nd category;
• by the age of 11 you can receive 1 adult category;
• at the age of 13, with successful sports activities, you can receive the title of candidate master of sports;
• At the age of 16, successful athletes receive the title of master of sports and the international level of this title.

To participate in competitions, girls prepare a specific program in which they use the necessary equipment. It’s good if the artist masters all the equipment equally: this will give her higher marks from the jury. Competitive activity includes performance with such equipment as:

• ribbon;
• hoop;
• maces;
• jump rope

Performances are prepared in such a way as to amaze the judges and spectators with a variety of tricks, complex elements, but, in addition, beautiful swimsuits and catchy makeup are also important, which make the participant bright and memorable. External data for this type of activity is of enormous importance, which is why it is so important to have an excellent figure, proportional facial features and the ability to work both with objects and with the public, causing respect and an enthusiastic reaction from them.

The training process does not require beautiful costumes and cosmetics, so the emphasis is on practicing the technique of all elements. To minimize injuries, girls use knee pads, especially when practicing complex tricks. Clear and beautiful execution of the program at competitions is the result of very hard work in the gym under the guidance of an experienced coach who found a common language with the student, which is also important for this level of training activity.

Of course, doing gymnastics is not easy for both children and their parents, who must also become part of this whole process: encourage the child, help him and push him to conquer new heights. Another difficulty is the high cost of this sport due to many hours of practice almost every day.

Such training is quite expensive, so pull professional level Not everyone can. Of course, girls who participate in competitions and bring victories can be helped by sponsors, but even with them the cost will remain considerable.

A separate conversation about the equipment with which the girls train and compete in tournaments. For kids, you can buy something inexpensive and far from professional, but for those who crave victories and results, they can’t do without buying the entire set of equipment that girls use every day during training, and an additional set specifically for competitions.

Another expense item is costumes. They need to be sewn individually for each performance, choosing the color, design and pattern that will look best on the athlete, so only a few can participate in all tournaments of the year.

Often the coach herself decides who will go where so that all students perform evenly. It is for these reasons that not everyone can engage in rhythmic gymnastics at a serious level.

For professional advice on rhythmic gymnastics for children, watch the following video.