Gymnastics is accessible and straightforward to teach and Lindsay Broomfield provides clear instruction for primary teachers and club coaches to teach gymnastic skills. Its progressive approach builds on the basics and allows for a smooth transition for pupils entering year 7.

Gymnastics is one of the most beautiful sports in the world. It is the perfect combination of balance and strength, power and grace. Thousands of athletes and families around the world donate hours and hours per week to this sport. With the generous contribution of experts around the country, including former Olympians - Mitch Gaylord, Lance Ringnald, and Terin Humphrey, families can better prepare themselves with the advice they give, for what it takes to both begin and advance in the sport. Other experts give advice on topics such as college recruitment, injury prevention, and proper eating habits. Athletes and parents can search out answers to some of the most sought out questions in the sport of gymnastics.

Primary Gymnastics' is a form of gymnastics pioneered in 1915 by Dutch gymnastics instructor and leader of the Danish Olympic Gymnastic Team, Herr Niels Bukh. This style of gymnastics is based on the importance of rhythm and is outlined in this volume after over twenty years of testing and refining. 'Primary Gymnastics' was written by Niels Bukh and translated and adapted by Frank N. Punchard. Contents include: 'Primary Gymnastics or Fundamental Gymnastics', 'Danish (Primary) Gymnastics', 'The Gymnastic Leaders', 'Posture', 'Postural Faults', 'The Stock of Gymnastic Exercises', 'The Effect of Gymnastics', 'The Table or Programme', 'Gymnasium and Apparatus', 'Commanding', 'Teaching', 'Starting Positions', etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with the original text and images.