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[meiah]

I don’t think Ai Tong and Nanyang offer rhythmic gym. Should be artistic gym.

[phtthp]

hi meiah,


you are right.

Ai Tong and Nanyang only offer Artistic gym as CCA. Not Rhythmic gym - confirmed by here:-

Ai Tong:-
http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_SearchDtls.asp?strCode=5625

Nanyang
http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_SearchDtls.asp?strCode=5258

[Funx3]

phtthp:

next yr then learn.


is Potong Pasir cc coach good ?

If Not Mistaken, she's the RG sch Coach for RGPS and Kellock.

[phtthp]

then she must be of certain high training standard, since Potong Pasir cc also send in representative students to participate in Inter-school competition as well:-


http://www.singaporegymnastics.org.sg/sg/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/SGOPEN_WORKPLAN-2011.pdf

her school fees are reasonable ... compared to Flyonce (expensive), Prime gym (expensive).

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phtthp:

then she must be of certain high training standard, since Potong Pasir cc also send in representative students to participate in Inter-school competition as well:-


http://www.singaporegymnastics.org.sg/sg/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/SGOPEN_WORKPLAN-2011.pdf

ALL Gym Clubs encourage the Kids to take part in Open Championship, it's good for the kids to experience competition environment, as well as to learn by observing other kids' skill.

For Your Information, Spore Gym Organises 2 Championships per year :
Spore Open in June (open to Overseas Participants),
and Spore National in Sept (for Sporeans Only).
Both R open to ALL interested Gymnasts, with Grading Exercise.

These 2 championship is Different from Inter-sch (Pri, and Sec/JC sch).
Inter-sch is Not Open to Clubs, and / Or CC.

Not Everyone Will be Able to Rep their Sch, if there R Many Gymnasts. Normally the Sch will Select their Best to Compete.
And the competition is Really Keen in inter-sch.

So the 2 Championships Events organised by SG is sort of like Encouragement and Opportunity for ALL Gymnasts, with added feature of Benchmarking their skills to the SG Grading Exercise Std.

And Being so Near to the Inter-sch Event in Apr, Not ALL inter-sch Gymnasts participate in the June Event.

And with the Sep event quite near to PSLE, and Yr End SA2, O Level, etc, Not Many Gymnasts R prepared to participate as well.
And Schools Do Not Pay much Attention to these 2 events, unfortunately.
So Most of the Participants R from Gym Clubs, CC,
and Of Course, SG own National Team Gals.

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phtthp:

then she must be of certain high training standard, since Potong Pasir cc also send in representative students to participate in Inter-school competition as well:-


http://www.singaporegymnastics.org.sg/sg/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/SGOPEN_WORKPLAN-2011.pdf

her school fees are reasonable ... compared to Flyonce (expensive), Prime gym (expensive).

CC Fees cannot be expensive, and it's for Once a Week, 2hrs ....
More for Exposure, Recreational and Keeping Fit ....

For Both Flyonce and Prime Gym ....
Both Clubs R into Competitive Sports training (aside from Recreational), and have trained quite a number of Skill-ful Gymnasts, who R medal Winners in Inter-sch / Championship Events.

For Your Info, the Lesser Number of Hours trained, the Higher the Fees.
For Training of 5 hrs or More, You will find that the Fees Reduced substantially (in Unit Rate).

Actually I Personally Find Gym CCA is an Expensive Sports.
To Do well One Need to Invest Heavily in both $$ and Time.
Maybe it's Becoz of the Non-Common Availability of Gym Hall (with High Ceiling Height for RG), and the Necessity of the Multitute of Gym Equipment (for AG).

A Kid needs to be Passionate about the Sports, Dedicated, Resilient on top of the Family have the Means ($$) and the Time (Kid has to be independent enough in studies w/o Multiple Frequent Tuitions) to Succeed Well in this Sports.

[mika_ling]

Can anyone advise if we try to switch the kids to schools that are providing artistic gym?

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mika_ling:

Can anyone advise if we try to switch the kids to schools that are providing artistic gym?

Wah mika! U Really Serious about AG Training for your Kid!

R U Talking about Boy? or Gal?
And How Old now?

[toffee]

Hi mummies and daddies


I would like to seek some advice. My 5yo dd has recently asked for gym classes after attending a trial at raffles gym. I'm torn between letting her take up what seems to be an elite sport vs a more common/less costly sport like swimming (my dd has yet to start swimming lessons as she keeps getting cold but I'm quite sure she would enjoy swimming classes too). As I am a ftwm, and dd is currently doing ballet and music on sat, any other additional class would have to take place on Sunday.

I will be sending dd to a primary school which offers gymnastic so the \"ks\" me is also wondering if it's beneficial to send her for classes now in hope she may join the school team in future :please:

parents who have gone thru this process of your kids asking for gym classes, can share your experience pls? Much appreciated!

[meiah]

You not ks lah. I lagi worse! Hehe. My dd 3 only. My opinion only lah..


My dd attended RGA before at 18 mths for about 2 terms and she loved it there. Up till today, she remembers that she could jump, run and roll, etc at the gym and she is also asking for lessons now. Whenever we walk past the gym, she will want to go in and watch the bigger girls do their routine. She watched quietly yesterday and she cried when she had to leave. :gloomy: So we will attend a trial class this Saturday.

Simlarly, my dd is also attending ballet and music class on Saturdays and the only available slot for gym class is also Saturday. But she will stop music class soon as she has music class in school and stuff she learns seems similar.

My dd may also likely go to a sch which offers gymnastics so I also have the same thoughts as you. However, I'm not sure if it is a good idea to join the sch team if she will not be a dedicated gymnast in future. The time spent for training and competitions is quite scary. I know a boy who trains not just for sch but also for nationals and he has no time for anything else.

For now, I think my idea is to let her enjoy what she is doing as it seems that it is what she likes best now. If she can join the sch team in future, then it might be a bonus if she can take the stress, if she can't, it'll be fine cos there are many other ccas that she could join. I would not force her if she really dislikes it by then.

She loves swimming too (read: play water :evil: ) but she would not mention it unless her uncle asks her if she wants to go. But for gym, she bugs quite frequently. :please:

I'm not sure, but I supposed whatever my kids have started on, I hope that they would carry on into school. I think that to start early is to give them an advantage over other kids but as they progress in school, sometimes this advantage may not be so evident after a while.

You may like to wait a while before deciding if you still want to sign your dd up for lessons. Just to see if she still wants it after a while. Mine is still asking after 1.5 yr!! So she'll be getting it. :rahrah: