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Pinewood Tumblers
| Power Tumbling blends the most exciting aspects of an
Artistic Gymnastics floor exercise with the dynamics of Trampoline skills.
Tumblers perform on a specialized tumbling strip, which is 25 metres long
and 1.5 metres wide. The strip is an elevated floor sprung with horizontal
fibreglass rods concealed beneath a carpeted layer of foam. The innovation
of this specialized 'floor' has raised the level of the sport to new
heights. It provides the athletes with an extremely explosive 'launching
pad', which can propel the most talented athletes high into the air
allowing them to perform combinations of consecutive aerial skills at
levels of difficulty not normally seen in Artistic Gymnastics. In competition the athletes perform tumbling lines (connected tumbling skills) called 'passes'. These passes consist of eight acrobatic elements judged on their degree of difficulty and execution - which includes the evaluation of speed, technique, height and maintenance of tempo throughout the entire 8 element pass. Competitions are thrilling displays of dare devil feats, which defy gravity. The intensity builds, as the athlete stands alone at the end of the 11 metre long runway. With an explosive burst of power the athlete initiates their running approach with full effort toward the beginning of the tumbling strip. In a blink of an eye the athlete performs 8 dynamic elements, which are connected at the speed of light. The only thing to move faster than the tumbler is the rate at which this sport is evolving! In fact, the world's best tumblers are now performing triple twisting double saltos, full twisting triple backs and some are even performing double backs in the middle of the pass proceeding through to a triple back pike dismount! The incredible pace and intricate highflying manoeuvres make Tumbling one of the most enjoyable disciplines to experience! |
Pinewood Gymnastics Club is one of the best tumbling clubs in the country.Pinewood has 10 National squad members, 3 British Champions and 2 European Champions.Vladimir Podobin, Head of Tumbling, has coached gymnasts to 2 World Championship titles, 2 European titles and countless National Champions making him one of the best coaches in the country.
BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS Emily Marsden Payne British Champion 8 - 10 Elliot Thompson 5th British Championships 8 - 10 Lucie Colebeck 12th British Championships 11 - 12 Paige Clarke 2nd British Championships 13 - 14 Louisa Bellis 5th British Championships 13 -14 Shaun Gregory (1st Place Preliminaries) Withdrew due to injury Ryan Dyer 3rd British Championships 15 - 16 Michelle Brummer 4th Place British Championships 15 -16 Josh Barringer 10th British Championships Senior Peter Mewse 5th British Championships Senior Lee Schofield 4th British Championships Senior Charlie Burrows 3rd British Championships Senior Stephen Newey 2nd British Championships Senior
Sarah Bellis SENIOR EUROPEAN WOMENS TEAM CHAMPION. Charlie Burrows SENIOR EUROPEAN MENS TEAM CHAMPION. 4th Indv. European Championships Senior British Champion 5th & 6th Belgium and Krasnodar World Cups. Stephen Newey Team Bronze European Championships British Champion U18 Shaun Gregory Team Bronze European Championships 2nd British Championships U15 Louisa Bellis British Champion U13 Paige Clarke 2nd British Championships U15 Michelle Brummer 3rd British Championships U15 Josh Barringer 2nd British Championships U18 Lee Schofield 3rd British Championships U18 Emily Marsden Payne 2nd British Championships U11 |
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Pinewood Tumblers
