Sports Acrobatics

Sports acrobatics. Are you prepared?

Learning objectives.
-to know the sports acrobatics´ concept.
-to learn and practise the sports acrobatics skills.

Short description.
The acrobatics as a very sporting discipline is relatively young. The IFSA (international federation of sports acrobatics) was founded in 1973.In October 1998, the IFSA congress voted to dissolve itself and to go with the international gymnastics federation.
The sports acrobatics include five events:
-women´s pairs
-mixed pairs
-men´s pairs
-women´s trios
-men´s quartet
Pairs and groups exercises are performed with a musical accompaniment on a gymnastic type platform. The groups are building human pyramids which must be held for 3 seconds, must contain balance elements and group elements in which an acrobat is thrown.


Activities.
In this lesson plan, you must practise:
-jumping activities
-balancing activities-partners activities
-forward and backward roll
-handstand, head stand, and creative activities.

Resources:
large apparatus
mats
hoops
benches, and
your body parts!!!!!