Celebrating 100,000 more recreational gymnasts

As the world awaits the start of the Rio Olympics, British Gymnastics is celebrating the legacy of 2012.

In just a few weeks, British Gymnastics member clubs will hit a landmark 100,000 increase in recreational gymnasts since 2012. This is in England and Northern Ireland gymnastics clubs alone bringing nationwide membership to its highest yet, a total of 327,000 across the UK* 

Independent industry research shows there are also now 1.1 million people participating in gymnastics across the nation each month. Growth has been driven by a participation strategy that has incorporated facility investment, developed club support and the gymnastics workforce, focused on recreational gymnastics and increased the profile of gymnastics.

Investment into Club facility developments 

Development of gymnastics facilities is essential to help build capacity and enable more people to take part. There have been 100 new dedicated gymnastics facilities developed by clubs in the past three years; a further 14 facility expansions, 26 facility improvement projects and 120 satellite clubs have also been completed over this time. This equates to over £4m invested into clubs in 2015 alone. 

Club development support

We are ever expanding our support to clubs to grow capacity and enhance expertise in their workforce. Initiatives include supporting the development of club managers, optimizing club timetables and guidance to ensure they are sustainable.  

Recreational gymnastics focus

Gymnastics is for everyone – for serious competition or just for fun. Ahead of London 2012, we acknowledged that we needed to listen to our customers and hear what they wanted from the sport – particularly those who were less interested in the competitive pathway or were exiting this side of gymnastics. As a result, we developed a new range of gymnastics activities aimed at attracting new participants and keeping …

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