Here at Back2Back Gymnastics Club, we have an amazing team of around 30 Young Leaders that work together and with our coaches to use their experience, skills, and knowledge of being a gymnast to help coach younger gymnasts, whilst being mentored and guided by a coach to help improve their coaching, leadership, and communication skills and their confidence.

We are a close and very supportive group that are always eager to get involved in planning and running events, getting involved in fundraising and leading different aspects of the session.

As a team, we have run many events together including a ‘Charity Fun Day’ – a day where our leaders planned and took full control of a full day of games, crafts, and lots and lots of gymnastics fun, and a ‘Sponsored 5 Mile Run’ to raise money to support one of our young gymnasts with a serious illness.

We are also in the preparation of doing a ‘All-Nighter Challenge Night’ at the gym to fundraise money to allow us to take all of our wonderful gymnasts to a training and fun day at Lilleshall National Sports Centre (the home of British Gymnastics).

Our leaders work closely with our coaches to ensure that each leader has the full support of the coach, feel happy and comfortable in their role, they are achieving their goals and aspirations as a young leader, and so they can develop lifelong skills – as well as having fun!

If you are interested in joining the team of Young Leaders please let one of the coaches know or email us at info@back2backgymnastics.co.uk.

MY Leadership programme

What is the MY Leadership Academy Programme?
The MY Leadership Academy Programme is designed to create a structure which young people can follow to help them develop as leaders within gymnastics environments (schools, clubs and leisure centres). The programme encourages leaders to complete five different ‘topic’ areas:

MY Learning: Leaders are tasked with completing a number of different courses, both generic and sport specific.

MY Development: Leaders are tasked with identifying a mentor and learning from working alongside them.

MY Volunteering: Leaders are tasked with volunteering their time at events and meetings.

MY Future: Leaders are tasked with producing a development plan and working towards completing their goals.

MY Projects: Leaders are tasked with identifying appropriate needs, and running a project to add benefits to themselves and their club.

The programme introduces Young Leaders to the various roles and opportunities available within gymnastics, helps them to identify their strengths and the aspects of gymnastics they enjoy and encourages leaders to stay within the sport for longer, creating a larger and stronger workforce for the future.

The programme is specifically targeted at Young Leaders aged 11-17, but is equally open to anyone over the age of 17. The MY Leadership Academy booklet is available free to members of British Gymnastics.

The programme is structured, yet flexible in that it can be adapted to suit the needs of individuals and different environments. There are awards, rewards and recognition available at various stages of completion to encourage the leaders to continue to develop