Gymnastics youth group competition
The gymnastics (youth) group competition ( TGW ) is a multi-faceted team all-round competition that ranges between competitive sports and popular sports / general sports . This sport also includes the TGM (gymnastics (youth) group championship) or the SGW (student group competition). The aim of the training is to take part in competitions in order to compete with teams from other clubs. The earlier name was gymnastics youth group competition .
Disciplines
Each team must compete in three or four disciplines , which they can put together from eight disciplines , depending on the competition class . The selection is based on the training options or the talents of the group.
The eight disciplines available for selection are:
- 1. Gymnastics and gymnastics with a box:
- A gymnastics exercise is performed on a floor area (12 × 12 meters) . The exercise takes two to four minutes. A box can also be placed on the floor, which will be included in the exercise.
- 2. Dancing:
- Jazz dance , modern dance , folklore , hip-hop , rock 'n' roll , everything is allowed on an area of 13 × 13 meters. The dance lasts two to four minutes.
- 3. Gymnastics with hand-held equipment:
- Ribbons, hoops, balls, ropes, clubs or alternative devices must be thrown, rotated, rolled or otherwise moved over an area of 13 × 13 meters in accordance with music. The gymnastics lasts two to four minutes.
- 4. Singing:
- Polyphony , time and key changes must be performed freely in one or more connected songs . Instrumental accompaniment is conditionally permitted. The recital should not exceed four minutes.
- 5th relay race:
- Six to eight athletes compete against the clock in a pendulum relay over 50 or 75 meters (depending on age group).
- 6. Medicine ball throw:
- A medicine ball (one to three kilograms depending on class and gender) must be thrown over the head with both hands. Each participant has two attempts. Six to eight people from the team must throw.
- 7. Swimming:
- The swimming relay runs over a distance of eight by 50 meters. The swimming style can be chosen freely. (The offspring only swim 25 meters.)
- 8. Orienteering:
- The aim of the orienteering is to use a map and a compass to find ten different points in open terrain (e.g. forest). (The offspring are only looking for eight points.)
In addition, there is a surprise task in cup competitions. What needs to be done is only announced shortly before the start, usually a fun relay. (This discipline is only available in cup competitions, for example in Schleswig-Holstein, but is mandatory for all teams there)
A distinction is made between non-measurable and measurable disciplines. There is a maximum of ten points for each discipline. The maximum number of points in the competition is thirty or forty points. The non-measurable disciplines (1st to 4th) are judged by a jury that pays attention to attitude, degree of difficulty, originality and choreography . The measurable disciplines (5th to 8th) are rated according to given tables.
Teams
A team consists of six to ten or eight to twelve participants and it can be purely female, purely male or mixed. Originally there was an age range between 12 and 18 years, which can now be found in the TGM class. In the meantime, extensions and new classes, such as TGW Youngsters or TGM Seniors, have been formed to enable younger and older athletes to compete.
Competitions
Every year competitions take place at different levels: Cup or Gau competitions, state championships, national championships such as the North German meeting and a federal meeting. This German championship is held every year in a different federal state, and up to 150 teams with around 3500 participants start there. A competition takes up an entire weekend and is usually held in school centers or on a fairground . A typical competition runs according to the following scheme:
- Friday: Arrival and possibly a little special training
- Saturday: competition, gymnast youth party
- Sunday: matinee, departure
The award ceremony takes place during the party on Saturday or during the matinee on Sunday.
character
There was singing, dancing and throwing medicine balls from the start. The other disciplines have been added over the years. The combination of sporting and musical disciplines is what makes this sport so special. What also sets TGW apart from other sports is the distinctive group character of this sport. So help z. As not only permitted in gymnastics, but as this of even desirable, team character is underlined. In all non-measurable disciplines, exercise parts or performances that promote and represent the group character are rewarded with points. And for the measurable disciplines, only the group result and no individual results are published. The performance of the individual is always subordinate to the goal of the group. This creates a special cohesion in a TGW team, so that it is not uncommon for a team to exist for many years and be characterized by a close community.
history
The traditional pennant contest began in 1948 (you can still get pennants today ), although gymnastics groups had already met in camps to throw medicine balls, sing and dance. In 1953 the first group competition took place as a championship in Hamburg. A common compulsory dance for all groups, the title Deutscher Turnvereins-Gruppenwettstreit (DTVG) was introduced in 1953 and from 1960 there were also group tasks. The TGW took place for the first time in 1968 at the German Gymnastics Festival. In 1972 the first TGW competition for young gymnasts took place in-house and since then there have been 3 competitions every year, a German championship every year and competitions within the German Gymnastics Festival every 4 years.
The TGW movement initially focused on southern Germany, but now numerous teams from northern Germany are also represented. In eastern Germany there are only a few teams except in the Berlin area. Every year the number of teams registered for the competitions increases. The TGW is attracting a large number of young people and is becoming more and more important. Outside of Germany there is little interest in this sport. With the introduction of special rules, it is hoped that international registrations will also be available for the 2009 German Gymnastics Festival .
Web links
- Working aid group election competition (PDF; 3.7 MB)