Special Olympics Gymnastics: A 50 Year History1995 - European Regional Training School

1995 European Regional Gymnastics Training SeminarDecember 14-17, 1995Rome, ItalyRepresentatives from Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal and United Kingdom participated. The schedule included classroom meetings on the General Session, the Gymnastic Rules, motivating athletes, and judging. Practical sessions were about Conditioning, Artistic Gymnastics and Rhythmic Gymnastics.At this time, artistic gymnastics had 5 levels- A, I, II, III, IV

There were compulsories for levels A, I, II, & III

Level IV did the level III compulsories & their own optional routine in each event.

Rhythmic competition was in hoop, ball, ribbon, rope and all around. There were 5 levels of competition in rhythmic- A, B, I, II, III

There were compulsory routines at each level.

A & B routines were for wheelchair or chair routines

There were group routines in levels I, II, & III

At that time, we were encouraging coaches and teams to have a Unified Program, where 2 gymnasts would partner, one a Special Olympian and the other not. The scores were added together to compete against other partners.Bruno Grande, future FIG President, started our conference from the Italian Gymnastic Federation and pledged future support of Special Olympics.AthletesEvaluations, discussions, and follow up reflected a positive atmosphere about the training school and future growth of the program.
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Gymnastics 50 CoverDocument NavigationAcknowledgementsContentsForeword and MissionSpecial Olympics Gymnastics MilestonesSpecial Olympics Gymnastics Sport DirectorGymnastic Sport PlansGymnastics Sports Rules Sub CommitteesRole of the Coach in Special Olympics GymnasticsRole of Officials and Parents in Special Olympics Gymnastics50 Years of Competitions and Events1983 - International Special Olympics Summer Games1987 - International Summer Games - Notre Dame, Indiana1991 - International Summer Games - Minneapolis/St. Paul1993 - US Olympic Festival1995 - World Summer Games - New Haven, Connecticut1995 - European Regional Training School - Rome, Italy1999 - World Summer Games - North Carolina2003 - World Summer Games - Dublin, Ireland2006 - USA Games - Ames, Iowa2007 - World Summer Games, Shanghai, China2010 - USA Games, Nebraska2011 - Inaugural USA Gymnastics/SO Championships2011 - World Summer Games, Athens, Greece2014 – USA Games, Trenton, New Jersey2015 - World Summer Games, Los Angeles, California2018 – USA Games, Seattle, Washington2018 - 50th Anniversary of Special Olympics2019 - World Summer Games - Abu Dhabi2022 - USA Games - Orlando, FloridaFinal Word