Scottish Gymnastics improving

tumblr_nwyp7a3Mu91sklz4fo4_250 Daniel Purvis is the only Scot in the Great Britain team at the event in Glasgow this week.
Membership has grown by 13% since last year, with more than 20,000 members at 147 affiliated clubs across Scotland. …

“We’ve got the coaches but they’ve got other jobs because they can’t afford to just coach or the children can’t get out of school during the day – there’s no point in them being there if the children aren’t there.

“We’ve got the facilities but we’re sharing them with pre-school, recreational gymnasts and gymnastic parties, things like that.”

Twelve-year plan to increase World class Scottish gymnasts

I visited Dynamite Gymnastics in Glasgow. The kids are excited for a new facility currently under construction.

In fact, 40 different Scottish Gyms have facility improvement plans in the works.

BBC Gymnastics

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