Teaching Acrobatic Gymnastics in Covid 19 days

Over the past year the entire education system in Israel, including teacher training institutions, has been forced to reinvent itself.

As a lecturer in Pedagogy and Gymnastics I had to invent new teaching methodologies that will allow me to teach both acrobatics and pedagogy skills, while observing the constraints impose by the pandemic.

How does one teach skills of balancing on top of another athlete in these times? How to teach a skill based on contact with other athletes, while ‘social distancing’? Is there a way to teach physical cooperation and teamwork while observing the restrictions and safety rules of COVID times, and will the students be well prepared and ready for post-pandemic times?

The presentation will provide possibilities for re-inventing teaching methodologies for Acrobatic-Gymnastics, while maintaining the enjoyment factor and accentuating the acquisition of life-skills (e.g.: cooperation, coordination, decision-making, responsibility, performance).