How do the Rise Gymnastics awards work?

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Rise Gymnastics has three phases, each with its own award scheme:

Phase	Who it's for	How awards work
Discover	Pre-school children, from walking age to school age	Three ability levels delivered through themes (such as dinosaurs, outer space or under the sea). Each award needs 12 of the 16 skills
Explore	School-aged recreational gymnasts	Three strands (Core Skills, Apparatus, Working Together), each with 4 levels. Each award needs 8 of the 12 skills
Excel	Experienced, ambitious recreational gymnasts, leading to festivals, competitions and discipline pathways	Four strands (Core Skills, Small Apparatus, Large Apparatus, Working Together), each with 3 levels. Core Skills awards need 10 of 14 skills; the others need 7 of 10

Gymnasts progress through each strand independently, and earn a medal and certificate for each level. Discover themes also have their own certificates for effort and attendance.

Clubs choose which phases and strands they deliver, and can start a gymnast at any point based on their physical, social and emotional maturity. Excel level 3 overlaps with the national development pathways in several disciplines, so gymnasts can move across into competitive pathways.