Acro

About Us

“All things are possible, it's just some things are more difficult."

Notts Acro club caters for male and female gymnasts of a wide range of ages and abilities who want to specialise in acrobatics and tumbling.

Sports Acrobatics is a beautiful, dynamic sport for both males and females, which is performed to music. It is hoped it will become an Olympic Sport shortly. Sports Acrobatics can cater for a wide range of ages and abilities. Amongst other things it develops courage, fitness, strength, stamina, coordination, flexibility, trust, responsibility for others, teamwork, musical appreciation.

Competitors work as women's pairs, mixed pairs, men's pairs, women's trios or men's fours. All disciplines perform balance, tempo and combined 2 minute 30 second routines to music (except men's group-balance which perform a single pyramid without music), on a 12 x 12 m floor.

Tumbling is the dynamic linking of gymnastic elements on a specially designed 25 m track. It is a fast moving sport for males and females, with competitions from beginners to international levels. Amongst other things it develops, courage, fitness, strength, stamina, coordination, flexibility.

History of the club
The Acro section of Notts Gymnastic Academy was formed from Notts Acro club in 2010. Notts Acro was originally founded by Mr Roy Tinsley. Roy entered the world of gymnastics in the 1980s when his daughter started classes at Sandiacre Gym Club. He soon became involved in coaching and subsequently coached in Sneinton Dale, later moving to Hucknall Leisure Centre with the Nottingham gym club. It was at Hucknall Leisure Centre that Roy established the first Sports Acrobatics Club in the East Midlands, namely Byron Gym Club, which later became known as NOTTS ACRO. Despite fighting against ill health for a number of years Roy worked his way becoming a class 2, and later High Performance coach, in Sports Acrobatics, a tutor and judge. He encouraged many new coaches and teachers into the sport, helping them to be confident and qualify to coach.

For several years Roy organized the National Sports Acrobatics Championships and was fondly known in the Sports Acrobatics world as 'Mr East Midlands'. He served on the East Midlands Gymnastics Association Committee as Chair, Secretary and Treasurer of Sports Acrobatics for many years keeping the sport alive, and was the catalyst for all the Sports Acrobatics in the East Midlands. Those who knew Roy will remember him for his eternal energy fighting spirit. We miss his enthusiasm for the sport enormously.