Gymnastics is considered to be a foundation sport for all other sports by SportNZ. Why? Gymnastics teaches body awareness and body management as well as all the fundamental movement patterns; locomotion, rotation, balance, landings, swing, spring, manipulative skills. Gymnastics also provides valuable skills for school; social skils,@concentration, co-ordination, fine motor skills, eye tracking. But most of all gymnastics is FUN!!!!Play Gym:@For 2.5 - 5 years. These classes teach the fundamental movement patterns in a fun way. While these classes are more structured than Baby Gym they still provide valuable body and environment exploration. Morning and afternoon sessions.