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- Develops strength and flexibility
- Instills a sense of courage and overcoming of fears
- Encourages children to achieve fundamental developmental milestones like proprioception, balance, hopping, rolling, landing, bending and stretching, twisting and turning
- Builds physical and mental stamina - setting and achieving goals is very important for everyone
- Teaches humility, concentration, determination, patience, persistence, mental toughness, time management (fitting homework in around training times)
- Promotes teamwork (synchronised diving, supporting and encouraging team mates), a sense of belonging and the skill to relate to and cooperate with others, independent of age, culture, background, ethnicity, ability or disability
- Not seasonal or dependent on weather
- A wonderful way to get fit and stay off the couch!
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