Bringing Hearts and Skills Together in Gymnastics

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"The RYTHIMS+ project, ""Bringing Hearts and Skills Together in Gymnastics,"" is an Erasmus+ initiative promoting social inclusion through adapted rhythmic gymnastics for individuals with intellectual disabilities. It aims to improve accessibility by developing inclusive training programs, training coaches in adapted methodologies, and fostering transnational cooperation between clubs in Spain and Portugal. Key objectives include creating an adapted rhythmic gymnastics training program, training sports coaches in inclusive methodologies, facilitating cooperation between Spanish and Portuguese gymnastics clubs, developing a guide to good practices, and raising awareness through events and training sessions. The project is structured into three work packages. The first ensures effective management, financial oversight, and impact assessment. The second focuses on implementation and training, including coach education, participant integration, and a methodological guide. The third covers dissemination and sustainability, ensuring visibility, fostering alliances, and promoting long-term continuity. Expected impacts include training at least ten coaches, integrating twenty participants, and raising awareness in the short term. In the medium term, it aims to establish five cooperation agreements and ensure adoption of inclusive practices in participating clubs. Long-term goals include promoting systematic inclusion in rhythmic gymnastics, influencing sports federations, and integrating inclusive methodologies into training programs across Europe. Coordinated by Club de Gimnasia Rítmica Benetússer in Spain, with Guimagym Clube de Ginástica de Guimarães in Portugal and Meraki Projectes in Spain, the project combines expertise in gymnastics, inclusion, and Erasmus+ project management. Through structured implementation, partnerships, and sustainability measures, RYTHIMS+ aims to create lasting change in inclusive rhythmic gymnastics."