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Smiles Upside Down & All Around: September Handstand Photo Contest

  • Contest: Handstand Photo Challenge
  • Prize: Pacific West Gymnastics sweatshirt, t-shirt and a feature in our monthly newsletter
  • Deadline: September 24, 2023
  • To Participate: Post a photo doing a Handstand on Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #PacWestSeptemberPhotoContest. For details, see How to Participate

Join us in celebrating an iconic gymnastics skill! Participate in our online Handstand Photo Contest for a chance to win an awesome Prize Package and be featured in our monthly newsletter, The Pacific West Times. Anyone who can do a handstand is invited to participate. Follow the instructions below before September 24th and you’re in!

Improve Balance & Strength – Plus Compete with Your Friends Online

Handstands are a very important foundational skill in gymnastics! They help strengthen your shoulders, back, and core. Perhaps most importantly, learning to hold a handstand increases balance and body awareness, skills that are very important in all areas of gymnastics! The strength and balance gained are the building blocks to more advanced gymnastics moves like back walkovers, casts, back handsprings, and even beam dismounts! Practicing handstands will improve your skills, and performing in our online competition is easy!

Find an open area, snap a photo of your best handstand, and post it online. It’s a great way to improve your skills while competing with friends online!

Official Criteria, Prizes & Recognition

We are accepting submissions until Sunday, September 24th! The winner will be selected based on the handstand form and the aesthetic of the photo. Bonus points for a straight line from wrists to toes (Remember to tuck your head in, cover your ears with your shoulders!), pointed toes, and being outside!

The winning participant will be announced and featured in our monthly newsletter. Plus the winner will be awarded a prize package that includes a Pacific West shirt, sweatshirt and more!

How to Participate on Facebook or Instagram in Two Easy Steps

To participate in the challenge, post your entry on Facebook or Instagram with our official hashtag! See the instructions below.

On Facebook:

  1. Like our Facebook page
  2. Post your photo to a public audience with the hashtag, #PacWestSeptemberPhotoContest

On Instagram:

  1. Follow us on Instagram, @pacwestgym
  2. Post your photo with the hashtag, #PacWestSeptemberPhotoContest

Note: On Instagram, we can only see posts from Public Accounts

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About Pacific West Gymnastics

Pacific West Gymnastics, with locations in Union City and Fremont, is a sporting facility that offers Preschool and Toddler Gymnastics, Boys and Girls Recreational Gymnastics, Trampoline & Tumbling, Girls Competitive Team Programs plus Seasonal & Summer Camp Programs. Request a Free Tour online.

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