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Gymnastics Skills Assessments
Due to the progressive nature of the sport of gymnastics, the class level is based on skill ability and mastery rather than age. Evaluation tools are used to determine the placement of participants in class levels.
Parent-Child Gymnastics Beginner
Ages 2-3
Parents are required to help their children during class. Children explore beginning tumbling skills that develop balance, body awareness, coordination, and motors skills while utilizing equipment stations. The class will emphasize having fun and growing self-confidence in a social atmosphere.
Preschool Tumbling
Ages 4-5
Children will learn slightly more challenging tumbling skills that develop balance, body awareness, coordination, and motors skills while utilizing equipment stations. The class will emphasize having fun and growing self-confidence in a social atmosphere. This is a great class to prepare kids to be on their own during leveled classes.
Gymnastics Level 1
This program is for children, at least 5 years of age, with little or no prior gymnastics experience. Basic gymnastics skills on the floor, bars, beam, and vault are taught including forward and backward rolls, handstands, and cartwheels. Includes conditioning to improve strength and flexibility.
Gymnastics – Level 2
This program is for children with beginning-level gymnastics experience who have mastered the skills required in a Level 1 gymnastics class. The class stresses form and body control of basic gymnastics skills on all apparatus. More challenging skills of tumbling including back walkovers and front and back handsprings are introduced. The class includes conditioning to improve strength and flexibility.
Gymnastics – Level 3+
Participants must master skills learned in Levels 1 and 2 prior to registration. This class stresses form, body control, and perfection of advanced gymnastics skills on the floor, vault, beam, and bars. The class includes working advanced skill mastery on floor exercises, including front and back handsprings, and an introduction to higher-level skills, such as cartwheels on the balance beam and kips on the bars.
Gymnastics – Level 4+
Gymnasts must master skills required in Level 3 prior to registration. Gymnasts will work on their compulsory routines, strength conditioning, and flexibility while learning new higher-level skills. Gymnasts will learn and work advanced skills including round-off back handspring and front and back saltos on the floor, fly aways on bars, back walkovers, and back handsprings on the balance beam.
Competitive Gymnastics
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