Gymnastics
Our gymnastics programs helps children develop coordination, flexibility and strength.
Gymnastics also helps increase self esteem and confidence, qualities that benefit children throughout their lives and can boost achievement in any other activity.
Progressive Skill Classes: School Age Boys and Girls
Level 1: Beginner, no experience necessary. Learn the best you can be! Introduction to basic skills and safety awareness. Start here…Go ANYWHERE!
Level 2: Must have the following prerequisite skills prior to entering the class: Floor; bridge with head up for 5 sec., forward straddle roll, cartwheel; Bars: Jump to front support, cast with straight arms, forward roll over low bar, swing on high single bar; Vault; correct hurdle to board, squat onto low vault.
Level 3: Introduction to compulsory routines and preparation for competitive gymnastics. Must have the following prerequisite skills prior to entering the class: Floor: backward roll, handstand, backbend on wedge mat, bridge kick-over on wedge mat; Bars; pullover, under-swing dismount; Vault; handstand to flat back on cushion.
What To Wear To Class: Participants should come to class in proper attire. A leotard, or shorts with a t-shirt and bare feet are acceptable. No jewelry, belts, or jeans. Loose-fitting clothes are discouraged. All hair must be tied back.
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Gymnastics Classes
We're proud to promote gymnastics as a means to develop skills of a lifetime for individuals. Pre-School movement classes help provide the individual with the all-important social skills necessary to be an adult. Problem solving, sharing, and waiting your turn (patience) are skills we all use every day of our life. If this is all we did, it would probably be enough, however Gymnastics provides so much more.
Gymnastics is a multifaceted sport that develops physical strength, speed and agility, nerves of steel and it’s FUN! Studies of how young children learn have proven that they especially acquire knowledge through play, experimentation, exploration, and discovery.
Gymnastics is a challenging sport. There is no doubt about it. Walking, let alone flipping, is hard to do on a four-inch balance beam. It takes more than a few push-ups to master an iron cross on the rings. So it is safe to say that gymnastics is “hard”. Even so, the qualities it takes to master these skills learned from gymnastics such as courage, perseverance, risk, determination, vision as well as many others are the qualities that foster excellence in any endeavor. Dealing with the “hard” will translate into valuable life skills and strength of character. Bolstered by unconditional love from parents and skilled guidance from coaches, your children will be much more prepared to handle the “hard” of life because of the challenges they faced in the gym.

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