Class
Descriptions
Parent
and Child
(2
& 3 year olds) Tremendous
interaction class 45 minutes in length with fun, gymnastics activities in a safe environment housed with
special equipment for toddlers. Classes
encourage balance, motor skills, and the bond between parent and child.
Preschool
(3 & 4 year olds)
Nurturing, positive reinforcement gymnastics classes
which will focus in on a child's overall physical coordination, as they
work independently without the parent, building good listening skills,
working on confidence and self-esteem, while improving
social skills with other children.
45 minutes.
1
Hour Recreation (5-12 year olds)
Students will be placed in classes based
on age and ability. Basic gymnastics skills will be taught using step by
step progressions in tumbling, balance beam, bars and vaulting. Classes
will help increase strength, and flexibility, while developing
confidence, discipline, and goal setting.
Rec
Plus
An
extension of our 1 hour recreation classes, this class is designed for students looking for a
"little extra"
gymnastics -
4 events per class rather than 3. This program usually sets up well
prior to a student moving into an advanced type class. One hour and 15 minutes long, recommended ages
6 to 12.
Boys
Tumbling and Fitness Class
(6-12 year olds)
Overall conditioning and physical
fitness program
utilizing gymnastics equipment; with an
emphasis on TUMBLING, building strength, speed, agility, mind and body awareness, and a positive
attitude towards health and the importance of fitness. 45 minutes.
Back
Handspring Class For
all those that want to improve upon, and perfect one of the most
fundamental skills in tumbling! This 45-minute class will encompass
exercises, drills, and the proper body positioning necessary to ensure
that the skill is done in the correct manner, and more importantly, is
done SAFELY! From start to finish, the back handspring will be broken
down into each phase of the movement, so that any level of student can
gain proficiency and perfecting of this skill and move towards higher
progressions of tumbling!
Junior
Tumbling
This 60 minute, age-appropriate
class is designed for younger students to specifically learn proper
“beginner-type” tumbling skills such as handstands,
cartwheels and round-offs. This program
provides an excellent foundation for a student’s progressions towards the bigger and harder tumbling
skills, as well as their overall elements of physical fitness.
Tumbling
75
minutes in length, this class is programmed to help students with a
variety of objectives, from perfecting beginner tumbling elements up
thru advanced techniques like layouts and “fulls”,
thru to multi-skill tumbling passes, such as round-off back handsprings.
Strength and conditioning are also emphasized.
This program is a huge must for those athletes looking to improve
existing floor tumbling skills while working on the bigger, high-flying,
“skills that thrill”!
Advanced
Beginners
90 minute class
will involve younger students that have achieved & are proficient at
basic beginner skills & are ready not only to be challenged by more time in
the gym, but to have harder gymnastics skills introduced into their curriculum.
Higher emphasis on strength and conditioning starts to be introduced.
Intermediate
Advanced Program
This hour and 45 minute program involves all
aspects of gymnastics & physical fitness. Gradual progressions of
skills are incorporated, with a focus starting to be placed on the more
advanced, multi-faceted elements of
gymnastics.
2
Hour Advanced Class
Non-competitive training classes will highlight advanced gymnastics skill development,
taught in a progressive manner. Goals are of improved overall
physical fitness with increases in strength and flexibility. With the expected proficiency
in all 4 of the Olympic events, here, the
groundwork is laid for the possibility of pre-team or team programs.
Pre-Team
This "by invitation only" program
prepares the gymnast for an opportunity to compete in the upcoming
years. The athlete has to show the ability to implement instruction, has
strength, flexibility, and is fairly adept at all 4 events, while having
the desire and commitment to participate in a program of this nature.
One of the primary focuses of this class is to reinforce and perfect
gymnastics fundamentals and basics. Event
routines are introduced with more advanced skills being gradually incorporated into
the child's curriculum. Overall body workouts are inclusive to help
condition the child's muscle / skeletal system.
Team
"GYMDAWGS"
(
J.O.G.A. levels A, B, & C )
J.O.G.A. team level program where students learn and practice advanced
skills, routines, and movements in all
4 of the Olympic events. Gymnasts participate in statewide J.O.G.A.
competitions. Athletes are also trained in sport specific exercise
routines along with an overall emphasis on physical fitness. Team spirit,
fellowship, family and peer support, "personal bests", and
sportsmanship are all cultivated so that the child can maximize the
experience of this competitive team program. By
coach's recommendation and invitation only.
We also offer
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION
for
GYMNASTICS
and
TUMBLING.
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