YOUNG CHILDREN’S GYMNASTICS (3-6)

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Level 1 - TWINKLES ages 3-4, are entry level programs that are all about fun and building coordination and strength.  These programs are designed for young children who are ready to work independently of their parents with one of our instructors.   These classes begin to introduce our youngest gymnasts to the fun of gymnastics! Classes will emphasize gross motor development and listening skills. With every class, students explore movement and increase flexibility. They build confidence while having so much fun!  Students begin working on all of the apparatus including floor, high, medium, and low beams, the vault table or vaulting mats, our preschool bar set, as well as our 3 trampolines! Instructors will begin to teach basic skills on all apparatus such as, tuck and straddle jumps, bridges, forward rolls, donkey kicks, the mechanics of a cartwheel, monkey hangs, and chin holds. It’s a fun filled first experience for our youngest gymnasts!!

Level 2 - RISING STARS ages 5-6, these students learn about the larger spatial ideas that are important to safety and structure for young gymnasts. Ideas such as understanding their boundaries, balance, flexibility, and smaller acrobatic skills are gained here. Students continue to strengthen the skills they worked on the previous year and will continue to add on skills. This class works on all of the apparatus. Students will work on back bends, cartwheels, handstands, forward and backward rolls, straddle hangs, assisted pullovers, forward, backward, and relevé walks on beam as well as many other skills.

 

Level 3 - ROCKETS ages 5 to 7, takes Rising Stars goals to the next level. The curriculum is expanded with added skills on all of the apparatus while continuing to work on strengthening the technique of their previously learned skills. With every class, students have set goals to achieve which leads to a sense of accomplishment and pride in their achievements. Students in this class work much more independently than previous levels. Students will focus on round-offs, bridge kick overs, pike backward roll to plank, pullovers, casts, back hip circles, and cartwheels and handstands on beam.

*Students may register for Rockets by invitation or evaluation only.


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