Classes description
Gymnastics classes are broken down into levels based on age and ability. The best place for new gymnasts is a class for beginners. Even if your child has experience in dance or a similar sport, gymnastics involves four to six apparatus and requires specialized training on each piece of equipment.
Foundation class target
3-4 years old
5-6 years old
6-7+ years old
At this age children will explore climbing, jumping, rolling, swinging, balancing – developing independence, self confidence and body awareness whilst also learning social skills such as taking turns, sharing and working with other children.
Coordination, confidence, strength and flexibility are the main goals at this stage as they prepare the body to accomplish other technical skills required for fundamentals of gymnastics. They will be introduced to basic body positioning, gymnastics terminology and will start learning the basic gymnastics skills.
At this stage the focus is on skill development. They will learn to perform the basic gymnastics skills with confidence and proper technique. The gymnasts will be also introduced to conditioning to improve their core, leg and arm strength.
Assesment
We will conduct an assessment for students of age 6-7+ at the end of each Term. Gymnasts need to master the skills set for the Foundation class before successfully moving to the Advanced classes.
You can find the list of the ASSESSED skills bellow.
Welcome to the intermediate classes!
Most gymnasts spend minimum one year in each level (including the Prep Level). As higher the difficulty and complexity of the skills gets, as more strength, flexibility and coordination is required. Each athlete will progress at their own rate, no two people have the same abilities, strength, mobility, coordination etc. and also at the end of the day the results are directly related to the time and effort that is put in.
Intermediate class target
Level 1 Prep
Level 1
Level 2 Prep
Level 2
Level 3 Prep
Level 3
Level 4 Prep
Level 4
Copper
Bronze
Silver
Gold
This is a transition stage where gymnasts will get familiar with the different and complex structure of the advanced class and will learn the necessary skills for Level 1, such as Under Shoot dismount off the Uneven Bars, Handstand Flat Back on Vault, Round-off dismount off the Balance Beam and Handstand Bridge on Floor.
In Level 1 the gymnasts will be introduced to the competitive program. They will learn their gymnastics routines on each of the 4 gymnastics events.
Gymnasts will have completed their Level 1 competition and it's time to start working on skills for Level 2, such as Back hip circle on Uneven Bars, Front tuck on Vault, Handstand on the Balance Beam and Round-off on Floor.
In this stage the gymnasts will perfect the Level 2 skills and will compete with their Level 2 routines.
Gymnasts will have completed their Level 2 competition and it's time to start working on skills for Level 3, such as Kip on Uneven Bars, Handspring on Vault, Cartwheel on the Balance Beam and Round-off Back Handspring on Floor.
In this stage the gymnasts will perfect the Level 3 skills and will compete with their Level 3 routines.
Gymnasts will have completed their Level 3 competition and it's time to start working on skills for Level 4, such as Kip on Uneven Bars, Round-off on Vault, Back Walkover on the Balance Beam and Round-off double Back Handspring on Floor.
In this stage the gymnasts will perfect the Level 4 skills and will compete with their Level 4 routines.
Gymnasts will have completed their Level 4 competition and it's time to start working on skills for Level Copper. Starting with this level the gymnasts will have their own individual routines on Floor and Balance Beam where they can show off their strengths. They will learn and compete with skills such as Kip on the high bar, Handspring - Half off on Vault, Back Walkover Back Tuck dismount off the Balance Beam and Back Handspring Back Tuck on Floor.
Gymnasts will learn and compete with skills such as Baby Giant on Uneven Bars, Half on Half off on Vault, Back Handspring Step out on the Balance Beam and Back Layout on Floor.
Gymnasts will learn and compete with skills such as Giants on Uneven Bars, Tsukahara on Vault, Back Walkover Back Handspring Step out on the Balance Beam and Back Layout Full Twist on Floor.
Gymnasts will learn and compete with skills such as Front Giants on Uneven Bars, Yurchenko on Vault, Back Tuck on the Balance Beam and Front Layout Full Twist on Floor.