Beginner Gymnastics Classes

ACROKATS 

●    This is a co-ed class for children ages 5 - 8 who are new to gymnastics. Your child will focus on learning basic skills such as handstands, balance, strength, and building confidence in a supportive environment with dedicated coaches. Each class is 60 minutes. 

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AcroKat Skills

• Become comfortable walking on the high beam by themselves

• Learn to do a pullover on bars

• Gain strength to hold their own weight up in a front support and forward roll down

• Perform backward roll to their feet on a flat floor

• Do bridges with straight arms on a flat floor surface

• Learn basic lever mechanics

• Perform cartwheel starting and finishing in and feet on the floor lunge position and correct order of hands 

• Learn how to run and punch the springboard with two feet 

fireflies

●    The Fireflies classes are for children ages 6 - 10. The co-ed class teaches children how to build upon their knowledge of balance, strength, and coordination. They will learn the proper mechanics of basic gymnastics skills, while exploring just how much fun this sport can be! Each class is 60 minutes.

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Fireflies Skills

• Work pullovers and back hip-circles

• Perform handstands with the proper mechanics

• Improve running and punching onto springboard for vault

• Achieve levers on a high beam with proper mechanics

• Learn beginning handstands on a high beam

• Perform backward roll to pike stand

• Complete all cartwheel progressions

• Learn roundoff mechanics

• Begin learning how to hurdle into tumbling

• Work bridge kick-over with straight legs down cheese mat