Intermediate & Advanced Gymnastics Classes

Intermediate classes are for children ages 8 - 11 who have mastered all basic gymnastics skills. They learn walkovers, and they begin tumbling. The advanced class teaches running tumbling for children ages 9 - 13 who have mastered the basic skills and learned walkovers and beginning tumbling.

intermediate i

To be eligible for this class, children must have attended at least 1 full year of gymnastics and be evaluated by a Gymnastic Academy of Boston instructor. Children will work towards more advanced tumbling and acro- skills such as walkovers, handsprings, master handstands on the beam, and begin working high bar skills. Each class is 75 minutes.

Intermediate I Skills

Floor

Handstand
Cartwheel
Walkovers
Handstand to bridge
Backward roll to feet
Handstand forward roll
Bridge kickover down cheese
Roundoff: step hurdle, running

Vault

Squat on, straddle on, and pike on
Handstand on and Handstand off
Handstand flat back over the vault table onto the mat stack

Bars

Glide swing
Pullover
Back hip circle
Cast to horizontal
Tap swings with re-grip
Leg cut, mill circle with a spot

Beam

Releve holds for ten seconds
Pivot turns
Straight, tuck and split jumps
Teeter totters with proper form
Cartwheel handstand dismounts and round-off without spot
Full and l handstands on low beam with spot
Cartwheels alone on a line and with spot on a low beam

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INTERMEDIATE ii

Children must have attended at least 2 full years of gymnastics and be evaluated by a Gymnastic Academy of Boston instructor to be eligible for this class. Children focus on learning running tumbling, kips on the bars and cartwheels, and full turns on the balance beam. Each class is 90 minutes.

Intermediate II Skills

Floor

Roundoff, aerials, front tucks
Handstand pop
Front and back walkover
Front handspring
Roundoff back handspring with a spot and on tumble track

Vault

Half onto the mat stack
Handstand onto the table
Handstand off the table
Fron handspring with a spot
Handstand flat back over the table and onto the mat stack

Bars

Pullover
Back hip circle
Back hip circle underswing
Mill circle with a spot
Squat on
Kip with a spot

Beam

Releve hold for 20 seconds
Straight, tuck, and split jumps
L-handstand and full handstand on high beam
Cartwheel on low beam and high beam with a spot
Roundoff, FHS and front tuck dismount

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ADVANCED

Children signing up for the advanced girls class must have already acquired running tumbling skills, all basic skills on uneven bars, the ability to vault over the table and be comfortable working advanced acro-skills on the balance beam. This class is run alongside the Intermediate II class as an example of how far recreational gymnastics can take you. The advanced class is also great for gymnasts who may have been on Team and no longer wish to compete, but still want to practice gymnastics for other disciplines (such as cheer) or for personal fitness. Each class is 90 minutes.

Advanced Skills

Floor

Handstand
Cartwheel
Walkovers
Handstand to bridge
Backward roll to feet
Handstand forward roll
Bridge kickover down cheese
Roundoff: step hurdle, running

Vault

Squat on, straddle on, and pike on
Handstand on and Handstand off
Handstand flat back over the vault table onto the mat stack

Bars

Glide swing
Pullover
Back hip circle
Cast to horizontal
Tap swings with re-grip
Leg cut, mill circle with a spot

Beam

Releve holds for ten seconds
Pivot turns
Straight, tuck and split jumps
Teeter totters with proper form
Cartwheel handstand dismounts and round-off without spot
Full and l handstands on low beam with spot
Cartwheels alone on a line and with spot on a low beam

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teens

This class is geared towards young adults who have never attended gymnastics or who have not attended gymnastics since early childhood. They will work towards developing coordination, balance, and overall body awareness through gymnastics skill knowledge on all events. Classes may work on mastering a wide range of skills from beginner cartwheels to advanced tumbling and acro- skills such as walkovers, handsprings, and handstands. Each class is 75 minutes.

Teen Skills

Floor

Handstand
Cartwheel
Walkovers
Handstand to bridge
Backward roll to feet
Handstand forward roll
Bridge kickover down cheese
Roundoff: step hurdle, running

Vault

Squat on, straddle on, and pike on
Handstand on and Handstand off
Handstand flat back over the vault table onto the mat stack

Bars

Glide swing
Pullover
Back hip circle
Cast to horizontal
Tap swings with re-grip
Leg cut, mill circle with a spot

Beam

Releve holds for ten seconds
Pivot turns
Straight, tuck, and split jumps
Teeter totters with proper form
Cartwheel handstand dismounts and round-off without spot
Full and l handstands on low beam with spot
Cartwheels alone on a line and with a spot on a low beam

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Intermediate & Advanced Gymnastics Classes

Gymnastic Academy of Boston - Medford