Intermediate & Advanced Gymnastics Classes

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.

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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

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.

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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

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.

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Advanced Skills

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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

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.

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Teen Skills

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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