Girls Recreational Gymnastics

Girls Level 1 Beginner: ages 6-13

This class is 1.5 hours and meets once a week. It is for girls ages 6-9 or 10-13 years who have never taken gymnastics classes. Level 1 Beginner is the first step of the beginning recreational program. Instructors use demonstration, spotting, and verbal explanation to teach new skills on each event. They may also use drills and repetition to emphasize important aspects of new skills. Skills include a correct run and hurdle to a Handstand “fall to back” (the Level 2 & 3 competitive vault) on Resi mats for Vault; important body positions, strength building exercises, including pullovers and forward roll dismounts on Bars; walks, kicks, straight jumps, rolls and handstand preparation on Beam; and bridges, bridges kickovers, handstands, cartwheel preparation and rolls on Floor.

Girls Level 1 Advanced Beginner: ages 10-14

This class is 1.5 hours and meets once a week. It is for girls ages 10-14 years who have had some previous training or have advanced from Level 1 Beginner. Level 1 Advanced Beginner is the second step of the beginning recreational program. Instructors emphasize performing skills with good form and consistency. New skills include handstand “treefalls” on Vault; swing re-grasp, casts, and squat on preparation on Bars; dance concepts, arabesques and jumps on Beam; and cartwheels, straddle rolls, back bends, bridge kickovers and back handspring preparation on Floor.

Girls Level 2 Intermediate: ages 10-14

This class is 1.5 hours and meets once a week. It is for girls ages 10-14 years who have had some previous training or have advanced from Level 1 Beginner and Advanced Beginner. Level 2 Intermediate is the third step of the girls recreational class program. Instructors emphasize performing skills with good form and consistency. New skills include back handsprings, front handsprings, cartwheels, cross and side handstands on the beam and mill circles, front hip circles and glide swings/kip concepts on bars. Strength and flexibility is a main focus as most of these skills begin to emerge quickly when the gymnasts has increased her strength.

Girls Level 2 Advanced Intermediate: ages 10-14

This class is 2 hours and meets once a week. It is for girls ages 10-14 years who have met the requirements of girls Level 1 Beginner, Advanced Beginner and Level 2 Intermediate. Level 2 Advanced intermediate is the highest recreational girls class before “Optional Skill Training” or our High School gymnastics program. Gymnasts generally advance to these programs or to Pre Team (which are multiple day a week developmental programs).