Gymnastics and Tumbling Class Descriptions

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 Designed for our youngest explorers, Open Gym is all about movement, discovery, and fun! In this parent-assisted class, little ones are free to explore age-appropriate gymnastics equipment at their own pace while climbing, crawling, rolling, hanging, balancing, and jumping. This unstructured play experience encourages gross motor development, confidence, coordination, and curiosity in a safe, welcoming environment. 

**Please note: A parent or caregiver (18 years or older) is required to participate on the gym floor with each child. Only the registered participant may be on the gym floor. Siblings and additional children are not permitted on the floor during class. One parent/caregiver per participant at a time. 

Parents and toddlers explore the exciting world of gymnastics together! This engaging 45-minute class introduces basic gymnastics terminology, body positions, and foundational movement skills through fun, coach-led circuits. Using age-appropriate equipment, children will build gross motor skills, coordination, confidence, and social development while enjoying quality one-on-one time with their parent or caregiver.

**Please note: A parent or caregiver (18 years or older) is required to participate on the gym floor with each child throughout the class.

Junior KinderGym is designed for children preparing for the transition into school in a fun, active, and structured environment. Through exciting weekly themed circuits, children are constantly moving as they climb, jump, balance, hang, roll, and explore using age-

appropriate gymnastics equipment. Along the way, they’ll develop listening skills, confidence, coordination, strength, balance, and body awareness while learning basic gymnastics terminology. With minimal waiting and lots of movement, every class is filled with opportunities to learn through play.

  Senior KinderGym builds on the same fun, circuit-based format while offering activities designed for older preschoolers. Children stay active throughout class as they move through engaging weekly themed circuits featuring climbing, hanging, jumping, balancing, rolling, and other fundamental movement experiences. With minimal waiting and plenty of opportunities to explore, participants continue developing coordination, strength, balance, confidence, independence, and listening skills in a positive and energetic environment. 

Our Recreational 5 & 6 program bridges the gap between preschool gymnastics and our recreational program by introducing foundational gymnastics skills in a fun, supportive environment. In this station-based class, athletes are introduced to the four gymnastics events—vault, bars, beam, and floor—while learning proper technique, body positions, flexibility, and conditioning.

Designed with young learners in mind, classes continue to incorporate exciting weekly themes and age-appropriate activities that keep students engaged while building confidence, coordination, strength, and body awareness. This class provides the perfect balance of fun and structured learning as athletes begin their gymnastics journey.

Our Recreational 7 & 8 program welcomes both beginners and returning gymnasts in a fun, supportive environment. Athletes rotate through all four Olympic events—vault, bars, beam, and floor—while developing foundational gymnastics skills, strength, flexibility, coordination, and confidence. Classes begin with a group warm-up and stretch before rotating through coach-led stations.

Our experienced coaches recognize that every gymnast learns at their own pace. Skills and challenges are adapted to each athlete’s individual abilities, ensuring every participant feels supported, encouraged, and appropriately challenged as they progress.

Our Recreational 9+ program is designed for athletes of all experience levels who want to learn, improve, and enjoy the sport of gymnastics in a positive, encouraging environment. Participants rotate through vault, bars, beam, and floor while building strength, flexibility, coordination, body awareness, and confidence. Each class begins with a group warm-up and stretch before moving through coach-led stations with weekly skill focuses and an emphaisis and strength developement.

Whether participants are trying gymnastics for the first time or continuing to build on existing skills, our coaches individualize instruction by providing modifications and appropriate progressions so every athlete feels included, challenged, and successful in achieving their personal goals.

Beginner Intro Tumbling Classes

Our Tumbling programs are designed for beginners doing their first somersault all the way to experienced students refining their advanced skills. No experience required.

Intro Tumbling 4–6 (Ages 4–6) – 55 Minutes

Perfect for young athletes who love to roll, jump, and flip! Intro Tumbling 4–6 introduces the foundational skills of tumbling and acrobatics in a fun, encouraging environment. This is a station based class where students will develop strength, flexibility, coordination, balance, and body awareness while learning safe movement patterns and proper technique.

Skills introduced include:

• Forward Roll
• Backward Roll
• Cartwheel
• Handstand
• Bridge Hold
• Bridge Kickover
• Donkey Kicks
• Landings
• Intro to strength building

No experience or prerequisites are required. This class is the perfect starting point for young athletes beginning their tumbling journey.

Intro Tumbling 7+ (Ages 7+) – 55 Minutes

Whether you’re trying tumbling for the first time or looking to build a strong foundation, Intro Tumbling 7+ is the perfect place to start. Athletes will develop strength, flexibility, coordination, balance, and body awareness while learning the fundamentals of tumbling in a supportive station based class. 

Skills introduced include:
• Forward Roll & variations
• Backward Roll &variations
• Cartwheels & variations
• Handstands
• Bridge Hold and walking
• Bridge Kickover
• Round-Off Progressions

• Strength and flexibility

No experience or prerequisites are required. Athletes progress at their own pace, with coaches providing modifications and appropriate challenges to help every participant feel confident and successful.

Pre-Requisite Tumbling Programs

 These Tumbling classes have their own set of goals and prerequisites to ensure athletes are challenged appropriately and progressing safely and confidently. As a recreational program we prioritize creativity and fun to ensuring a positive and engaging experience for each class. The following classes have skill pre-requisites to register. If you have questions about what class would be best for your child please e mail reachgymnastics@outlook.com

Intro to Walkovers (Ages 6+) – 55 Minutes

Ready to take your tumbling to the next level? Intro to Walkovers is designed for athletes who have mastered the fundamentals and are ready to begin learning front and back walkovers. Through consistent skill progressions, athletes will improve their flexibility, strength, balance, and body control while gaining confidence being upside down. Students will also continue their repetitions with cartwheel and roundoff variations. This class emphasizes proper technique, repetition, and safe progressions to help athletes build the confidence and consistency needed for independent walkovers while preparing for more advanced tumbling skills.

Skills introduced include:

• Front Walkover Progressions
• Back Walkover Progressions
• Handstand Control
• Bridge Flexibility & Mobility
• Walkover Drills
• Strength & Conditioning
• Balance and Technique

Prerequisites:

• Minimally assisted Handstand to Bridge
• Bridge Kickover
• Bridge Recovery

Walkovers+ (Ages 6+) – 55 Minutes

Walkovers+ is designed for athletes who are ready to build on thier consistency and confidence in their front and back walkovers while preparing for the next stage of tumbling. Through focused drills, strength and flexibility training, and skill progressions, athletes will refine their technique, improve body control, and develop the power needed for more advanced tumbling. Athletes continue building strong, consistent walkovers while being introduced to handspring and aerial progressions as they demonstrate the strength, technique, and readiness to safely advance.

Skills introduced include:

• Front Walkovers & variations
• Back Walkovers & variations
• Walkover Refinement & Connections
• Introductory Front Handspring drills
• Introductory Back Handspring Drills
• Handstand Control
• Strength & Conditioning
• Flexibility & Mobility

Prerequisites:

• Independent Handstand to Bridge
• Independent Bridge Kickover
• Independent Bridge Recovery
• Basic Front Walkover (mostly independent)
• Basic Back Walkover (mostly independent)

Intro to Handsprings (Ages 6+) – 55 Minutes

Intro to Handsprings is designed for athletes who have developed strong, consistent walkovers and are ready to begin learning front and back handsprings. Through progressive drills, strength training, flexibility, and proper technique, athletes will build the power, confidence, and body awareness needed to safely perform handsprings. Students will also continue to develop the foundations and concepts of aerials.  

This class emphasizes safe progressions, proper technique, and repetition to help athletes develop strong, confident handsprings while preparing for more advanced tumbling combinations. This class focuses on building strong technical foundations through safe progressions and repetition. As athletes demonstrate readiness, coaches will introduce front handsprings, back handsprings, aerial progressions, and tumbling connections while providing individualized instruction to support each athlete’s development.

Skills introduced include:

• Back Handspring Progressions
• Front Handspring Progressions
• Round-Off to Back Handspring Drills
• Power Hurdle & Rebound Drills
• Handstand Blocking
• Front & Back Handspring Conditioning
• Aerial concepts
• Strength & Flexibility Training

Prerequisites:

• Independent, consistent Front Walkover
• Independent, consistent Back Walkover
• Strong Round-Off
• Basic understanding of Back Handspring Progressions
• Basic understanding of Aerial Progressions

Handsprings+ (Ages 6+) – 70 Minutes

Handsprings+ is designed for athletes who have mastered foundational tumbling skills and are ready to advance their technique, power, and skill connections. This class focuses on refining existing skills while introducing more challenging variations, combinations, and tumbling passes through progressive drills, strength training, and flexibility.

Athletes will continue refining their technique while building power, confidence, and consistency through advanced combinations, connected tumbling passes, and individualized progressions. Coaches provide appropriate challenges to help each athlete safely expand their tumbling repertoire and prepare for higher-level skills.

Skills introduced include:

• Back Handspring Variations
• Front Handspring Variations
• Standing & Running Back Handsprings
• Round-Off Back Handspring Connections
• Front & Back Handspring Combinations
• Aerial & Front Aerial Refinement
• Advanced Tumbling Connections
• Strength & Conditioning
• Flexibility & Mobility

Prerequisites:

• Independent, consistent Back Handspring
• Independent, consistent Front Handspring
• Independent  Aerial
• Independent Front Aerial*

Flight (Ages 6+) – 70 Minutes

Flight is our highest-level recreational tumbling class, designed for strong, independent athletes who have mastered advanced tumbling fundamentals and are ready to refine airborne skills and dynamic tumbling passes. This class emphasizes power, height, technique, consistency, and safe progression while helping athletes perform with confidence and control.

Athletes will continue refining advanced tumbling skills while developing powerful, connected passes through individualized coaching and progressive training. This class is designed for experienced tumblers who are committed to safely advancing their technique and reaching the highest level of recreational tumbling.

Skills introduced include:

• Back Tucks
• Front Tucks
• Layout Progressions
• Advanced Airborne Skills
• Twisting Skill Progressions
• Connected Tumbling Passes
• Advanced Skill Combinations
• Power Development
• Strength & Conditioning
• Flexibility & Mobility

Prerequisites:

• Independent, consistent Back Handspring
• Independent, consistent Front Handspring
• Independent  Aerial
• Independent Front Aerial
• Coach recommendation or demonstrated readiness for airborne tumbling skills

  Advanced Gymnastics Program

Our Advanced Program provides athletes the opportunity to safely develop and refine gymnastics skills beyond our recreational classes. While remaining a recreational program, athletes receive progressive instruction, individualized coaching, and quality repetitions to build confidence, strength, body awareness, and technical excellence at every level.

Classes are invitation or tryout based.  

Advanced 1 (Ages 4–6)

Designed for young athletes who demonstrate strong body awareness, focus, and a love for gymnastics, Advanced 1 introduces a more structured approach to skill development while maintaining a fun and encouraging learning environment. Athletes will build strength, flexibility, coordination, and confidence through progressive training and quality skill repetition.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Skills introduced include:

• Pullovers
• Bar Swings & Dismounts
• Handstands
• Cartwheels
• Bridge Kickovers
• Roll Variations
• Vault Fundamentals & Technique
• Beam Walking & Balance
• Strength & Flexibility Training

This class emphasizes proper technique, safe progressions, and strong foundational gymnastics skills to prepare athletes for continued advancement within our Advanced Program.

Advanced 2 (Ages 5–7)

Advanced 2 builds upon the strong foundations established in Advanced 1 while introducing more challenging skills across all four events. Athletes continue refining their technique while developing increased strength, flexibility, confidence, and body control through structured training and consistent skill repetition.

Class Length: 90 mins

Skills introduced include:

• Front Walkovers
• Back Walkovers
• Pullovers to Cast
• Bar Dismount Progressions
• Beam Skills & Balances
• Vault Progressions
• Handstand Refinement
• Strength & Flexibility Training

Athletes are encouraged to build confidence through quality repetitions while developing the control and technique needed for more advanced gymnastics skills.

Advanced 3

Advanced 3 is designed for athletes who have mastered foundational gymnastics skills and are ready to progress into more advanced combinations and dynamic movement. Classes focus on refining technique while increasing power, consistency, and confidence across all four events.

Class Length 2 hours

Skills introduced include:

• Front Handspring Progressions
• Back Handspring Progressions
• Walkover Variations & Connections
• Back Hip Circles
• Stride Circles
• Straddle-Off Dismounts
• Front Handsprings over Vault
• Round-Off Beam Dismounts
• Introductory Saltos
• Advanced Strength & Flexibility

Athletes continue developing body control and technical precision while safely progressing toward higher-level gymnastics skills.

Advanced 4

Advanced 4 is our highest-level recreational gymnastics class, designed for athletes who are ready to refine advanced skills while building powerful combinations across all four events. This class emphasizes precision, consistency, strength, flexibility, and confident performance through progressive training and individualized coaching.

Class Length: 2 hours

Skills introduced include:

• Back Handsprings
• Front Handsprings
• Aerials
• Advanced Tumbling Combinations
• Vault Progressions
• Stride Circles
• Advanced Bar Combinations
• Leaps & Jumps
• Balance & Dance Elements
• Routine Development
• Strength & Conditioning

Athletes continue refining advanced skills while developing strong technique, body control, confidence, and performance quality through safe progressions and individualized coaching.