Boys Recreational Gymnastics

Boys Beginner Level 1: ages 6-8

This class is 1½ hours and meets once per week. It is for boys ages 6-8 years who have never taken gymnastics classes. Level 1 is the first step of the boys’ 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 round-offs, dive rolls, back extension rolls and back handsprings on trampoline for Floor; circles and leg cuts on Pommel Horse; swings, flyaways, inverted hangs, supports and inlocates on Rings; stretch jumps and ‘treefalls’ on Vault; moy swings, upper arm swings and dismounts on Parallel Bars; and pullovers, back hip circles and swings on Horizontal Bar.

Boys Beginner Level 2: ages 8-12

This class is 1½ hours and meets once per week. It is for boys ages 8-12 years who have advanced from Level 1. Greater emphasis is placed on strength in order to achieve a higher level of gymnastics. New skills include round-off back handspring on Floor; false scissors on Pommel Horse; shoulder stand, back uprise and 2 inlocates on Rings; front salto and ¾ layout into resi for Vault; swing to handstands on Parallel Bars; and swing to pullover and kips on Horizontal Bar.

Boys Level 3

This class is 1 ½ hours and meets once per week. It is for boys ages 6 and up who have advanced from Level 2. New skills include front handsprings, front salto and press to handstands on Floor; loop on floor horse, 5 circles on mushroom, and false scissor to immediate leg cut on Pommel Horse; swings to layout flyaway, 2 inlocates to assisted uprise and dislocates with release on Rings; layout front and handspring over vault trainer on Vault; 5 second handstands, shoulder stands, ‘L seats’ and kips on Parallel Bars; and swing to back uprise, long hang pullover and flyaways on Horizontal Bar.

Boys Level 3 is currently a combined class with Boys level 2- students are challenged and trained at their individual ability level.