Programs
Parent-Tot | Pre-School | Girl's Classes | Boy's Classes | Pre Team Program | Recreation Team | Strength Training | Adult Classes | Summer Programs | Birthday Parties
Parent-Tot
This class is offered for boys and girls ages 18 months to 3 years. Children in this class play on the floor, the trampoline, mini bars, mini rings, balance beam, foam pit, inflatable jumper, and the parachute. The class focuses on stations and activities that are designed to allow physical interaction between parent and child, enhance motor development and coordination, increase self-confidence as a mover, and most of all, to have FUN!^^ Back to Top
Pre-School Program
Our pre-school program is designed to give you children ages 3 to 5
an
introduction to gymnastics skills including vault, uneven bars, balance
beam, floor, trampoline, the inflatable jumper and the foam pit. The
children build basic social skills
such as taking turns, waiting in line, and sharing.
Activities performed during your childs preschool class will help
your child develop motor skills, enhance self-esteem and
self-confidence, poise, agility, strength, flexibility, balance,
eye-hand coordination, eye-foot
coordination, many other coordination and
developmental skills. Of course, to have FUN!
Our staff will take a positive instructional approach, while making learning fun for your child. We are happy you choose First Class Gymnastics to be one of your child's first educational experiences. We are here to help you and your child through the gymnastics process. If you have any questions feel free to ask your child's instructor before or after class.
Girl's Classes
Beginner Girls ages 5 to 12 focus on tumbling (forward and backward rolls, cartwheels, headstands and handstands), vault, uneven bars, balance beam, trampoline and the foam pit. This class begins to teach the fundamentals of gymnastics as well as enhancing self-esteem, coordination, balance, flexibility, and strength.
Intermediate
Girls ages 5 to 18 continue the skills learned in the beginner classes and further focus on vault, tumbling (roundoffs and backwalkovers), uneven bars (pull-over and back hip circle), balance beam. This class continues to teach the fundamentals of gymnastics as well as enhancing self-esteem, coordination, balance, flexibility, and strength, focus and goal setting.
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Boy's Classes
BeginnerBoys ages 5 to 12 focus on tumbling (forward and backward rolls, cartwheels, headstands and handstands), vault, parallel bars, rings, trampoline and the foam pit. This class begins to teach the fundamentals of gymnastics as well as enhancing self-esteem, coordination, balance, flexibility, and strength.
Intermediate
Boys ages 5 to 18 continue the skills learned in the beginner classes and further focus on vault, tumbling (roundoffs and backwalkovers), parallel bars, rings, trampoline and the foam pit. This class continues to teach the fundamentals of gymnastics as well as enhancing self-esteem, coordination, balance, flexibility, and strength, focus and goal setting.
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Pre Team Developmental Program
Girls ages 5-10 can be invited to join this advanced level team
development program. Gymstars are identified at an early age and
the
goal of the class is to prepare them for the USA Gymnastics Team
program. Girls in this class will focus their training on the
four
Olympic events, vault uneven bars, blaance beam, and floor
exercise.
The girls will use the trampoline to assist in learning skills.
This
class builds on the fundamentals of gymnastics and teaches the girls
more advanced skills. This class also teaches self-esteem and
self-confidence, performance skills, poise, agility, strength, body
control, awareness and teamwork.USA Gymnastics
Girls ages 7 and above can try out to join our USA Gymnastics Team. The USA Gymnastics development program is divided into competitive levels where the gymnasts train and compete on the four Olympic events, vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise and will use the trampoline and tumble track to learn skills. This team trains between 9 and 21 hours per week and participates in several USAG sanctioned meets per year.
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Recreation Team
Girls ages 7 and above can try out to join our recreation team.
Our
recreation team learns routines on the four Olympic events, vault,
uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise and will use the
trampoline to to learn skills. This team trains between 2 and 6
hours
per week and will participate in 3-4 meets per year.
Strength Training
To be successful as an athlete in any sport there is a fine balance between strength and flexibility that the athlete’s body needs to maintain. At First Class Gymnastics we have developed a program that will work both strength and flexibility. The children will start with a proper warm up in order to get the heart rate up to a productive level. During this time they will be doing many different types of running, sprinting and jumping activities. This will improve the child’s endurance, speed and running technique. They will then work in circuits doing the different types of conditioning skills (i.e. push-ups, pull-ups, dips, and sit-ups). The circuits will work on development of many different muscles using their own body weight. There maybe usage of light weights. They will conclude their practice with flexibility. During this time, they will be doing cool down exercises to lower the heart rate and stretch the muscles. Flexibility is extremely important at the end of a workout when the muscles are very tight from the exercises just completed. If you follow a regimented program and train consistently your results will be outstanding.
Please call the office 487-1422 or ask at the front desk for more information about class days and times 1258 Mid Valley Drive, Jessup, Pa.
