Programs
Parent-Tot | Pre-School | Girls Classes | Boys Classes | Pre-Team Program | Recreation Team | Strength Training | Adult Classes | Summer Programs | Birthday PartiesParent-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 your 3-5 year old child 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 child's 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, and many other coordinations and developmental skills. Of course, you child will also have FUN!
Our staff will take a positive instructional approach, while making learning fun for your child. We are happy you chose 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, please feel free to ask your child's instructor before or after class.
Girl's Classes
BeginnerGirls 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), and 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
Beginner
Boys 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.
Boys' Devo Group
This group practices for 2-4 hours per week and is for boys ages 6 and up. Students learn basic men's gymnastics skills and routines along with conditioning and strength training. This is a newly formed group and it is undecided as to how many competitions they will attend.
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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, balance 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. They will also 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. They also 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 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 the gymnast's own body weight. There may be usage of light weights. They will conclude their practice with flexibility training. 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!
Adult Tumbling Class
Adults meet on Wednesday evenings at 6:45 PM and may choose to participate in one or two hour class sessions. The main focus of adult classes is on tumbling skills on the floor and tumble track, with part of the second hour being devoted to conditioning drills. This is a mixed ability group and students may choose to pay by class.
Please call the office at (570) 487-1422 or ask at the front desk for more information about class days and times.
1258 Mid Valley Drive, Jessup, Pa.
