Beacon Gymnastics

Phil 2:14-15"... Shine as LIGHTS in the world."

Classes Offered

Preschool

These classes are designed for children ages 3 and 4 to learn basic tumbling skills.  Students will also work on the balance beam and bars.

Level 1

This is an introductory class for boys and girls that teaches tumbling, balance beam, bars and springboard skills.  To advance from this level certain skill mastery is required as listed below.

Level 2 Requirements

Mastery of Cartwheel

Willingness/ability to perform various walks alone on high beam

Solid front support- good casting skills

Level 3 Requirements

Floor skills: handstand forward roll, round-off back roll, back walkover or back bend kick over

Beam skills: Lever on high beam, Split jump on high beam, Partial handstand on low beam

Bar skills: Mastery of either pull-over or back hip-circle

Vault skills: Appropriate spring-board technique

Level 4 Requirements

Mastery of Back handspring and all Level 3 routine skills (listed below)

Floor: Handstand f. roll, Round-off, Back roll pike down, Back walkover

Beam: Partial handstand, Cartwheel dismount, Split jump

Bars: Pull-over, Back hip-circle, Single leg cut, Under-swing dismount

Vault: Flat-back

Plus having shown adequate progress on the following routine skills

Floor: Front walkover or tic-toc, Splits, Round-off back handspring

Beam: Handstand, Straight jump/tuck jump, Cartwheel ¼ turn dismount

Bars: Shoot through, Stride circle, Front hip-circle, Horizontal cast

Level 5 Requirements

Mastery of all Level 4 routine skills (listed above)

Plus having shown adequate progress on the following routine skills

Floor: Round-off 2 back handsprings, b. roll extension, front handspring

Beam: Cartwheel

Bars: Glide kip and Long-hang kip

Vault: Proper blocking technique

Level 6 Requirements

Mastery of all Level 5 routine skills (listed above)

Plus having shown adequate progress on the following skills

Floor: Round-off back handspring back tuck, front tuck

Beam: Back walkover, Full turn

Bars: Free hip-circle Long-hang pull-over, Fly away

Vault: Proper blocking

Boys Only Classes

This class is available for boys that have progressed to Level 2 or above and focuses on tumbling, pommel horse, mushroom, single bar, and springboard skills.  We hope to add more boys events in the future.

Tumbling Classes

This class focuses on tumbling skills that may be used in gymnastics or cheerleading including round-offs, back handsprings, front handsprings, back tucks, front tucks and aerials. 

 

**Meet scores will be taken into consideration for those competing**

**Exceptions may occasionally be made on a case-by-case basis**