RECREATIONAL SKILLS GUIDE

Recreational Skills Guide

This guide provides details of skills learned at each recreational level. Please note that class learning outcomes may vary based on the needs and abilities of students in each class.

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Gymnastics for Young Boys & Girls

KINDERGYM

Vault:  runs (e.g. jog, skip), squat ons, straddle on, straight jump on, and jump off spring board


Bars:  monkey walks, casts, tummy roll, tuck hang, front support, pull over with mats


Beam: relevé walks, backwards walks, relevé hold, v-sit to knee scale


Floor: candlestick to squat, forward and backwards rolls, cartwheel, bridge, donkey kicks, handstands on wall and panel mats


Tumble Track: tuck jumps, straddle jumps, seat drops

Girls Gymnastics

LEVEL 1

Vault:  runs (e.g. jog, sprint), proper jump onto spring board, straight jump on, squat on, "stick it" landings


Bars: spotted chin-up pullovers, casts, tummy roll to chin hang, cast push away, front support, bat hang with spot, hand regrips


Beam: forward and backward walks, relevé holds, pivot turns, arabesque, knee scale, straight jump, mountain top lifts, plank holds


Floor: candlestick to stand, forward and backwards rolls, bridges, cartwheel, handstrands


Tumble Track: tuck jump, straight leg straddle jumps, seat drops

LEVEL 2

Vault:  straight jump, bounce to handstand with a spot, kick up to handstand flat back, handstand shapes, vault arm circles


Bars:   pullover, hollow casts, tummy roll to 5 second chin hang, pike hang, spotted backhip circle, shoot through and sole circle prep on floor bar


Beam:   relevé and pivot holds, plank holds, walks (e.g. dips, coupé, passé), jump dismounts (e.g. tuck, straight, staddle), handstand preps (e.g. T, lever), arabesque, mountain top kicks, tuck jumps


Floor: backward pike roll, backbend, bridge kickover, 1 arm cartwheel, cartwheel in a straight line, cartwheel step-in, handstand hold 1 second


Tumble Track: split jumps, kill bounce, forward roll to jump, turning jumps

LEVEL 3

Vault:  spotted handstand flat back, bounce to handstand flat back, vault arm circle, straight jump to high mats


Bars:   pullover from hang, shoot thru, glides, regrips, cast backhip circle, sole circle dismount pike or straddle, spotted mill circle, casts with straight body and arms, floor bar squat on


Beam:   pivot pivot, arabesque scale arabesque, split jumps, straight leg relevé walks, handstand, side handstand, bridge


Floor:   backbend kickover, back pike roll with straight arms, hurdles, round off, handstand forward roll, leap onto mat, 1/2 turn, front limber


Tumble Track:   round off freeze, round off from knee, round off straddle jump

LEVEL 4

Vault:  handstand hops, handstand flatback on stacked mats behind vault, straight jump to vault


Bars:   squat on, tap swings, basket swing, kip drills, spotted kips, backhip circle to undershoot, mill circle, cast to horizontal, glide swing, two backhip circles in a row


Beam:   carthweels, side handstand with a quarter turn, jump series, handstand, leaps, heel snap turn


Floor:   back plank roll, hurdle round off rebound, round off back handspring, backhandspring down wedge, back walkover, leap pass, full turn, front handspring step out, dive roll


Tumble Track:   backhandspring with spot, handstand backhandspring with spot

LEVEL 5

Vault:  spotted vault over table


Bars:   level 4 dismount, undershoot to tap swings, squat on catch high bar, kip, 3/4 cast handstand


Beam:   cartwheel, vertical handstand, bridge kickovrs, back walkovers, leaps, 1/2 turn, front tuck dismounts


Floor:   roundoff 2 backhandsprings, round off backhandspring back tuck, back extension roll, front handspring, front handspring pass


Tumble Track:   handstand backhanspring, 2 backhandsprings, round off backhanspring set for back tuck

Tumbling for Boys and Girls

TUMBLE 101

handstand, forward and backward rolls, cartwheels, round off, bridge kickover, backbend, spotted bac handspring

TUMBLE 102

back walkover, round off backhandspring, front handspring step out, standning back handspring, front tuck progressions

TUMBLE 103

round off two back handsprings, standing back tuck, round off back handspring back tuck, front handspring, front handspring step out front handspring, front tuck, round off back handspring layout

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