Recreational Skills Guide
Gymnastics for Young Boys & Girls
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
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
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
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
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
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
handstand, forward and backward rolls, cartwheels, round off, bridge kickover, backbend, spotted bac handspring
back walkover, round off backhandspring, front handspring step out, standning back handspring, front tuck progressions
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
