Airbourne Gymnastics Academy- Fayetteville NC

The purpose of this beginner class is to have parents work side-by-side with their child in a fun, comfortable atmosphere. This class helps toddlers get a head start on developing gross and fine motor skills, basic coordination, listening skills, and interactive play. The children will learn how to explore various surfaces and how to do basic gymnastics with a coach and parent in collaboration. The children learn how to jump, do rolls, learn spatial awareness, develop hand-eye coordination, and start to work on balance. Music is also incorporated to increase excitement and encourage movement! This class is designed to be fun and high-energy where you and your child will enjoy being together in a gymnastics environment. The progressions of this class follow those of our Little Tumblers class, but with a parent by their side. Once children are ready to be independent of their parents and at the coach’s discretion, they are invited to move to our Little Tumblers Class.

This is an entry-level, beginner’s class, divided among age groups, designed for gymnasts just starting in the sport or continuing to learn the fundamentals of gymnastics. In Shining Stars, gymnasts will work on each apparatuses (floor, bar, beam and vault) as well as Tumble Trak and learn all the basics on each apparatus and safety of each piece of equipment. Some examples of beginning level skills that gymnasts will learn on the floor consist of forward rolls, forward rolls to two feet, backward rolls down a wedge mat, cartwheels and handstands. On bars, gymnasts will learn pull-ups, pull-overs off of a block, front support to forward roll, casts, and tummy roll to chin hang. Beginning level skills on the beam are kicks, walks (i.e. relevé, dips, passé), overall spatial awareness, how to properly mount and dismount a beam, and basic jumps. Beginning level skills on the vault consist of how to properly run and hurdle, learn “squat-ons”, “pike-ons”, “straddle-ons” onto a mat stack and how to “stick-it”. Gymnasts will also work on conditioning, strength training and basic dance skills that are necessary for work on each apparatus. 1-3 years is a typical amount of time to spend in this class to properly learn gymnastics technique of these skills.

This is an intermediate class designed for those who have successfully completed our Shining Stars Class and have been recommended to move to the intermediate level by their coach. Similar to Shining Stars, your child will work on each apparatus (floor, bar, beam and vault) as well as Tumble Trak and review the basics on each apparatus and safety of each piece of equipment. Gymnasts will build upon skills learned in Shining Stars. Some examples of intermediate skills on floor that gymnasts will learn include backward pike rolls, bridge kickover, handstand hold 2 seconds and round-offs. On beam, gymnasts will learn walks (i.e. relevé, dips, passé), turns (i.e. pivot), jump dismounts (i.e. tuck, straight, straddle), handstand preps (i.e. T hold, lever), and an arabesque. On uneven bars, gymnasts will learn pullovers from two feet, hollow casts, 5 second chin hang, pike hang, back hip circles. On vault, gymnasts will continue to work on their vault run and hurdle, straight jumps onto mat stack and then kick up to handstand flat-back. Gymnasts will also work on conditioning, strength training and basic dance skills that are necessary for work on each apparatus. From this class, gymnasts will be evaluated to move on to our Soarin’ Stars (Advanced Level Gymnastics) classes. This class is analogous to USAG Junior Olympic Levels 1-2.