Linden Community Schools

Develop motor skill using gymnastics activities and equipment. Parent Tot is recommended for children not ready to be independent from parent.

Develop motor skill using gymnastics activities and equipment. Parent Tot is recommended for children not ready to be independent from parent.

Basic gymnastics skill will be taught with age appropriate activities. Gymnastics positions, rolls, balancing, swinging and safety will be included.

Students will work on rolls, cartwheels, and handstands. An emphasis is placed on body positions and safety.

This class is for the young Beginner. Age appropriate skills will be taught similar to the Beginner class, but with special attention on the needs of the young elementary age student.

This class is for students just moving up from our Twinkling Stars or with little or no gymnastics experience. Proper warm up, forward and backward roll, cartwheels, bridge and skills on all the apparatus will be taught.

Students will work to master skills taught in Beginner class. Forward and backward rolls along with cartwheels and back limbers will need to be mastered to advance from this level.

Tryouts are required for this level. Practices are twice a week to prepare for competition and develop skills. Routines are performed on each event to showcase gymnast's individual strengths. Students will compete with the Michigan Recreational Gymnastics League throughout the year.

This class will introduce new skills. Front limbers, back kick over, handstand roll, and roundoff are the focus. Various skills must be mastered prior to advancing to the next class level.

Open gym is supervised non-instructional gym time designed for students to have fun in the gym. Open gym can be used to practice skills students are familiar with. Ages for summer Open Gym are 3 years to 18. Any participants under the age of 5 must be accompanied by and adult. Bring a friend and come have some fun in the gym.

This class will train students in a more complex level of skills. Conditioning and flexibility are incorporated to prepare for more advanced gymnastics. Must have a solid front and back walkover to participate at this level. Front handspring and roundoff back handspring must be mastered for advancement from this level.