Gymnastics

Female Gymnasts sitting on Balance Beam

All gymnastics classes are taught in a fun, safe environment using progressive skill instruction on all gymnastics equipment.  Every class emphasizes balance, strength and coordination along with positive encouragement from our Y teaching staff.  Not only do we teach your child the fundamentals of gymnastics, we also focus on the YMCA’s character development traits of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility.  From walking aged class like Preschool Open Play to our school aged Recreational Classes we’ve got something for everyone.

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Class Offerings

  • Looking for practice time to work on your skills? Open Gym is back!!! This is an opportunity for gymnasts to come in and spend extra time working on the skills of their choice or just have a great time in the gym. The gym is supervised by coaches, but it is unstructured time. Must reserve a spot in advance.

    Fridays: 3:00-4:00 pm Saturdays: 12:00-1:00 pm

    $7.00 drop in fee per class. Team Gymnasts: Free

  • Parent participation is required. The gym is set up with a variety of age-appropriate equipment and is supervised by coaches, but it is unstructured time. 45 minutes

  • Parent participation is required. The gym is set up with a variety of age-appropriate equipment. An instructor will take parent and child through activities. 30 minutes

  • This is an instructed class so children must be able to separate from the parent. The focus is on stimulating motor learning using various age-appropriate equipment and activities. 45 minutes

  • In this introductory course, gymnasts will learn the basics on every event in a fun and encouraging atmosphere. Gymnasts will work on all four events including floor, bars, balance beam and vault. This class is perfect for anyone that has never done the sport of gymnastics before.

  • In this class the coaches will focus on form and technique of the skills learned in the previous class. The gymnasts have learned how to complete certain skills but here the focus is on how to complete the skills with correct form.

  • In this class, gymnasts will continue to learn new skills while continuing to use the correct form and technique to advance.

  • Our Boys Gymnastics classes are geared specifically for boys in a fun and engaging atmosphere. Here the boys will work on skills for our boys’ events; floor, vault, pommel horse, rings and parallel bars.

  • Gymnasts can choose how many days a week they would like to attend. Once chosen the days cannot be changed throughout the session. Days cannot be added or subtracted once the session has started.

  • One on one lessons are for ALL athletes both tumblers and gymnasts alike! These one on one lessons are great for individual attention and the focus needed to master any skill!

    Lessons will occur on the same day and time for the 8 week session. If you would like to participate in lessons but the times available do not fit your schedule please email shawn.fournier@otoymca.org

    PRICING: Fees: MEMBER $120/ NON MEMBER $160

    Make-up opportunities for missed lessons will be based on coach availability.

  • A structured class providing progressive training on tumbling skills, including the round-off, back handspring, and more advanced flips. 1 hour

  • This two-hour structured class with trained gymnastics coaches will teach proper tumbling technique to help improve current skills and assist with accomplishing new ones!

    Drills will be based on current tumbling level and include:

    · Focus on correct form and technique

    · Progressive training on back tumbling skills

    · Opportunity to master the skill you are struggling with