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Boys Recreational Gymnastics
There are 6 events in Men's Gymnastics: Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Still Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars, and Horizontal Bar. This discipline requires an incredible amount of strength and power.
Floor Exercise requires dynamic tumbling skills with multiple twists and flips, showing power and control.
The Pommel Horse is considered the most difficult of all men's events. Each move is defined by complex hand placements performed in continuous circular movements and scissor elements. The entire routine should flow with controlled rhythm, precise timing, and balance.
The Still Rings requires the greatest amount of strength of all the men's events. The Rings must be kept still while the gymnast is performing the various strength positions and swing movements.
A good Vault is described by the height, the distance traveled, overall acceleration into the vault, and the sudden impact of a stuck landing.
A Parallel Bar routine consists of swing and flight elements in which both hands release and regrasp the bars. Some gymnasts move outside the two rails, performing handstands and kips on only one bar.
The Horizontal Bar is known as the High Bar. The routines consist of continuous swinging parts without any stops and high flying dismounts with multiple flips and twists.
In our Recreational Gymnastics Program, the students are separated according to their ability. Ability is classified by three groups: White (beginner), Red (intermediate), and Blue (advanced). In order to progress to the next level, skills must be accomplished with 75% accuracy. The White group concentrates on the basic stretches, strength, and basic skills required for all future levels of gymnastics. The Red group starts to learn the USAG Level 4 routines and skills on all six events of the Vault, Parallel Bars, Rings, High Bar, Pommels, and Floor. They concentrate on technique and basic skills as well as more strength and flexibility. In the Blue Group the gymnasts concentrate on harder strength, better flexibility, more advanced skills, and continue USAG Level 4 routines. In order to be invited onto our Competitive Team, the gymnast must master the Blue Evaluation sheet with 75% accuracy; as well as have the right attitude and level of maturity.
Our recreational boy gymnasts attend classes one hour per week. The classes are held on Tuesdays at 5:00 or Thursdays at 5:30. There are no contracts for our recreational gymnastics classes.
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