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School Age Program Overview
From traditional gymnastics to tumbling and trampoline, AcroSports offers fun and progressive classes for every active schoolage student. By design, our classes help to develop a positive relationship with physical activity through personal accomplishment and cooperative group interaction. All school-age classes are open to children ages 6-14 years old.
The coaches at AcroSports, all of whom were former athletes themselves, tailor their classes to best meet the needs of every individual student. Their ability to implement sound curriculum while always incorporating safety, allows us to send students home with heightened self-esteem and achievement of their goals-two factors the coaches at AcroSports believe Manager, Tonya White, at tonyaw@acrosports.org
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SCHOOL-AGE CLASSES
Artistic Gymnastics
X-Team
Board Sports
Power Tumbling
Trampoline
Circus & Urban Arts
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Gymnastics requires an incredible amount of mental and physical strength, power, and flexibility. Students receive progressive training on all Olympic events. Girls train on vault, bars, beam and floor. Boys train on floor, pommel horse, rings, vault and parallel bars. In addition to individual skill building, students learn routines an all events compatible with USAG (USA Gymnastics) guidelines. Skill evaluations are done at the end of each session to ensure accurate class placement.
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EXAMPLES OF GIRLS' GYMNASTICS SKILLS |
| Level 1 |
Straight jump (vault), pullover (bars), forward/backward roll, cartwheel |
| Level 2 |
handstand flatback (vault), cast back hip circle (bars), forward roll (beam), headstand, handtstand |
| Level 3 |
dive roll (vault), mill circle (bars), English/side handstand (beam), handstand forward roll, roundoff, bridge kick-over |
| Level 4 |
handstand flat back (off vault table), glide, front hip circle (bars), side handstand 1/4 turn dismount (beam), front limber, round off back-handspring |
| Level 5+ |
Front handspring, kip, cast squat on, flyaway, cartwheel (beam), back walkover (beam), front handspring, round off back handspring back tuck |
| EXAMPLES OF BOYS' GYMNASTICS SKILLS |
| Beginning |
Forward/backward roll, cartwheel, handstand, L Hang 3 sec (rings), inverted hang (rings), skin the cat (rings), straight/tuck jump (vault), glide, underswing, upper arm support (parallel bars) |
| Intermediate |
Forward/backward straddle roll, back extension roll, handstand 2 sec, roundoff back handspring, dive roll, 1 circle (mushroom), swings to nominal handstand, moy swing from support, upper arm swings (parallel bars) |
| Advanced |
Round off back handspring, front hand spring, press to handstand, front tuck, 5 circles (mushroom), front handspring (vault), back/front uprise, swing to handstand, flyaway (parallel bars) |
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| AcroSports' X-Team provides high potential athletes with the opportunity to train at the competitive level without competing. Athletes train multiple days a week with focus on skill acquisition, routines, and conditioning. Participation in the X-Team is by invitation only. |
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| Board Sports program is a great way to learn and perfect action sports related aerial maneuvers. From basic front and back flips, to off axis tricks such as misties, rodeos, and corks. Board sports students will learn basic tumbling on floor, as well as spins and flips on the trampoline. This class is geared towards skiers, snow boarders, kite boarders, and wake boarders that are looking to incorporate dry land training. Access to spotting belts allows the students to learn new skills safely. |
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| Power tumblers combine the skills of artistic gymnastics with trampoline to create an impressive series of skills. Students receive training on the main gym floor, tumble strip, and tumble track. In addition to individual skill building, students learn routines on apparatus compatible with USAG guidelines. Skill evaluations are done at the end of each session to ensure accurate class placement. |
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| EXAMPLES OF POWER TUMBLING SKILLS |
| Level 1 |
Forward/backward roll, cartwheel, round-off, back extension roll, handstand forward roll |
| Level 2 |
Bridge kickover, dive roll, back/front walkover, back handspring (on wedge) |
| Level 3 |
Front handspring, back handspring, round off back handspring |
| Level 4 |
Front handspring step out, front handspring, front tuck |
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| As a sport, trampoline differs greatly from back yard trampolining. Students perform drills and conditioning on the main gym floor and concentrate time on the tumble track and trampoline. In addition to individual skill building, students learn routines compatible with USAG guidlines. Skill evaluations are done at the end of each session to ensure accurate class placement. |
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| EXAMPLES OF TRAMPOLINE SKILLS |
| Level 1 |
Straight jump, tuck jump, 1/2 twist, seat drop |
| Level 2 |
Table drop, front drop |
| Level 3 |
Pike jump, 1/2 twist to seat drop, full twist |
| Level 4 |
Back drop 1/2 twist to feet, pullover, 1/2 twist to front drop |
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| Circus and Urban Arts classes (including Breakdancing and Parkour -- descriptions below) are part of the performance program. Check out our performance program page for more information on classes. |
Break Dancing
Students learn the fundamentals of breakdancing, freezes, and power moves. |
Parkour
Parkour is a physical discipline inspired by human movement. It focuses on interrupted, efficient forward motion over, under, around and through obstacles in one's environment. The goal of parkour is to adapt one's movement to any given obstacle in one's path. Learn basics of proper landing, running, jumping, climbing on, over and around obstacles, and safe spotting and training techniques. |
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