Fitnastics Gymnastics Sports (Artistic,Tramp & Tumble,Acro)
Dance Cheer Martial Arts.
FITNASTICS
ECONOMICAL !!!
Fits the American Budget in our present times.
Mom & DAD's will want this for YOUR Boy's and Girls.
FUN, FAST, FITNESS & AGILITY
It IS for enhancing ALL SPORT skill development. Students romp high speed thru obstacle courses built from gymnastic equipment. The aim is improved fitness, agility, and general sport preparation.
Most of all it enhances the love of physical activity.
It is NOT Sport Gymnastic "Instruction" though much can be learned thru trial and error as they participate.
See GYMNASTICS section further below for information on Gymnastic Sport instruction.
FITNASTICS is more economical. It's can run larger number of kids per class. (up to 15) where Gymnastic "Instruction" classes need less (7 or 8) to be affective.
This is what PE class at school SHOULD BE!
Designed by a PE major that feels school PE is lacking!
FITNASTIC CLASSES
By age groups
K-1st Grade 40 min. class
1st thru 3rd grade. One hour class
3rd-5th grade. One hour class
GYMNASTICS
There are actually 4 Gymnastic Sports.
Other schools trap you into learning just one. We teach:
FUNDAMENTALS OF ALL GYMNASTIC
This unique approach is our Gymnastic specialty!
It makes AGZ the place to be if your goal is to
SOAR to NEW HEIGHTS!
We concentrate on 3 in Fundamentals of Gymnastics
Artistic Gymnastics- (like you see on TV) with Bars, Rings, Beams etc. We use our newly installed (Summer 2008) Bar and Ring area to teach the swing aspects of Artistic Gymnastics. Swinging skills relate to all the Gymnastic Sports. The upper body strength gained will enhance All sports as well as Gymnastics, Cheerleading, Acrobatics etc. This is needed since kids these days only "work out" their fingers with video games.
Using our low Balance Beams enhances straight effcient tumble skills. For girls it's a fun way to learn a little basic Dance as well.
Trampoline and Tumbling (T&T)- AGZ feels that this area is the best to speed learning of any of the Gymnastic Sports. Thus it is the crux of our program. The events of T&T are: Trampoline - Bouncing improves posture, enhances air awareness. Teaches full body control. Enhances the spacial relation of body to ground! Teaches twist and flight. These are intregal to ALL Gymnastic Sports. Actually to ALL SPORTS! Double Mini - a run approached where two or three bounced skills are done on a slinder trampoline that dismounts onto mats. Simular to vaulting in Artistic Gymnastics but with out a big scary object to charge at when running. Power Tumbling - a deck made of fiberglass for tumbling down. Six feet wide and it feels like it goes on forever. Think of it like a deck made of springy diving boards. The diving boards in our case though are fiberglass rods across the width of this tumble strip with a mat covering. Thus the name ROD FLOOR. Acrobatic Gymnastics (Acro)- A new sport to America that is bound to take it by storm with it's beauty, grace, and spirit of partnerships and teams. It's like circus... and cheerleading... with a twist of dance like ice skaters.. Throw in some tumbling to balance it out. Truely an amazing sport. We are fully equiped for competitive training in:
T&T
Acrobatic Gymanstics
Fundamentals of Gymnastics
Class Levels
Fundamentals of Gymnastics- This is our base program for Recreational training or competitive development. – Learn to tumble, swing have fun, build self esteem and coordination, improve tumbling for cheerleading as well, prepare for future competition in T&T "or" Acro Gymnastics.
Private lessons are available for all levels.
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
Big and Little Me – 18months-3 yrs. – These attend class ALONG WITH the Preschool classes. An adult attends as well. The adult acts as a student manager since these young ones have short attention spans and their sequiencing skills are still developing. (not fully capable of following a series of 5 or 6 items in a training circuit)
Here the coach directs the adult and assist the child on skills on our eqiuipment. Skills that teach motor development, basic gymnastic skills and terms, and acquainting a young child with a class situation. The adult guides the way helping them improve their direction following and sequincing skills. They also do light skill assisting under the coaches direction.
Preschool – 3yr - 6K – learn basic skills, positions and terms. Increasing all learning skills such as verbal, visual, sequincing, details etc.
Advance Preschool and HotShots - More advanced learning level preschool students that can take direction and pay better attention to details. Usually they have developed these skills thru our other Preschool Gym classes.
Hot Shots are more advanced in Gymnastic and learning skills than the other 3-6k children . Their level is simular to first and second graders. Placement in this class is by coach recomendation only.
ACADEMY PROGRAM
NOTE: Below examples given are based on Tumbling skills.
Beginner – First grade and up or passed thru our Hotshot program. – Here they work on all basic tumbling and trampoline skills, Beam, Rings and Bars too. They learn positions and terms that are foundations to Gymnastics.
Advanced Beginner – A skill level example is these kids would have a round-off and a good start on back handspring. They can perform expanded variations of beginner tumbling and trampoline skills.
Intermediate – A new level introduced in 2008. Example of level is the students would be close to a backhandsrping by themself. They can perform them on a wedge, and/or backhandspring machine. They are ready to truely train toward round-off back handsprings with spots that assit them compared to spots where the coach or backhandspring machine carries the child. One goal is in learning a series of back handsprings.
Advanced Intermediate – These students would be those that can perform a series of back handsprings.They would be working toward whips, tucks, bounders, etc.
Advanced - Those working on twisting flips etc. Will be tumbling out of whips, into tucks, and do bounders and fulls, They would be ready to learn combinations, further twisting, and multiple somersaults.
Adult – all levels. Classes in tumbling and trampoline skills. Lots of fun. Great exercise!
Show Team – Intermediate and up tumblers that enjoy practicing for performances – learn new and different stunts and ways of presentation, perform in various communities, nursing homes, and special events.
Competitive Team – Available in T&T or Acro- motivates students to FULL potential, provides competition experience for fun and achievement, competitors are eligible to qualify for National and International events. Done thru USA-Gymnastics.org
Cheerleading.
Cheerleading – ages 3 and up– enjoy the fun of learning cheers, chants, motions,
technique, jumps, stunts, and some tumbling, improve your chances at tryouts, improve your cheering on your squad. Recreational and competitive classes are available for novice or experienced cheerleaders. Private lessons are available.
CheerTumble - all ages. Focuses on cheer and tumbling skills.
Martial Arts.
Martial Arts –
Dance.
Dance – classes for ages 3 to adult offering tap, jazz, ballet, and hip. Competitive dance squads are available. Private lessons are available for all levels.