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Tumbling Classes

Tumbling Classes

Our tumbling program is great way to help kids learn or master their tumbling skills. Whether they want to learn how to do their cartwheel, back handspring, or even more advanced skills, we have classes for all ages and abilities.

Beginner Tumbling

New to Tumbling? Start Here!

Our beginning tumbling class is for students with little or no experience in tumbling. The goal of this class is to set the foundation for all other sports when it comes to coordination, body awareness and of course tumbling. Students will learn their cartwheel, round off, forward and backward rolls, back bend, and tick-tock and lots of other beginner level tumbling skills are mastered in this class.

Prerequisites: Be age 6+

Skills needed to move up:

  • Cartwheel (Left and Right Side)​
  • Round-Off rebound
  • Tick Tock on Wedge Mat (Handstand fall to bridge kick back over)
  • Backbend Stand Up on Wedge Mat
  • Forward & Backward Rolls on Flat Floor
  • Handstands
  • Basic Positions (Lunge, Tuck, Straddle, Pike, Arch, etc...)
  • All of the above 2 weeks in a row (to show consistency and mastery)

Back Handspring Beginner

Want to get your Back Handspring?

This class will focus on the start of the back handpring through doing it by yourself on the trampolines in the gym. You will see a variety of build up stations set up to develop the muscle memory necessary to do the back handsprings. Back handsprings require 4-5 different parts that students will work through in order to eventually do it by themselves.

Prerequisites: Have a beginner tumbling coach's recommendation and be able to perform all required skills and be aged 6+

Skills Need to Move Up:

  • Standing Back Handspring on Trampoline
  • Performed Without Hesitation
  • 2 Weeks in a Row Without Spot (to show consistency and mastery)

Back Handspring Advanced

Have Your Back Handspring on a Trampoline?

In this class students will work towards their back handspring on the floor comfortably and also performing a round-off back handspring on the floor. Students will work through a variety of stations, drills, and spotting by their coach to safely make progress throughout this class.

Prerequisites: Have a coach's recommendation and a back handspring on the gym trampolines by themselves.

Skills needed to move up:

  • Standing Back Handspring on Spring Floor
  • Round-Off Back Handspring on Spring Floor
  • Performed Without Hesitation
  • 2 Weeks in a Row Without Spot (to show consistency and mastery)

Intermediate Tumbling

Just Starting on Your Back Tuck?

In this class students will learn a solid foundation of their back tuck, round off double back handspring, and standing double back handsprings. Students will work on trampolines, tumble tracks, and stations to learn these skills from the ground up.

Prerequisites: Have a coach's recommendation, standing back handspring, round-off back handspring on the spring floor by themselves.

Skills needed to move up:

  • Standing Double Back Handspring on Spring Floor
  • Round-Off Double Back Handspring on Spring Floor
  • Standing Back Tuck on Trampoline
  • Bouncing Back Tuck on Trampoline
  • 2 Weeks in a Row Without Spot (to show consistency and mastery)

Back Tuck

Mastering The Power of Back Tuck!

This class will focus on the standing back tuck and round-off back handspring back tucks. Students will learn through breaking down the skill into smaller pieces in order to progress safely and efficiently. There are a lot of other fun combinations students can work on such as front walk overs in to tumbling passes, front tucks, and cheer jumps to back tucks.

Prerequisites: Have a coach's recommendation and be able to perform all intermediate tumbling skills consistently without hesitation.

Skills needed to move up:

  • Standing Back Tuck off a Panel Mat
  • Round-Off Back Hand Handspring Back Tuck
  • All Skills Performed Without Hesitation
  • 2 Weeks in a Row Without Spot (to show consistency and mastery)

Advanced Tumbling

Working on Fulls, Layouts, and Anything Else?

This class is for students who have made it through all our other classes and students will work on anything above a round-off backhand spring tuck such as layouts, full twists, double fulls, double back tucks, front tucks, and so many more combination tumbling passes. Class is always a fun challenge and students will keep learning and mastering new skills.

Prerequisites: Have a coach's recommendation and be able to perform all Back Tuck Class skills consistently without hesitation

Skills needed to move up:​

  • Nothing, this is our top tumbling class!

Tumbling For Dancers

Are You a Dancer Needing Acro Skills?

We offer classes geared towards the special tumbling needs and requirements for dancers.  Students will work through many acro tumbling skills variations needed for dance such as aerials, front and back walkovers, back handsprings, 1 hand front and back walkovers, other acro skills, and even jumps and leaps in to acro skills. This class does not work on jumps or leaps since every dance studios work these differently.

‍Prerequisites: Must be able to do a cartwheel, round off, tick tock and a back bend from standing without a spot to enroll in this class.  

Owls

Kindergarten Students

This 55 minute class is held in our Big Gyms and is a transitional class from our preschool program. The Owl class is limited to students only in kindergarten or younger. The class size is also smaller to allow more one-on-one time. This class is a mixture of an stations, obstacle courses, gymnastic motor skills, and body shapes. Students will master the basic skills like rolls, handstands, cartwheels, round-offs, backbends and tick-tocks. Your little owl will graduate this class and move to our tumbling program when the graduate kindergarten.

Special & Other Classes

Need something specific? Just ask!

Sometimes we are approached to run special classes for a cheer squad, school, or other fun/special event. If you you have an idea or need please contact us and we will see what we can do!

ACE - Ohio Afterschool Child Enrichment

We Accept Summer Camp & Recreation Class Tuition Reimbursements Through Ohio’s ACE Program for Qualifying Families

The Ohio Afterschool Child Enrichment (ACE) educational savings account program provides qualifying families with $1,000 per child to use towards approved enrichment and educational activities such as tutoring, academic camps, and before- or after-school programs.

Ohio Sports Academy is an approved ACE preferred vendor!