Coaches are always watching and evaluating skills. They will make every attempt to communicate with each family on a quarterly basis.

Skill Achievement reports are available online through the Parent Portal.

Go to top right corner, ACCOUNT tab, find your student, find their skills. Detailed instructions here:

Classes are designed to let your child grow and progress to the next level. It's our goal to teach them a solid foundation so they will progress safely. Coaches will let you know when a child has passed to the next level.

To see how  the Program progresses, click on the following.

Gymnastics is a sport that requires a lot of repetition. Some skills may take as long as a year or more to master so the average time for a child to be in a level is 8-12 months. Every student learns at their own pace and even with perfect attendance your child will only be in the gym for 8-10 hours (in one, 55 minute class) before skill evaluations begin. This is a small amount of time to master all the skills required to move to the next level.

Staying in a level for a school year is typical for a child as gymnastics requires total body strength, coordination, cognitive skills and flexibility. Listening skills, especially in the younger levels, is paramount in advancing to the next level. Being able to make corrections, follow directions and the child’s age all factor into their readiness to move up.

Many skills are building blocks for more advanced skills and must be mastered before the child can move to the next level. A handstand is an important skill for the beginner level because when they move to the intermediate level they will add a handstand on beam. For instance, a child can make it to a handstand on the floor, but almost always falls over onto their back instead of coming down properly. Higher risk of injury and greater fear are more likely if they were to move to intermediate and began working on a beam handstand. A child moved up a level who is not prepared can make them feel out of place and/or hurt their self confidence and make coaching the class more difficult as well. Therefore, each skill needs to be performed many times to a level of expertise before the child will pass that skill on their evaluation.

Please take the time before or after your child’s class to talk with their coach if you have any questions about moving up. We thank you for reading this information and hope this helps you to better understand our program.
Happy Handsprings!