Tumbling
In our Tumble Stars Program, you will see your star mastering skills on the floor exercise, starting with the basics and working their way up to the high flying skills! This program is offered to boys and girls interested in Floor Exercise only. In this program, participants learn a variety of skills on the floor and how to properly use the TumblTrak and trampolines to complement their floor skills. All classes pay special attention to technique, form, mastering the basics, progressing towards more advanced skills, muscle strengthening exercises, and having a lot of fun! Join us today and send your child tumbling towards the stars!
Class Descriptions
- Tot Tumble
- 4-6 Years Old
- 40 Minutes
Tot Tumbling is a great class for children who are interested in only working on floor skills. This class would also benefit Big Dippers and Gym Stars who are eager for extra practice on handstands, cartwheels, and backbend kickovers.
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- Beginner Tumbling
- 1st Grade & Up, Co-ed
- 45 Minutes
At the Beginner Tumbling level children learn tumbling basics and begin building a solid foundation for all of their future tumbling. Class time will be spent working on lunges, rolling skills, cartwheels, introductory backbend skills, and most importantly-handstands. Basic body awareness and body positions will also be taught at this level.
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- Intermediate Tumbling
- 1st Grade & Up, Co-ed
- 45 Minutes
In Intermediate Tumbling classes our tumblers progress to learning toe-pointed back walkovers, backbend stand ups, front limbers, back extension rolls, and tick-tocks…the backbend skills are endless and will keep your Tumble Star challenged. Intermediate tumblers will also learn dive rolls, as well as start basic drills for round offs and flip flops.
*Students must be evaluated by a Flying High Instructor before being placed in this level.
- Advanced Tumbling
- 1st Grade & Up, Co-ed
- 1 Hour
In Advanced Tumbling, tumblers have gained a better sense of body awareness and are able to start building on the basics they’ve been perfecting. The front limber will become a front walkover, and then a front handspring. They will also turn their dive roll into a front tuck. Athletes will also work on mastering their flip flop on various surfaces, including the TumblTrak.
*Students must be evaluated by a Flying High Instructor before being placed in this level.
- Power Tumbling 1
- 1st Grade & Up, Co-Ed
- 1 Hour
Power Tumble 1 is the next step for increasing our athletes’ power and speed! At this level, our tumblers focus on connecting multiple flip flops various surfaces, as well as connecting round off flip flop on the floor. They will also continue their work front tucks on the floor, and adding power to their front handsprings. Drills for back tucks will be introduced at this level, too!
*Students must be evaluated by a Flying High Instructor before being placed in this level.
- Power Tumbling 2
- 1st Grade & Up, Co-Ed
- 1 Hour
Power Tumble 2 the top level of our Tumbling program and the sky's the limit for what you will learn! Once athletes master their back tuck on the floor, they will begin to work on back layouts, and then twisting! Front handspring-front tucks and front step outs will also be introduced! There are just too many exciting skills to work on at this level to list!
*Students must be evaluated by a Flying High Instructor before being placed in this level.
- Teen Tumble
- 6th Grade & Up, Co-ed
- 1 Hour
Focus for this class is placed on building the basic tumbling skills. Participants in this class also work on strengthening muscles needed for tumbling. As athletes progress, they will start learning the flip flop! Any athlete 6th grade and older interested in working on their basic tumbling skills all the way up to flip flops is encouraged to join this class!
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Tumbling FAQ
Flying High classes run year round with no long term commitments. You may enroll at any time and tuition is paid monthly. We do not charge more for “long” months nor less for “short” months. Over the year, all 12 months average 4 weeks. We will pro-rate tuition if starting mid-month.
An Annual Administration fee of $35.00 is due upon initial enrollment of classes and on the anniversary of each students start date (annually; non-refundable).
Not at all! Each of our classes is designed for a specific age group and skill level. When a new student joins a class, they will begin working right away on the skills for the specified level with the other students. Each other student in his/her class is working on those exact same skills! Any student who has mastered the skills of a specific level has already moved up to the next level.
Yes! We have viewing rooms available and you are more than welcome to come and watch a class in action! We also have a Café where drinks and snacks can be purchased while you watch class.
Flying High bases their class age groups on the developmental stages that occur naturally in child development. Each class has a skill sheet that lists each skill necessary to progress to the next level. All children learn/attain skills at different rates. Once a child is able to complete all skills successfully on the list, they are ready to proceed to the next level, regardless of age.
We recommend that our gymnastics tumblers wear a leotard to class (spandex shorts optional) or a t-shirt and comfy shorts (just not too loose fitting). A wide variety of leotards, shorts, leggings, and T-shirts can be found in our Pro Shop! Our cheer tumblers should also wear cheer or gym shoes to class.
At Flying High, being evaluated for the next level is a HUGE deal! We want to make every child feel like the star they are, so evaluations are done by an instructor who does not teach the child’s class. The evaluator will take the child through the list of required skills on each event, and assess the level of mastery that has been achieved. Evaluations are scheduled when the Instructor feels the athlete is ready to move up to the next level. If a child is ready to move up, they will get to ring the bell at the end of class, while ALL athletes in the gym cheer and clap for them!
How often your child attends class when they begin gymnastics is up to you. Flying High highly recommends attending two classes per week in order to help your child learn and progress more quickly. Coming to class twice a week also helps your child increase their strength and flexibility, as well as their knowledge of gymnastics terminology!
Our Add A Day Flex option is perfect for busy families who can’t always commit to attending class 2X per week. You can schedule your second class on a week-by-week basis by calling the week of class to find out if any additional days have openings for your star to attend. It is $15/class if under 60 minutes and $18/class if 60 minutes and over.
If your child needs extra practice, adding a second day of class per week is a great option. Please see above to learn more about the benefits of adding a second day of class and to learn about our Add A Day Flex option.
We also offer Specialty Classes. Specialty Classes are short, finely tuned classes that focus on certain skills during the allotted class time. Your child’s instructor may recommend a Specialty Class if your athlete only needs one or two skills to move up. Specialty classes are good for bars work, backbends, and flip flops. Flying High also offers clinics during the holidays which focus on specific skills.
Private Lessons are another option! A Private Lesson typically consists of 30 minutes of one on one instruction. At Flying High we offer individual private lessons (one on one) or buddy private lessons (two students with one instructor). Private Lessons can be scheduled by calling the Front Desk. Private Lessons are recommended if your child only needs one or two skills to move up to the next level or if your child is having a difficult time with a certain skill. One on one instruction may help them better understand that skill, as well as give them more practice! Ask about our Private Lesson Punch Cards!