Gymnastics Skills and Progressions
At Paramount, we work hard to teach gymnastics skills the right way. Our goal is to balance proper techniques, terms, and progressions with a lot of fun. Students learn by breaking down each skill, getting hands-on help from our coaches, and staying motivated with positive reinforcement. It's all about enjoying the process while building your skills as a gymnast.
Our gymnastics classes are taught with a structured curriculum, where students are grouped by age and skill level. Our program is set up to accommodate students of all ages and skill levels. For first-time gymnasts, we evaluate their skill level and place them in a class that will best suit their gymnastics ability in order to physically prepare them for more advanced skills. Student’s progress is documented during Testing Weeks, three times a year. Testing Week is designed to provide both feedback and motivation as students move through the program. Students are given a progress report. Students who mastered all skills for the level receive a ribbon indicating their level.
Our recreational gymnastics classes include:
Tumble and Fun TOO
Tumble Stars
Novice
Intermediate L1 & L2
Advanced
Power Tumbling
Tumble and Fun TOO Skills:
Salute is a position you go into before and after a skill and routine. A salute is when you stick your chest out and put your hands in the air.
Tuck is a gymnastics body position where the knees and hips are bent and drawn into the chest with the hands holding the knees. This body position is used in somersaults to rotate faster.
Straddle is a body position in which the body faces forward, and the legs are spread far apart to the side
Pike: how do you sit on a pike position? Hands, shoulders, hips, and feet should all be in a straight line. The shoulders are relaxed, and the legs are tight.
Jump over panel mat with hands
Tumble Stars Skills:
A lunge is a movement that you will typically land in out of a handstand, cartwheel, front walkover, back walkover, and many other gymnastic moves also. The most important part of the form for a lunge is for your back leg to be straight with your front leg bent.
Novice Skills:
Headstand Hold 3 sec.
Kick to handstand
Handstand Forward Roll
Handstand fall to bridge
Cartwheel
Back Band to Bridge
Backward Pike Roll
360 Turns
Knee Drop to Handstand
Kick to Handstand Fall Flat on the mat
Rollie Pollies
Intermediate L1 Skills:
Right and Left Splits
Pike Up to Head Stand
Power Hurdle Roundoff
Bridge Kick Over
Head Spring Off 16” Mat
Hand Stand Chest Roll
Front Limber
Backbend to bridge & Stand up
Tuck, Straddle, Pike, 360 Combo
Rollie Pollie Piked
Fly Spring over Mat
Knee Drop to Hand Stand Forward Roll
Intermediate L 2 Skills:
Front Walkover
Back Walkover
Hand Stand Shoulder taps (4)
Hand Stand 180 Pirouette
Roundoff Half Turn
Front Handspring over panel Mat
Back Handspring on Pac Man Mat
Fly Spring
Back Handspring
Front Flip Tuck
Advanced:
H/S Walking
Y-Scale (3 Sec)
Croc (3 Sec)
Front Handspring
Back Handspring
Aerial Cartwheel
Roundoff Back Handspring
Front Tuck (Mini Tramp)
2 Back Handspring
Front Flip Pike
Front Flip Tuck
Back Flip Tuck
Learn Gymnastics Skills and More At Paramount Acrogymnastics and Tumbling In San Jose, CA
At Paramount Tumbling and AcroGymnastics our Recreational Gymnastics program is designed to safely progress students through fundamental gymnastics skills. We offer multiple levels of gymnastics classes to fit a range of ages and abilities.
We are proud to have a skilled team of coaches and staff working towards one goal: enriching lives with the art of gymnastics. With the use of positive reinforcement and thoughtful training, we are committed to bringing fun, fitness, and skills that will last a lifetime to your child. Learn more about our Gymnastics Classes or contact us at 408-260-0403 to schedule a skills assessment.