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| Facilities - Individual Facilities - Garden Home - Gymnastics | ||||||
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GYMNASTICS
Garden Home offers a comprehensive and highly regarded gymnastics program for ages 3-13 and varied abilities. Both the program and its coordinator, Jackie Wygant, have been at Garden Home for more than 20 years and young people come from all over the Portland metro area to learn from Jackie, a master teacher. The program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop sound gymnastic fundamentals with emphasis on strength, flexibility, coordination and self-confidence.  All students will receive individual and group instruction on the floor, beam, vault and bars. Great care is taken to promote expert instruction in an atmosphere that is fun, positive and safe. Parents and spectators are invited to attend the first and last class in the session. Otherwise, in-room observation is by instructor approval only. FOR YOUR CHILD'S SAFETY, STUDENTS MORE THAN 15 MINUTES LATE WILL MISS MANDATORY WARMUPS AND THEREFORE WILL FORFEIT PARTICIPATION IN THAT CLASS. THIS IS STRICTLY ENFORCED !!! CLASS DESCRIPTIONS: Students should wear comfortable clothing and no shoes. Always start your child in the lowest age group class that includes their age, then move up as recommended by the instructor. Progress is extremely variable for each person and most gymnasts repeat each level 2-3 times before moving up. We do tumbling activities, mini tramps, rope, beam, bars and other games and activities related to gymnastics. Our physical goals include improvements in the following: muscular strength, balance, endurance, flexibility, gross and fine motor control. Our behavioral goals include 1) building confidence and self-worth, 2) cooperation, taking turns and sharing with others, 3) listening and following teacher's directions, and 4) positive, caring and respectful interaction with peers. PRE-GYMNASTICS, 3 YEARS & 3-4 YEARS An introduction to gymnastic activities. No experience necessary. BEGINNING I & II, 4-6 YEARS Four-year-olds should take a pre-gymnastics class first. For five and six-year-olds, no experience is necessary. Beginning II, 4-6 years requires teacher recommendation or passing Beginning I, 4-6 years at Garden Home.  BEGINNING I, 5-13 YEARS No experience necessary. We will work on flexibility and strength needed for gymnastics, rolls and variations, cartwheels, handstands and bridges. We will do lead up activities on bars and balance beam. BEGINNING II, 5-13 YEARS Must be able to do a cartwheel, backwards roll and walk on the high beam with confidence. We will work on bridge kickovers, cartwheel variations, balance beam and uneven bars. ADVANCED BEGINNING, 5-13 YEARS Must be able to do a bridge kickover on the flat mat, back hip pullover on the bars, front roll on low beam, pivot turn and stretched jump on high beam. We will work on walkover variations, rolls on high beam and hip circle variations on bars.  INTERMEDIATE, 6-13 YEARS Intermediate level must be able to do back walkovers and dive cartwheels, pullover, back hip circle and sole circle dismount on bars and front roll on high beam. We will work on front and back handsprings, cartwheels and walkovers on high beam. Also, strength conditioning on bars. ADVANCED I, 6-13 YEARS Must be able to do front and back handsprings on floor, cartwheels and walkovers on beam. We will concentrate on dance and connectors used in gymnastics, kips and connectors on bars, aerials and back tucks on floor. We include a comprehensive conditioning program to increase strength, flexibility and endurance and to prevent injuries. ADVANCED II, 6-13 YEARS Students must be able to do multiple back handsprings, aerial cartwheels, front tuck off mini tramp, back tuck, kip variations on bars, handspring vault, walkovers and handstand straddle downs on beam. This class will continue to work on all four women's events, plus do conditioning, dance and connectors. RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS The beautiful sport of Rhythmic Gymnastics combines dance, tumbling, and skillful use of hand apparatus. We use hoops, balls, ribbons and jump ropes to learn beginning through advanced skills. After completing Level IV, girls can participate on our new GH Competitive Team. RHYTHMIC TEAM (Regional and National Competitions) The Rhythmic Team (Level V-VII) meets three times per week. For more details, please call Coach Jackie Wygant at 503/629-6341 at Garden Home. |
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