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PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Click on a program to read more about itThe Licking County Family YMCA offers a full gymnastics curriculum. Each level is designed to advance gymnasts in a safe, consistent and productive manner teaching safety awareness, body awareness, values and skill instruction.
Teen Strength Training Program
Licking County Family YMCA gymnastics programs are designed to provide a safe, nurturing environment for children and youth to develop gymnastics skills as well as the four YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. We teach kids to tumble, run, jump, and twist in our gymnastics programs.From two years of age and up, kids learn movement skills, fine and gross motor skills, tumbling skills and advanced gymnastics elements in our progressive-based classes. gymnasts who are ready to take their skills to the next level can get involved in competitive gymnastics where the whole person is developed and competition and winning are kept in healthy perspective.
Preschool Gymnastics
Preschool gymnastics is for children ages 12 months through 6 years of age. These programs provide children a fun way to learn about body movement while gaining increased motor skills and develop social interaction skills.
Have a limited amount of time, but want to have quality time with your child? Baby & Me emphasizes social interaction, cooperation, flexibility, gross motor activities, and fun. Post-Partum mental and physical wellness for mom and baby is equally as important as pre-natal wellness. Baby & Me is a program that connects mother/dad and child in a relaxed and nurturing environment.Baby & Me – (12 Months to 24 Months with Parent)
Mom/Pop & Me (2 year olds)
This 30-minute program is designed for a child and parent. It emphasizes basic coordination skills, apparatus awareness, social interaction, and gross-motor development. Children have organized activities incorporated into an open forum.Preschool Gymnastics
(3-4 years)
This 30-minute program is for the child who is ready to participate without a parent. It offers a variety of fun and challenging activities with an emphasis on coordination skills and basic progression skills on the beam, bars, vault, and floor. It also focuses on instructional discipline and social interaction.Preschool Gymnastics Plus (3-4 years)
This 45-minute program is for the child who is ready to participate without a parent. It offers a variety of fun and challenging activities with an emphasis on coordination skills and basic progression skills on the beam, bars, vault, and floor. It also focuses on instructional discipline and social interaction. Prerequisite of at least two (2) sessions of YMCA Preschool Gymnastics is required.
Young Basics (5-6 years)
This 30-minute program emphasizes more advanced coordination skills, an introduction to gymnastic basics, listening skills, turn taking skills, instructional discipline, and social discipline. It focuses on the gymnast who is interested in learning basic skills.Flippers (5-7 years)
The one hour flipper level is physically and mentally challenging program. As gymnasts learn more complex skills and combinations, mastery requires concentration and self-discipline. A more intense program of training will be followed, with the goals of increased strength and flexibility combined with the development of basic routines on each piece of equipment. Prerequisite of at least two (2) sessions of YMCA Young Basics is required.
Progressive Youth Gymnastics
Youth Progressive Gymnastics program is for boys and girls ages 7 and up. The Licking County Family YMCA gymnastics program follows the guidelines of the National YMCA Progressive Gymnastics program and the USA Junior Olympic Gymnastics Program. We work to develop children's coordination, balance, strength, flexibility, and most importantly self-esteem. We focus on safety, encouraging kids to do their best, and to believe in themselves while instilling the YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
A one hour, beginning level class for gymnasts who want to have fun while learning basic gymnastic skills. Gymnasts focus on form, progression, and instructional discipline. Gymnasts learn skills using the vault, bars, beam and floor exercises.Rollers
Swingers
An intermediate level one hour class for gymnasts to explore their potential in gymnastics. Gymnasts need to have some previous gymnastics experience. This progression focuses on improving previously learned skills as well as incorporating new skills.Kippers
An intermediate/advanced level that incorporates new progression skills while gymnasts have fun. Strength, potential, and self-discipline are the focus of this class.
Gymnastics is progressive by nature. Classes build on top of one another. It is very important that parents understand that it takes a long time to achieve all the skills, strength, and flexibility necessary to advance to the next level. Gymnastics takes time, patience, repetition, and a love of the sport in order to succeed.
Team Preparation Gymnastics (These classes are by invitation only)
This program is designed for gymnasts of all ages who possess the desire and ability to compete. These classes are by invitation only. The gymnast must perform certain skills to quality for each of these levels. Classes are grouped according to socialization skills (not skill level).
This one-hour class is for boys and girls who have had experience in our basic preschool program.Super Stars (3-4 years)
Hot Shots (5-6 years)
This 1 1/2 hour class meets twice a week. It is for children who love to flip, tumble and have fun. Advanced level must be recommended.
Level 3—Pre-team (7 years and up)
Preparatory class to leading to competitive gymnastics. Participants develop skills using vault, bars, beam and floor. Classes meet twice a week for 1 hour. Instructor’s permission is needed to register.
Level 4—9 (7 years and up)
Licking County Family YMCA Gymnastics Team is designed for USA Gymnastics Level 4—9 students who have successfully completed the intermediate level class. Team practice consists of quality time working on tricks and routines designed for competition. Participation is by invitation only-based on ability, dedication, potential, and approval.
Cheerleading/Tumbling (Ages 8 and up)
The Licking County Family YMCA offers classes to both boys and girls that focus on incorporating gymnastic tumbling into cheerleading. Jumps and moves are taught, but actual cheers are not offered. Basic advanced floor exercise skills are taught by a YMCA trained cheerleading/tumbling coach.
Cheer!
This high school level cheerleading class is designed to work on moves, jumps and tumbles used by high school cheerleaders. All schools are welcome to join this one-hour class.