Ages:
1st grade - 18 years
Levels:
Intro to Back Handspring
Back Handspring
Back Handspring Series
Flip & Twist
All children in 1st grade or older must be scheduled for an appointment
for a free evaluation!
Please use the link below to enroll in class once your child has been evaluated and has received a level recommendation.
X-Cel's tumbling program - comprised of Intro to Back Handspring, Back Handspring, Back Handspring Series, and Flip & Twist classes - was designed for students who prefer not to use all-around gymnastics equipment. These tumbling classes specifically aim for developing tumbling skills on the trampoline and the floor. They could also be great as second classes during the week to get extra floor and trampoline time to obtain additional tumbling skills or to perfect the tumbling skills being learned in other classes during the week.
Intro to Back Handspring (Co-ed): This class offers tumbling and trampoline exclusivity for those students in 1st grade and older who are interested in general tumbling. Emphasis is placed on drills for learning any of the following skills: back and front walkovers, rolling, cartwheels, round offs, and handstands. Conditioning, body positions, and safety drills will also be covered. No previous tumbling experience is required to enroll in this tumbling class.
Back Handspring (Co-ed): This class offers tumbling and trampoline exclusivity for those students in 1st grade and older who are interested in general tumbling. Emphasis is placed on drills for learning any of the following skills: back and front handsprings, side and front aerials, and round off back handsprings. Conditioning, body positions, and safety drills will also be covered. A Back Handspring level recommendation is required to enroll in this tumbling level.
Back Handspring Series (Co-ed): This class offers tumbling and trampoline exclusivity for those students in 1st grade and older who are interested in general tumbling. This class was designed with emphasis on learning to connect three (3) back handsprings in a row as well as learning round off back handspring series and aerials. Intermediate conditioning, body positions, and safety drills will also be covered. As a prerequisite, a student must have a solid back handspring on floor before enrolling in this tumbling class. A Back Handspring Series level recommendation is required to enroll in this tumbling level.
Flip & Twist (Co-ed): This class offers tumbling and trampoline exclusivity for those students in 1st grade and older who are interested in general tumbling. Emphasis will be made on flipping and twisting, obtaining tucks both front and back, connecting multiple back hand springs, round-off back tucks, layouts, halves and fulls. Advanced conditioning, body positioning, and safety drills will be taught as well. As a prerequisite, a student must have three (3) connecting back handsprings in a row to enroll in this advanced tumbling class and receive a Flip & Twist level recommendation for this advanced tumbling class.
Teen Tumble (Co-ed): This class includes gymnastics training focusing on the fundamentals of tumbling for girls and boys ages 11 and older. Attention is given to proper body shapes, correct form, and building strength and flexibility. Skill training on floor exercise includes emphasis on handsprings, cartwheels, handstands & basic flipping skills. Classes rotate on floor and trampoline. Skills are broken down into small progressions of success building self-confidence. This class is perfect for girls and boys who may be interested in karate, wrestling, soccer or cheerleading. This class will prove to be a great building block for all sports. Tumbling builds core strength, flexibility, and confidence. This class is great as an add-on class for all around gymnastics. No previous tumbling or gymnastics experience is required to enroll in this tumbling class.
