Academy Classes
We offer Academy classes for children 6 years old and up. Our program is based around the “Star Incentive Program” which has 10 different levels represented by different colored belts (for girls), or wrist bands (for boys), that the children wear. There are 22 skills at each level and the children earn a star for their belt or wrist band each time they learn a new skill for their level. After earning 18 stars, they are eligible to test for the next higher level. We keep track of their stars and progress on the “Star Board” next to the viewing room.
Star Incentive Program Skills for Each Level
1) WHITE LEVEL
Floor 1. candle hold 5 seconds roll up to a stand 2. forward roll to stand, no hands to get up 3. backward roll to a stand. no knees on cheese 4. handstand start/finish in lunge 5. cartwheel lunge, finish facing opposite direction 6. round off freeze Beam 7. jump to stick, off the end or side of beam 8. pivot turns (1/2 turn 1/2 turn) 9. chasses left and right 10. grape vine (right and left) 11. forward roll, expander Bars 12. front support- roll forward 13. 5 casts hips off bar 14. monkey flip 15. swing, toe shoot 16. pullover Trampoline 17. bounce to stop (freeze) 18. seat drop, doggy, doggy, freeze 19. circus tuck down cheese, head tucked 20. seat drop 1/2 turn freeze Strength 21. chin hold 3 seconds each grip Flexibility 22. bridge, head off ground |
2) RED LEVEL
Floor 1. cartwheel handstand, against wall w/cheese 2. handstand forward roll 3. handstand arch to bridge 4. bridge kick over 5. skip into round off rebound Beam 6. lunge handstand lunge feet touch in air 7. 1/2 turns start in passe 1/2hold 1/2 hold 8. lunge cartwheel lunge expander 9. scale back leg @ horizontal hold 2 sec. Bars 10. 3 swings w/ regrasp 11. 3 pullovers in a row 12. jump pike glide 13. back hip circle 14. shooting star Trampoline 15. swivel hips, 3 in a row 16. circus tuck to sit no hands on mat 17. front tuck to feet, land on cheese or mat (mini) 18. "big 6" rt split lft split tuck straddle full turn freeze 19. tuck up handstand fall to back 20. bounce pike up handstand (mini tramp) Strength 21. chin hold 10 seconds Flexibility 22. bridge straight arms /legs |
3) BLUE LEVEL
Floor 1. cartwheel handstand 1/4 pirouette 2. back bend on 8" mat 3. back bend kick over (something close to a back walkover) 4. back extension to handstand 5. tuck up handstand 6. tic toc ( handstand bridge kick back over) Beam 7. Cartwheel handstand hold 3 sec. 8. split leap 60* 9. press to straddle stand from straddle sit 10. cast up to squat (level 4 mt) 11. cartwheel 4" beam Bars 12. cast 1 leg shoot thru 13. front mill 14. shins on forward roll 15. cast straddle toe on shoot 16. back hip circle straight body Trampoline 17. front tuck bounce 18. front pike 19. front flip freeze (mini) Vault 20. handspring to back (aero board, stacked mats) Strength 21. Long hang pullover Flexibility 22. 1 split left or right |
4) TURQUOISE LEVEL
Floor 1. cartwheel handstand 1/2 pir. 2. front head spring from a stand 3. front hand spring from a run 4. flip flop on incline mat or tumble trac 5. front walkover 6. round off flip flop Beam 7. english handstand hold 3 sec 8. split leap 60* scale hold 9. bridge kick over 10. wendy (level 4 dismount) Bars 11. squat on 12. jump to high bar, pull over 13. cast to horizontal 14. front hip circle 15. "L" to basket, legs don't touch Trampoline 16. pullover (back drop, back flip) 17. Back tuck 18. back pike 19. front 1/2 (brani) Vault 20. handspring to back ( spring board) Strength 21. muscle up Flexibility 22. 2 splits, left and right |
5) RED, WHITE & BLUE
Floor 1. handstand full pir. 2. front handspr walkout, front handspring (connected) 3. punch front (run hurdle punch) 4. Aerial 5. round off 2 flip flops 6. R/O whip, high flip flop Beam 7. level 6 dismount (english handstand to side handstand) 8. full turn 9. cartwheel high beam 10. back walkover (low beam) Bars 11. kip, front hip circle, cast horiz, squat on 12. front hip circle, cast, back hip circle 13. clear hip 14. cast, giant pullover 15. sandwich ("L" basket, shoot to rear support) 16. Front seat circle Trampoline 17. back flip w/ 3/4 twist 18. Back full twist 19. front flip w/ 3/4 twist Vault 20. handspring to feet (aero board) Strength 21. 200 jump ropes in 60 seconds Flexibility 22. middle splits |