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 Philosophy
- This program is designed first and foremost to
be fun. It also provides superior physical  development
(flexibility and strength), challenging activity and
a measure of success and accomplishment for the teen.
Structure
- This program is an introductory course for teenagers
with little or no previous gymnastics experience. Classes
are scheduled concurrently with Advanced Recreation
classes so that beginner teens will be with students
of similar age. Our 14 color/level ‘CanGym’
program has been modeled after the Gymnastics Canada
Gymnastique (GCG) 'CanGym' national program. Instruction
is provided on all Olympic gymnastics events plus trampoline.
Each class is streamed according to age, award level
and/or previous experience. Boys and Girls are coached
in separate groups. There is a maximum student to instructor
ratio of 8 to 1.
Accomplishment
- Progress reports are provided to students upon
fitness assessments dates, followed by our 'CanGym'
medallions. The actual medallion is Gold in colour while
the colour of the sticker represents progress being
made. Each time a student receives an award (Step 1,
Step 2, or Mastered) he/she has the opportunity to either:
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advance within a color/level or
b) move on to the next color/level.
Within each level there are an average of 36 gymnastics
skills that are distributed among the floor exercise,
rings,vault, parallel and uneven bars, high bar, trampoline,
pommel horse, and balance beam. These skills progress
in their complexity as students master each successive
medallion. Note: The school retains records on the progress
of each student to assist in class placement in future
sessions.
Program
Prerequisites - No Gymnastics Experience Required!
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