Ballina Gymnastics

Also known as the Ballina RSL Youth Club Gymnastics.

Ballina Gymnastics is supported by the Ballina RSL Youth Club.

CLASSES WE OFFER AND CLASS DESCRIPTION

• Kinder Gymnastics (Kindy)
Kinder gym is an enjoyable class designed for 0 to 5 year old children. One of the great things about our kinder gym program is that parents or carers can share in their child’s wonderful adventures. Adults are encouraged to accompany their child throughout each lesson to support their learning and have fun together. The Kinder gym program will be guided by an Accredited Leader to ensure the equipment set-ups are safe, stimulating and provide endless movement opportunities for each child to play and learn. Kinder gym will assist your child in development and co-ordination, confidence and self-esteem.
The class will start with a fun warm up game and a gentle stretch. Your kinder gym leader will then demonstrate and explain the circuit that has been set up for your class then finish up with trampoline and stickers.

• Recreational Gymnastics (Rec Gym):
Recreation gymnastics is a program designed for beginners. Classes involve a variety of fun and challenging activities on every apparatus, that develop a wide range of physical attributes including strength, flexibility, balance and co-ordination. These classes run Monday through to Saturday mornings, running for an hour.

• Gym Skills:
Gym skills carries on from recreational gymnastics and runs for two hours. This class builds on from the recreational program and has further focus on skills and development of skills. This is a great class for all ages over 5 years, and is the perfect class for preparing a gymnast to move to the competitive squad. Gym skills is a further more structured class that recreational, focussing further on routines and skills while still maintaining the fun aspect of gymnastics. This class is also great for those gymnasts that aren’t interested in the competition side of gymnastics.

• Acrobatics (Acro):
Acrobatic gymnastics is a competitive gymnastic discipline where partnerships of gymnasts work together and perform figures consisting of acrobatic moves, dance and tumbling. Acrobatic routines are set to music, with two routines being; Balance and Dynamic. This class runs on Wednesday evenings for two hours.

• Women’s artistic Gymnastics (WAG):women`s artistic gymnastics it is a real athletic sport that develops Strength, Agility, Coordination, Flexibility, Spatial awareness, teach Strong work ethic skills and Discipline in Friendly Environment. This is a great class for women gymnasts aged 5 years and above looking to develop and learn all the skills in the national levels program. Gymnasts enrolled in this class also qualify to compete in local, regional and state competitions as well as state and country championships.

• Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG):
Men`s artistic gymnastics is a real athletic sport that develops strength, agility, coordination, flexibility, spatial awareness and discipline all in friendly and safe environment. This is a great class for male gymnasts aged 5 years and above looking to develop and learn all the skills in the national levels program. Gymnasts enrolled in this class also qualify to compete in local, regional and state competitions as well as state and country championships.

• Skoolies:
Skoolies is a high school aged class in which caters for all ability levels from beginners through to advanced levels. Gymnasts of this class have the opportunity to learn and develop at their own pace in a fun and safe environment. Classes include fitness based warm ups, strength and flexibility work. The program also caters for members who have prior gymnastics experience at a high level or have withdrawn from the competitive level's program but wish to maintain their skills, fitness and have fun.