Gymnastics Pre-Team

Participants must have mastered the Selects level and received congratulations and approval slip from coaching staff to participate. Gymnasts will be introduced to advanced tumbling and intermediate apparatus skills. Floor skills: round off back handsprings, back tucks, front tucks, full-twisting jumps, switch leap, and full handstand pirouette. Vault skills: front handspring over the vault table with very light spot and introduction to 1/2 ons. Bars skills: glide kip, back hip circle on low and high bars, big hollow-body casts, big tap swings on high bar, flyaway with spot and proper technique on side drills. Beam skills: stuck cartwheel on high beam, back walkover on high beam, split leaps, full turn, connected jumps, and introduction to round off and back handspring and back tuck dismount. Gymnasts who are in the Pre-Team class will be assessed at the end of the summer session to determine their eligibility to be a part of the Elites competitive team.