YMCA Gymnastics
School-Age Open Gymnastics
5-18 Years Old
Drop your school-age child off for supervised open gymnastics at the YMCA Sports Center. Pre-registration is required. Limited to 30 participants per session. Registration begins the Sunday before the open gym and closes the Friday before at noon.
Upcoming Sessions:
Mar 14, Mar 21, April 18
Time: 5-7 PM
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
Spring Break Clinics & Camps
6-18 Years Old
Gymnasts will have the opportunity to focus on drills and skill development on specific events while working with experienced instructors and team coaches. Camps and clinics may range from single-event sessions to multi-hour formats where athletes rotate through each event. Groups maintain a low gymnast-to-instructor ratio (typically 8:1 to 12:1), allowing athletes to receive individualized attention and plenty of repetition to help learn, achieve, and refine their skills. Camp schedules will follow a structured rotation format depending on the length of the session.
6-18 Years, Past Gymnastics Experience Preferred
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
Toddler/Pre-School Open Gymnastics
5 Years Old and Under
Join us for fun and free play during Fun Zone hours! Adult supervision is required. All Children ages 5 and under are welcome to participate an explore the gymnastics equipment with their adult.
Every Friday during Family Fun Zone
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
Parent & Tot
2 Years Old
Join other families for our parent and tots gymnastics class. We emphasize a safe physical play environment incorporating group time with a musical warm-up, fun stretching and introduction of basic body positions and gymnastics skills. Parents will assist their child through a series of stations, obstacle courses, and activities on all 4 gymnastics apparatus.
2 Years Old, Coed, Parent Required
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
Tumble Tots
3 Years Old (Parent as Needed)
Join other preschool aged children for our tumble tots gymnastics class that provides basic gymnastics progressions taught on each apparatus. Children will be encouraged to follow multi-step directions during this explorative gymnastics class; including stretching, jumping, rolling, balancing, and swinging along with communicating with peers and taking turns. These classes are for children who are 3 years old and parent assistance is welcome as needed.
3 Years Old, Coed, Parents As Needed
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
Big Shots
4-5 Years Old
Join other preschool aged children for Big Shots, our gymnastics class for 4- and 5-year-olds not yet enrolled in kindergarten. Children will practice basic gymnastics skills as they navigate through a variety of warm-up activities, stretches and station circuits designed to improve strength and body awareness. This class is intended to prepare children for our school-age progressive class program.
4-5 Years Old, Coed
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
KinderGym
5-6 Years Old
KinderGym is the perfect fit for kids who have aged out of preschool classes or are just getting started in gymnastics and are kindergarten age. This class is a fun and supportive experience with instructors who will guide children to improve strength & flexibility; forward & backward rolls, bridges, handstands & cartwheels, balancing skills on beam, swinging and strength on bars, and lots of running and jumping on vault.
5-6 Years Old, Beginner
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
Beginners
6-18 Years Old
This class invites children aged 6+ who are new to gymnastics to join us for an introduction to the sport. Instructors will guide participants to improve strength and flexibility and lay a foundation of basic gymnastics skills and important body positions. Skills include: forward/backward rolls, cartwheels, bridges & handstands on floor; kick pullovers, swinging & casting on bars; balance skills, jumps & dismounts on beam; running, hurdles, and jumping up on vault.
6-18 Years, Beginner
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
Intermediate
6-18 Years Old
This class invites children who have completed beginner level or KinderGym gymnastics to continue growing and learning new skills. Instructors will reinforce previous skills; work on jumps & leaps, and bridge-kick-overs on floor; jumps, turns, inversions & side-handstand dismounts on beam; pullovers, casting & hip-circles on bars; donkey kicks & handstand flatbacks on vault.
6-18 Years Old, Completed Beginner or KinderGym
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
Advanced
6-18 Years Old
This class is for children advancing from intermediate level to continue to be challenged and learn new skills. Previous skills are reinforced; improving strength & flexibility; work on handstand bridge-kickovers, limbers, back extension rolls, and dive forward rolls on floor; jumps & turns, tip-up handstands, low-beam cartwheels & dismounts on beam; pullovers, glide swings, casting & hip-circles with under-swing on bars; run, hurdle & jump up to vault table, donkey kick to handstand, and handstand-flatbacks to low mats on vault.
6-18 Years Old, Completed Intermediate
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
Prep 2
6-18 Years Old
This class meets once a week for an hour and a half, and the skill focus mirrors USAG compulsory level 2 gymnastics. Gymnasts will continue to improve strength, flexibility, and body awareness; work on cartwheels & roundoffs, handstand forward-rolls, introduction of handsprings, walkovers, & split leaps & jumps on floor; tip-up handstands, front & back kicks, pivot turns, & side-handstand dismounts on beam; glide swings, chin-up pullovers, & casting into back hip-circle under-swing dismount on bars; run, arm circle jump up to vault table and handstand flatbacks on pit mat on vault.
6-18 Years Old, Completed Advanced
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
Prep 3
6-18 Years Old
This class meets twice a week for an hour each practice time, and the skill focus mirrors the USAG compulsory level 3 gymnastics requirements, which will prepare gymnasts to join our competitive team. Gymnasts will improve their body control and awareness; work on roundoff back-handsprings, front-handsprings, back extension rolls, split leaps & jumps and half-turns on floor; handstands, cartwheels, half-turns, split leaps, & side-handstand ¼ turn dismount on beam; glide swings, double back hip-circles, front hip-circles, & squat on, jump off dismounts on bars; run, arm circle hurdle, front handspring over side-ways pit mat on vault.
6-18 Years Old, Completed Prep Level 2
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
Competitive Gymnastics
5-18 Years Old
To participate on the competitive team, a gymnast must successfully pass the progressive levels, be invited by the Gymnastics Director, or complete the tryout process.
The competitive team season runs from September through April, with opportunities to join between May and August. Certain situations may override these dates at the discretion of the Gymnastics Director.
For more information about the competitive team, please contact the Gymnastics Director. Online registration is not available.
Carly Anderson, Gymnastics Director, if your child is interested in joining the team for the next competition year: canderson@ymca-cv.org or (715)-552-1200
New members can join April, June & August
Location:
YMCA Sports Center
Pre-Team
6-18 Years Old
This class meets twice per week for an hour and a half each practice. The skill progression aligns with the USAG Compulsory Level 3 curriculum while incorporating foundational elements of Level 4, preparing athletes for potential placement on the competitive team by the end of the summer season.
Gymnasts will refine and solidify their Prep 3/Pro skills while progressively building toward more advanced skills. Emphasis is placed on proper form, strength development, and skill consistency to support a successful transition into higher-level competitive gymnastics.
6-18 Years Old, Completed Prep Level 3
Location:
YMCA Sports Center