Recreational Gymnastics – ages 2 – 102 years
Our Recreational programmes are classes either 45, 60, 90 or 120 minutes long and gymnasts are grouped by age. Our pre-school classes are parent assisted (Caterpillar 2+, Butterfly 3+, Lions 4+). From Rebounders (5+) through to Adult Gym gymnasts should be able to attend without a parent!
Gymnasts are eligible to move twice a year based on age and can trial for our Participation programme when they are 7 or will be 7 by the time of the next event. Not all gymnasts enjoy competitions. Gymnasts can stay in the REC programme right up to Adults (21+) learning new skills, having fun and making friends.
Participation Gymnastics – ages 7+
Our Participation programmes are GymStart, JumpStart and Display. This stream is for boys and girls aged 7+.
GymStart is a floor and vault national competition run twice a year by Gymnastics Ireland. Gymnasts train for the event (Girls: levels 1 – 10 & gold, Boys: levels 1 – 6). This is a great event if your gymnasts wants to start going to competitions. Whilst gymnasts do use all apparatus in the class it becomes more routine focussed as the events draw near.
JumpStart – RGC currently participate in the Tumbling and Trampoline events at JumpStart. Tumbling is runs on an air track beginning with backward rolls at level 1 working toward a flic at level 3. Trampoline gymnasts compete routines of six skills (level 1), eight skills (level 2) or ten skills (level 3).
Display Gymnastics is ….
Women’s Artistic Gymnastics – Intro, General Levels, Plus Levels, FIG
Our WAG programme is by invite / trial only. Gymnasts train on all four pieces (beam, bars, vault & floor) and compete at the National Series events twice a year.
The General Levels programme club guidelines for parents can be found here.
As the name suggests this is an all female programme. RGC does not run a Men’s Artistic Programme.
Competitive Tumbling– Intro, NDP Levels 1 – 5, Pre-FIG, FIG
Tumbling is by invite / trial only. Participation at all levels of the JumpStart Tumbling programme is both recommended and expected before a gymnast would be invited to trial for the competitive programme.
GymAble – ages 5+
In line with the Cara Inclusion Charter and with the support of our NGB we offer classes for gymnasts with additional needs, whether these are physical, sensory, intellectual or behavioural challenges.
GymAble is a parent assisted class option, currently running on Sunday mornings. Like all classes you can request to enroll for GymAble via our Customer Portal, please remember to give us some information about your child’s requirements when you do so by adding this to the medical notes in the student profile. Our GymAble athletes aged over 16 years train on week days without parent assistance.
We offer both Recreational and Participation GymAble classes. GymStart is an inclusive events. There are three GymAble specific levels, or adapted routines from level 1.
If you would like to learn more about GymAble please contact us directly. Requests for GymAble classes or the GymAble waitlist without medical information will be automatically rejected.
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