What makes gymnastics special?
Gymnastics is one of the most comprehensive lifestyle sports programs; incorporating strength (both physical and mental), flexibility, speed, balance, coordination, power and discipline. Skills learned in gymnastics can benefit a child’s overall development.
Health Benefits
Habits learned as a child are often carried through to adulthood. Regular participation in gymnastics can teach kids how to live a healthy lifestyle, and remain involved in the sport as they grow up. Additionally, moderate and vigorous physical activity in kids can significantly reduce the risks of obesity, heart disease and diabetes in adulthood.
Social & Emotional Benefits
At SGA, kids have fun, meet new friends, work within a team and learn independence. Gymnastics can also help equip kids with skills to better handle physical and emotional challenges in life, by providing an opportunity to learn social skills like listening, following directions from adults, taking turns and respecting others. It is not uncommon for children to worry about climbing high, being upside down or flipping. Gymnastics instruction can open them to their surprising physical abilities, giving them more confidence and comfort to try new things.
Motor Skills, Coordination, and Balance
A young gymnast will learn how to use different parts of their bodies in different ways, and gymnastics helps build a range of motor and coordination skills, and assists in developing a sense of body awareness, control and coordination, which can be beneficial to other physical activities and in everyday life.
Strength
Gymnastics conditions the body through specific movements and positions, using the body’s own weight to build flexibility, agility, and strength in the upper body, lower body, and core. Though primarily an anaerobic sport, we ensure well-rounded training, including cardiovascular endurance, are being addressed.
Commitment & Discipline
The challenging nature of gymnastics requires commitment and concentration. The structure of our classes helps teach kids how hard work and dedication pays off. Positive experiences in gymnastics can build confidence through achievement and overcoming challenges—learning how to both celebrate success—and experience failure—with grace.
Accomplishing Goals by Putting in the Work
Our instructors will teach your child how to achieve a goal by taking small steps through a progression of skills. This tiered approach helps break challenges into manageable increments, fostering confidence, perseverance and determination to succeed. Our Strength, Skill and Character focus promotes lifelong personal grit, adaptability and endurance both physically and emotionally.