Pre School Gymnastics

This is where your little one’s journey in gymnastics begins. Pre-school gymnastics is a specifically designed program to incorporate the early stages and progressions of gymnastics with the early years foundation stage (EYFS). The EYFS program is what all children attending any registered childcare setting or nursery will follow to monitor and develop their learning in several different areas.

In every child’s early years it is important to develop all areas of their learning, although gymnastics more predominantly falls under the physical side of this, during the teaching we incorporate the use of colours, numbers, sounds, singing, co-ordination and many more.

High Springers runs a pre-school program from 2-5yrs old. Within our program we develop termly plans which include the foundations for gymnastics, the use of different equipment, an introduction to rolls, shapes and landings and a specific focus for each week.

Our classes are tailored to suit the age and ability of those in the class. We have a full range of equipment including bars, soft vault, training beams, wedges, soft floor area, trampette and much more!

These classes are parent assisted and offer an early introduction into gymnastics. The warm up is coach lead and usually includes an entrance and warm up song. Each parent and child will find a spot and sit on it ready for their weekly warm up.

During the class the coach will set up a circuit based on the focus for that week. For example it may be a balancing circuit. The parents will encourage and help their child around the circuit whilst the coach will have a side station for each child to practice a more difficult skill. This for example may be use of the bar, a beam skill, forward/backward rolls or a more challenging floor task such as handstand preparations!