Little Gym for school-age kids?
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Anonymous
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My 3rd grader has no experience with gymnastics besides a week of gymnastics camp this past summer, but now is interested in gymnastics classes. She's mostly interested in learning floor skills like handstand, walkovers, handsprings, etc.
I've been scoping out the options and so far Little Gym looks like the best combination of convenience and price for us. But I've always thought of them as a place for little kids. Has anyone done their school-age classes? Any insight on what they cover and how they compare to gymnastics classes elsewhere? Thanks! |
Anonymous
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No they’re for little kids.
Find a beginner gymnastics class. |
Anonymous
| Definitely do not do Little Gym for that age. Coaches are not really that great for kids who need more than direction on how to jump, skip, do forward rolls or walk on a beam. |
Anonymous
+1 Maybe do a trial class, but unless your kid is super-timid and could use the morale booster of being better than a bunch of little kids, I would find an actual gymnastics class. |
Anonymous
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Definitely go with a recreational class at a gymnastics studio. My DD’s gym offers an all-around beginners class, as well as a tumbling class that focuses on floor exercises.
You may also find some gymanstics classes offered through your local parks and rec. |
Anonymous
| Our neighbor's DD (9 almost 10) goes to Little Gym for gymnastics and really likes it. The Little Gym is walking distance from where we live so a few same age girls from the neighborhood go. My DD goes to a gymnastics place and from I can see, the gyms focus on a lot of skill building leading up to moves like back handsprings and do more strength training where the Little Gym teaches just the basic moves. The prices are similar |
Anonymous
What kind of "basic moves" does The Little Gym cover, do you know? The one near us is significantly cheaper than the only other nearby option, so I am tempted to at least start her there for a couple months to see how she likes it and then potentially switch to a "real gym" (either the expensive close one, or a more affordable further-away one) if she's really into it, unless there's some reason that's a bad idea... |
Anonymous
| They’ll hate it and likely be embarrassed |
Anonymous
| Don't pick it for convenience and price. Drive farther and inconvenience yourself for a real gymnastics place |
Anonymous
| I think little gym is fine for mommy and me but once they progress past that (at age 3) I don’t think it’s the best structure or set up. |
Anonymous
| American sports culture is nuts. Little gym does offer school aged classes. One of the nice things about the gym is that unlike a lot of conventional gymnastics gyms, where there's going to be like 100 kids taking classes at the same time usually theres only one group using the gym at a time |
Anonymous
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My daughter did a little gym class throughout second grade and she loved it!
I think you can give it a try, especially as an introduction class for her. It will really depend on the other kids in the group. |
Anonymous
What kinds of skills did they work on? |
Anonymous
Handstands, bridges, front walkover, back walkover, cartwheels, balance beam, bars, obstacle courses, games. |
Anonymous
| Any safety concerns with Little Gym for the older kids doing more advanced stuff? Is their staff, equipment, etc any less safe? |