Overview

The document outlines a comprehensive training structure for recreational levels in cheerleading and gymnastics. It includes detailed sections on stunts, tumbling, jumps, shapes, balances, spins, leaps, preacrobatic skills, waves, ballet, and apparatus handling (ribbon, hoop, ball, and clubs). Each section specifies exercises and skills to be developed, such as connecting jumps, various balance techniques, handstands, backbends, and specific apparatus manipulations like throws, rolls, and rotations.

Goals of the Programme

Our recreational programme is one of our five available programmes. It is also the default entry level programme where all our participants start. All our programmes are goal based, not ability based.

These goals are as follows:

To make the disciplines we offer (rhythmic gymnastics and cheer sport) accessible to anyone, including to those who do not want to undergo early sport specification *
For participants to have fun and enjoy physical activity in a game based environment.
For participants to learn fundamental moving skills (FMS). These include locomotive, stability and object manipulation skills.
For participants to learn life skills such as team work, work ethic, perseverance.
For participants to learn how to behave in a gym environment.
For participants to not have to commit to the long training hours and commitment that rhythmic gymnastics traditionally requires.
To encourage progression over perfection.
To have a comprehensive, progression based skills matrix that allows participants to have a sense of achievement no matter their ability.
To provide the participants with progression opportunities and events available to celebrate every big and small success where they get a chance to be in the spotlight.
To practice our disciplines safely without picking up bad habits that may lead to overuse of certain muscle groups.

Level Progression

Level Progression Events will be held twice a year. For gymnasts to progress to the next level, they will need to attend these events. Even if the gymnasts do not pass a level, they will still receive badges for the blocks that they did master.

Each level includes different blocks of elements. (See image below). Gymnasts need to master all of them to move on to the next level. Please note that it can take more than one assessment to get all the badges. Children will however be evaluated on the badges that they did not obtain already, meaning they won’t need to practice any element they already mastered in order for them to focus their energy on the elements they haven't mastered yet.

The more advanced the level, the more time it may take to pass the assessment. Level One skills and elements will likely be mastered at a faster pace than level two and beyond, meaning participant’s will spend more time in each level than the previous one.