Parent and toddler
a month$52
- A parent or carer joins in
- Soft shapes, rolls and swinging
- Songs and games to finish
Rolls, cartwheels and the courage to try
Gymnastics classes for toddlers, children and teenagers, and squad training for gymnasts who want to compete. Book a trial class and a coach meets your child at the door, shows them round the gym and stays with the group all session.
18 monthsthe youngest age, with a parent
1 to 8coach to gymnast ratio from age 5
$15for a trial class
- Parent and toddler classes
- Recreational classes from age 5
- Squads by assessment
- Qualified, background checked coaches
Classes by age
Every class follows the club's own skill cards, so children always know what they are working towards. Fees are monthly and cover one class a week.
Preschool
a month$58
- Parents watch from the gallery
- Jumps, balances and first rolls
- Six children for every coach
Recreational
a month$66
- Floor, vault, beam, bars and trampette
- A badge for each finished card
- Eight children for every coach
Teen gymnastics
a month$70
- Beginners and returners welcome
- Tumbling, handsprings and conditioning
- Ten gymnasts for every coach
A fifth week in a month comes at no extra cost. Brothers and sisters get ten percent off each extra class, and fees are arranged directly with the club.
When each group trains
Groups are capped, so every trial class is booked for a set time. Squad hours are agreed with the family of each squad gymnast.
| Class | Ages | Days | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent and toddler | 18 months to 3 years | Tuesday and Thursday | 09:30 or 10:30 |
| Preschool | 3 to 5 years | Wednesday and Friday | 10:00 |
| Preschool | 3 to 5 years | Saturday | 09:00 |
| Recreational | 5 to 7 years | Monday to Thursday | 16:00 |
| Recreational | 8 to 11 years | Monday to Thursday | 17:15 |
| Recreational | 5 to 11 years | Saturday | 10:00 or 11:15 |
| Teen gymnastics | 12 to 17 years | Tuesday and Friday | 18:30 |
| Development squad | By assessment | Three evenings | Agreed with families |
From a first class to a squad place
Most gymnasts stay in recreational classes and love them. For those who want to compete, the path looks like this, and nobody moves up before they and their family are ready.
Recreational classes
Gymnasts work through the skill cards at their own pace, earning a new badge for every card they finish.
Invitation to assess
Coaches invite gymnasts who show strength, flexibility and a love of training to a relaxed assessment session.
Development squad
Three sessions a week, the first club competitions and a written plan shared with each family.
Competition squad
Up to five sessions a week for gymnasts competing regionally, with rest days and schoolwork always coming first.
Skills on the Springline cards
Each card holds six skills on one piece of apparatus. These are some of the skills children work on in their first two years.
- Log roll
- Forward roll
- Backward roll
- Star jump
- Straight jump on the trampette
- Cartwheel
- Bridge
- Handstand
- Round off
- Pull over on the bar
- Tiptoe walk along the beam
- Squat on to the vault
Children move to the next card once they can show every skill on it three times, safely and with good form. Parents see the cards at the end of each month.
Safety on the floor and off it
The gym has a sprung floor, landing mats under every piece of apparatus and a foam pit for learning new skills on bars and vault. Coaches hold recognised gymnastics coaching qualifications and first aid certificates, and each adult who coaches here has cleared the background checks needed before working with young people.
A named welfare officer looks after safeguarding at the club, and parents can speak to them at any time. Children are signed in and out by an adult they know, and any bump or fall is written up and shared with the family on the same day.
- One coach to eight children in recreational classes
- Sprung floor, foam pit and landing mats
- Viewing gallery for parents and carers
- Welfare officer named on the noticeboard
In the gym this term
Classes, squads and the parent and toddler mornings.
From families at the club (example reviews)
Our daughter hid behind us at the trial class. By week three she was running in ahead of everyone to show the coach her cartwheel.
The parent and toddler class is the highlight of our week. Lots of rolling, climbing and singing, and the coaches know every child by name.
Started teen gymnastics at 14 with no experience at all. The coaches never made it feel too late, and the back handspring finally landed this term.
What parents ask at the gym door
What should children wear?
A leotard, or a fitted t shirt with shorts or leggings, and bare feet on the floor. Long hair is tied back, and jewellery, earrings included, stays at home because it can catch on mats and apparatus.
Can parents watch classes?
Yes, from the viewing gallery above the floor. Parent and toddler classes are the exception, because a parent or carer joins in on the floor.
Is gymnastics safe for young children?
Classes are planned around each age, with soft landings and skills broken into small steps. Bumps happen in any sport, so coaches are first aid trained, and for anything serious they call your local emergency number and then you.
Can gymnasts with asthma or other health needs join?
Usually, yes. Mention any health need on the booking form and again at the trial. For asthma, epilepsy, a heart condition or a recent injury, ask your doctor whether gymnastics suits your child before the first class, and pass their advice to the coach.
Are boys welcome?
Very much. Boys and girls train together in recreational and teen classes, and the squads include boys training on floor, rings and parallel bars.
How are missed classes handled?
A missed class can be made up in another group at the same level within four weeks, when there is space. The club closes for school holidays, and fees are reduced for the weeks it is closed.
Book a trial class
Tell us the class you are interested in and your child's age, and a coach replies within two working days with a trial time. The trial costs $15, which comes off the first month's fee if your child joins.
- A coach meets every new gymnast at the door
- Parents watch the trial from the gallery
- Fees are paid directly to the club
Visit the club
Park at the leisure centre and follow the path round to the gym door at the back.
Contact the club
Purpose built gym behind the leisure centre, with a drop off bay by the entrance
Gym hours
| Weekday mornings | 09:00 to 12:00 |
| Weekday afternoons | 15:30 to 20:30 |
| Saturday | 08:30 to 16:00 |
| Sunday | Squads only |
Holiday camps
During school holidays the club runs day camps for children aged 5 to 11, with gymnastics in the morning and games after lunch. Dates are posted a month ahead.
Ask about camps