Tumbling
Why tumble with us?
Our tumbling program has classes for students beginning ages 5 & up. We offer a special class for our 5-6 year olds, and have classes for 7 & up separated by skill level (beginner, intermediate and advanced). All of these classes will teach proper, safe progressions for floor tumbling skills beginner through advanced. Our Tumbling curriculum is based on the USAG Jr. Olympic Program as well as our 20+ years of experience teaching tumbling to children. The Tumbling curriculum is designed to provide a non-competitive, flexible program of life skills, conditioning and flexibility. These tumbling classes are perfect for an athlete wanting to focus strictly on floor and trampoline tumbling skills, but also are the perfect addition to any athlete's training practices. Gymnasts, cheerleaders, ninja, and acro athletes would benefit from tumbling classes because they will include tumbling, flexibility and strength training.
At Leaps & Bounds we teach tumbling in a progressive manner, which means breaking down complex skills into smaller/individual mini skills to be mastered and put together to achieve harder and more complex skills. Classes will utilize a variety of drills, stations and hands on spotting to keep athletes engaged and having fun while learning and gaining strong tumbling skills. Athletes learning tumbling at Leaps & Bounds will learn strong technique and have confidence in all of their tumbling.
Class Categories
Beginner - $94/month
Our beginner tumbling class is great for kids just starting out on their tumbling journey. No experience is required, as the primary goal at this level is to gain strength and flexibility as well as a list of beginner tumbling skills. The skills focused (but not limited to) in this class include: bridge backbends, standing backbends, cartwheels, handstands, front rolls, back rolls, roundoffs, front walk overs, back walk overs, and introducing back handsprings & front handsprings drills.
5-6 year old classes have a 7:1 student-teacher ratio.
Ages 7+ classes have a 9:1 student-teacher ratio.
Intermediate - $94/month
Our intermediate tumbling class is open to kids (boys & girls) ages 7 & up who have the beginning tumbling skills mastered and perfected and ready to attack next level of skills. This class has a 9:1 student-teacher ratio, allowing students to get many repetitions and dedicated attention during class. To join this class, athletes must have mastered the skills taught in our beginner tumbling curriculum - namely their handstand, round off, and back walkover. The skills in this class include: standing back handsprings, round off back handsprings, connected skills from beginner classes, front handsprings and introducing back tuck and ariel drills.
Advanced - $94/month
Got a question? Ask the Department Leader!
Morgan Bucher - Gymnastics Director
Morgan started at Leaps & Bounds as an athlete and began working with the company in 2009. She has been an instructor in multiple programs and led many departments over the years. Leaps & Bounds has been a part of Morgan's life through so many big steps, including graduating from LSU with a Bachelor's degree, marrying her high school sweetheart, and raising her two amazing children. Morgan has coached many local jr. high and high school cheerleading teams, and loves to see her athletes gain new skills and achieve their goals. One thing She loves even more than cheerleading is planning a fun event, from birthday parties to large Acro meets, and everything in between.