Flipz! Tumbling
Welcome to the far-out world of Flipz! tumbling. Olympia’s tumbling and trampoline program teaches students how to get airborne and LEAVE THE FLOOR BEHIND! Girls and boys, ages 1st grade to 18 years, are welcomed into Flipz! classes regardless of past experience. When your child starts class, he or she will work closely with certified professionals to assure their safety and placement into the class level where he or she will best succeed. Flipz! classes are also a great way to cross train and improve skills for gymnastics, Ninja, cheerleading, and many other sports.
Level 1 Beginning Tumbling
Class length: 50 minutes
In this fun and exciting level for beginners, children will learn and master the basics of tumbling. No experience necessary!
Skills taught in this level include:
- Forward and backward rolls
- Handstands
- Cartwheels
- Bridges
Level 1 Advanced Beginning Tumbling
Class length: 50 minutes
If your child has already mastered a handstand and cartwheel and is looking to improve their skills in a fun and challenging environment then this is the class for them!
Skills taught in this level include:
- Limbers
- Walkovers
- Round-offs
Handspring 101
Class length: 50 minutes
Once a student has mastered cartwheels and back walkovers (or limbers) they enter Handspring 101 and work towards leaving the floor behind!
Skills taught in this level include:
- Advanced round-offs
- Standing back handsprings
- Front handsprings
Handspring 102
Class length: 50 minutes
Can your child do a standing back handspring? Are they ready to take their skills to the next level in a fun and challenging way? If the answer is YES then this is the class for them!
Skills taught in this level include:
- Punch-fronts
- Round-off back handsprings
- Front handsprings
- Flysprings
Level 3 Tumbling
Class length: 50 minutes
This fun and exciting level is for athletes who have mastered their roundoff, back handspring, and front handspring. Now we’re really leaving the floor behind!
Skills taught in this level include:
- Back tucks and front tucks
- Front handspring front tucks
- Aerial cartwheels
- Round-off back handsprings
Level 4 Tumbling
Class length: 50 minutes
Time for layouts! Students at this level begin to prepare for twisting skills and continue refining previous skills. To qualify for this level, students must be able to do a roundoff back handspring back tuck and have permission from the Flipz Director.
Skills taught in this level include:
- Back layouts
- Front layouts
Level 5 Tumbling
Class length: 50 minutes
This class is for our most advanced tumblers! Here students begin twisting their flips and adding multiple twists and rotations. To be in this level students must be able to do a round-off, back handspring, layout & front layout and have permission from the Flipz Director.
Skills taught in this level include:
- Full twisting back layouts
- Full twisting front layouts
- Advanced skills (based on tumbler’s ability and base skills)