Our KinderGym classes are a progressive gymnastics program for boys and girls designed specially to benefit the under 5’s. Diverse learning themes encourage children to explore and play whilst developing and enhancing their balance coordination, movement, confidence, and flexibility through fun and challenging physical activities. It also helps children to learn to follow instructions, take turns and interact in a class environment. It is designed to develop the whole child, socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically in a safe, structured, multi-sensory environment, where the child may creatively explore and practice life skills, whilst developing self-confidence and self- esteem.

See our timetable above for class times.

Our Recreational gymnastics classes are for children age 5 to 12. Children are grouped by age and ability and progress through our skills-based stages from bronze to silver and then gold. Despite not being a competitive program, this is a pathway to competition squads.

BRONZE LEVEL

Our bronze program is designed especially for children 5 years and above (or younger children who have moved through the SGC Tumblers program). Your gymnast will be coached by our experienced intermediate level qualified coaches, in a 1 hour lesson where they develop the skills on all four apparatus. Our bronze class is a fun active class, incorporating games based warm up while keeping them active and engaged.

SILVER LEVEL

Our Silver program is designed especially for children 7 years and above (or younger children who have moved through the SGC program). Your gymnast will be coached by our experienced intermediate and advanced level qualified coaches, in a 1.5 hour lesson where they develop the skills on all four apparatus. This class helps your child to focus on key foundation skills that will be required for learning advanced skills, in a fun ability-based class.

GOLD LEVEL

Our Gold program is designed especially for children 10 years and above (or younger children who have moved through the SGC program. Your gymnast will be coached by our experienced intermediate and advanced level qualified coaches, in a 2 hour lesson where they develop the skills on all four apparatus. This class helps your child to learn advanced skills with the progression into our Level 1 competitive program.

Southport Gymnastics Foundation levels are the first step through the Gymnastics Australia levels stream. This is an invitation only competitive team with gymnasts required to train a minimum of 4 hours per week, competing in compulsory internal and optional external competitions for the club.

The goal of our Level 1 – 2 Gymnast is

• Introduction into the Gymnastics Australia levels system

• Greater Focus on gymnastics specific skill requirements

• Doing their personal best in a competitive environment (trophies and medals are not everything)

• Pathway to more advanced competitive levels

The Australian Level 3 – 6 programs is designed to give gymnasts the opportunity to compete against their peers locally, regionally, and potentially nationally. It is an inclusive, focused development program supported by a curriculum designed to build the fundamental skills required for performance gymnastics, and to prepare for future, higher level skills.

In 2015 Gymnastics Australia introduced a new performance curriculum which sees girls perform compulsory routines at Level 4 & 5, and a partially optional routine at Level 6. The compulsory skills selected, ensure the basis of good development are taught and a consistency across Australia. These routines do not allow girls to perform bonus skills and all gymnasts are judged out of the perfect “10”.

The Australian Level 7 – 10 Program is designed to allow gymnasts to progress through the levels system and to challenge high achieving gymnasts to work towards state and national representation. The top gymnasts from each State at each level are eligible to represent Queensland at National Championships. Level 10 gymnasts are eligible to represent Australia in international competitions. At Southport Gymnastics, this is the competitive level of our sport.

Our former-gymnasts and adult classes are target gymnasts over the age of 16 who no longer compete however still love the thrill of gymnastics as well as adults who are looking for strength and fitness. No experience is necessary for these classes.