Gymnastics: Building Skills and Confidence

At Walker’s, our goal is to help children grow strong and confident in a safe, supportive environment led by expert instructors. Gymnastics begins early, often as soon as children can walk and helps develop coordination, focus, and mental alertness for success in school and beyond.

Walker’s offers Parent & Child Classes, Preschool, Recreational (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced), and Competitive USA Gymnastics programs. We also provide Pre-Team Programs (Hot Shots and Developmental Bronze) and the USA Gymnastics Xcel Program: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond and Sapphire. Our Junior Olympics (JO) teams are by invitation and will reopen in Summer 2025.

Our Head Coach has guided gymnasts at all levels, from recreational to Junior Olympics and Elite, including National Championship contenders. Contact our team if you would like to speak with him about your child.

  • Walker’s is a Member of USA Gymnastics

  • Family-Friendly Observation Balcony

  • Nationally Safety-Certified Team

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Gymnastic Programs & Tumbling

 

Parent & Child Classes

From Walking to Age 3

Our Co-Ed Parent-Child classes are designed to allow you a hands-on experience with your child. This class is designed to help them learn the basic building blocks of gymnastics such as balance, coordination, and strength. It also teaches principles of learning behaviors such as patience, listening, consistency and developmental skills. Walker’s strives to create a balance of structure and fun. Parent-Child classes are 60 minutes long.  Each class begins with a 15 minute musical warm up. Our focus is on strengthening basic skills and building body awareness while at the same time introducing students to Olympic events.


Recreational Classes

Ages 3 to 18

Pre-School Classes: 3+ Years

Our Co-Ed Preschool classes are designed to allow your child the independence to advance at a level all on their own. Preschool classes are 60 minutes long.  Each class begins with a 15 minute musical warm up. This class focuses on strengthening basic skills and building body awareness while at the same time introducing students to Olympic events.

Recreational Classes: 6-18 Years

Our recreational gymnastics classes focus on either Women’s or Men’s Olympic events. Classes are offered at the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels. Beginner/Intermediate are 60 minutes long. Advanced classes are 90 minutes long, and are intended for those students who have mastered the basic skills. All classes start with a 15 minute warm up, followed by instruction on all Olympic events.

Tumbling

Ages 5 & Up (Adult Classes Also Available)

As the popularity and competitive level of cheerleading increases, so does the need for gymnastics tumbling skills. In many cases, tumbling is a prerequisite to making it onto a cheering team. At Walker’s, Tumbling classes are held on a spring floor, which provides students with several advantages.

  • The impact of constant repetition often required to learn a skill is lessened.

  • A spring floor provides an extra “bounce”, increasing confidence and the potential to learn skills more quickly.

Students attending classes focus strictly on Tumbling for an entire hour. For many Pop Warner and school cheerleaders, the experience at Walker’s has provided that extra “edge” needed to help them stay competitive.

Hot Shots

Competitive

Hot Shots is a pre-competitive program designed to be the foundation for Walker’s competitive gymnastics teams. Our Hot Shots team is comprised of some of our youngest gymnasts that have demonstrated natural ability, focus, and passion for gymnastics. On Hot Shots, your child will continue learning developmental skills, body awareness, discipline, and experience teamwork. Additionally, your child will participate in strength and flexibility training to help prepare them for competitive gymnastics. This comprehensive training program allows your young gymnast a jump-start on the track to our competitive, USA Xcel Gymnastics team.

*Junior Olympic (JO) opening in Summer 2025 and will be announced soon!

Xcel Team

Competitive (By Invitation Only)

Walker’s USA Xcel Program

Walker’s USA Xcel program offers gymnasts of varying abilities and commitment levels the chance to participate in the exciting and rewarding world of competitive gymnastics. To join this program, gymnasts must be at least five years old as of September 1st.

The Xcel program features five divisions: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond and Sapphire. We also offer a Pre-Team program, known as Developmental Bronze, for younger or emerging athletes preparing for competition.

At Walker’s, all Xcel gymnasts train a minumum of two days per week, totaling 5 hours per week. Xcel athletes have the option of adding a third or fourth training day to further develop their skills. Each gymnast performs optional routines that meet specific skill and difficulty requirements for their division. Additionally, routines can be customized to highlight individual strengths and abilities.

Gymnasts in the USA Xcel Program will compete at various meets across the state, with opportunities to advance to state and regional championships at the end of the season.