🌟 Why Choose Olympus Gymnastics? 🌟

Some say the benefits of gymnastics are physical—strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Others praise the emotional rewards—concentration, goal setting, confidence, and self-esteem. At Olympus, we know without a doubt that ALL are true.

Over the years, our athletes have achieved incredible milestones: National Titles, NCAA scholarships, and success in a wide range of sports and careers. Many have gone on to excel in soccer, field hockey, diving, track, medical school, and leadership roles in business and politics. Some have even opened their own gymnastics schools, judged at National Championships, and joined our own coaching staff.

But our greatest pride? Seeing former students walk back through our doors—this time with their own children, ready to start their gymnastics journey with us.

💫 Discover for yourself why generations of families choose Olympus Gymnastics. Once you’re part of the Olympus family, you’re always home.

LEARN ABOUT THE LEVELS

BEGINNING

Our girls Beginning classes are designed to introduce the basics of gymnastics.  This includes basic rolling, handstands, cartwheels, and tumbling using training mats, on the floor.  On bars, strength training and shaping are introduced with chin up holds, casts, pullovers and gliding.  On beam, the Bronze classes learn balancing on high toes, walking forward, backward and sideways, small jumps, teeter totters and dismounts. Vault and trampoline are introduced for basic jumping, running and springboard punching skills.

INTERMEDIATE

Our girls intermediate classes are designed to enhance the basic skills learned in our Beginning classes.  Proper shaping and technique is introduced on all four events. Backbends, kickovers, handstand holds, and backward rolling are taught on the floor.  Back walkovers are introduced along with cartwheel variations to prepare for round-offs. On bars, the focus is on arm strength and core strength to learn chin-up pullovers, and casting to back hip circles.  On beam, balance is taught from two to one foot.  Turns are introduced along with split jumps and beginner handstands on low beams. On vault the students are taught the handstand flatback.

ADVANCED

Our girls advanced classes focus on upgraded skills from Beginning and Intermediate.  Back walkovers and front walkovers are taught along with more tumbling, introducing roundoffs and front and back handsprings on the floor.  On bars, strength training is a must, more focus on shaping the back hip circle and glides are taught and the glide kip is introduced.  On Beam, handstand holds and jumps and leaps are taught, along with cartwheels on the low beams.  Mounts and dismounts are also taught.  On vault, handstand blocking is taught to progress the handstand flat back and front handsprings into the pit are introduced.