"Our goal is to promote a safe and effective gymnastics environment for children and young adults and enable them to reach their full potential while providing helpful instruction, positive reinforcement, and an environment that builds self-esteem."
MJCCA Gymnastics Program Offerings
- Early Childhood and Parent Participation Classes
- Recreational Classes
- Pre-Team
- Competitive Gymnastics (AAU and USAG)
- Developing Optional Program
- Adult Gymnastics
- Summer Camps
- Summer Classes
- Schools Out Camps
- Birthday Parties
- Tumbling and Cheerleading
- Open Gym
- Don't see a class listed? Ask us about Private Lessons
Youth Classes
Mommy and Me
This program is designed for our tiniest tots. Starting at walking and continuing through 23 months, this program introduces basic gymnastics skills in a fun and unintimidating setting with mom, dad, or guardian while introducing important socialization skills like listening, waiting in line, interacting with new friends and important body awareness and coordination.
Early Childhood Gymnastics
The MJCCA early childhood classes are grouped according to age and begin teaching basic and intermediate gymnastics skills in a fun environment that includes playing games, fun stretches, jumping on the trampoline, and introduction to the Olympic gymnastics equipment including the uneven bars, the low balance beam, the Junior vaulter, and floor exercise.
Classes are for boys and girls and include:
- Tumbling Two's
- Twisting Three's
- Flippin' Fours
Youth Gymnastics (Girls Only)
MJCCA Youth gymnastics instructs each child in beginner and intermediate gymnastics, and prepares gymnasts for a more advanced curriculum. The girls are separated within their class by skill level, and begin learning correct body position, skill coordination, and strength and flexibility on vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. Gymnasts will also have the opportunity to use other training tools such as the tumble track, the foam pits, and climb the rope.
Classes are for girls only and include:
- Kindergarten Gymnastics
- Cartwheels Gymnastics: for new gymnasts or beginners who are looking to begin their gymnastics progression. This class is recommended for girls who are working on the below skills:
- For Ages 6-8 and 9-11
- Vault: Jump on board w/ two feet, squat on
- Bars: Hollow body casts, chin-up pullover with spot, L-Hold on high bar
- Beam: Forward, backward and sideways walks on the high beam, straight jumps and tuck jumps on low beam, arabesque and pivot turns on low beam
- Floor: Cartwheel, backward roll, handstand, bridge
- Round-offs Gymnastics: for intermediate and advanced recreational gymnasts. This class continues the progression from the Cartwheels class, and works to build strength, flexibility, and confidence in each and every gymnast. This class is recommended for girls working on the below skills:
- For ages 6-8, 9-11, and 12+
- Vault: mastered squat on, working on dive roll to flat back and handstand flat back
- Bars: chin-up pullover (no spot), back hip circle with spot, 3 leg lifts
- Beam: Releve walks on high beam, arabesque on high beam, working handstand on low beam, cartwheel on low beam with spot
- Floor: bridge kick over on wedge, handstand hold for 2 seconds, working round-off rebound
Youth Gymnastics (Boys Only)
MJCCA Boys gymnastics is an instructional program that teaches boys the importance of strength and flexibility using gymnastics equipment. This beginner and intermediate program will focus on basic gymnastics skills and will work to improve overall body awareness and coordination. The boys will have the opportunity to participate using various apparatuses including the floor exercise, the vault, bars, trampoline, and other various pieces of equipment.
Classes are for boys only and include:
- Jumping Jacks: Ages 5-7 years old
- Jumping Jacks: Ages 8 and over
Cheerleading and Tumbling
MJCCA Cheerleading and Tumbling will provide basic, intermediate, and advanced cheerleading instruction to your child based on their individual skill level. Using various pieces of equipment including the tumble trak, the mini-tramp, the floor, and the rope; the classes are designed to teach your child tumbling that is cheerleading focused while building strength and discipline in the process. Classes are structured for current cheerleaders as well as aspiring cheerleaders, and for those students who are looking to further their tumbling skills!
Birthday Parties
Celebrate your birthday with a MJCCA Gymnastics Birthday Party! Located in our new, state-of-the-art gymnastics facility, participants will have the opportunity to invite friends and celebrate another year on USA Gymnastics certified equipment and play gymnastics themed games with a certified instructor. Please contact Kayce Stein for pricing and additional information (contact info below).
Open Gym
Open Gym is for current MJCCA Gymnastics participants who are looking to further their gymnastics skills in a less structured environment. Must be Kindergarten age and above to participate. Open Gym sessions must be reserved at least 24 hours in advance to ensure adequate staffing. Please see our website at www.atlantajcc.org/gymnastics for packaged pricing. Please contact Kayce Stein for additional information (contact info below).
Private Lessons
Private Lessons are offered to gymnasts who wish to work on specific skills, one-on-one, with a certified instructor. Packaged pricing is available for private and semi-private lessons. Please see our website at www.atlantajcc.org/gymnastics for pricing information or contact Kayce Stein for additional information contact Kayce Stein at 678-812-4044 or gymnastics@atlantajcc.org.
TEAM GYMNASTICS
Pre-Team
Pre-Team is MJCCA Gymnastics' first step to competitive gymnastics. Practicing two days a week,
Pre-Team begins teaching and instructing skills necessary to be a successful competitive gymnast, while also introducing strength and conditioning into practice. Skills learned and perfected in Pre-Team include everything from round-offs and back walkovers on floor, to pull-overs and back hip circles on the uneven bars, handstand flat back on vault, and cartwheels and scales on balance beam.
Compulsory Gymnastics (AAU and USA)
The MJCCA Compulsory Gymnastics program includes both AAU and USA Gymnastics Levels (Level 3, 4, 5, 6, and Prep-Optional). Practicing up to four days a week, the gymnasts begin exclusive training for higher level competitive gymnastics, and are coached by former NCAA Gymnastics All-Americans and USA Gymnastics National Qualifiers. The program is designed to provide safe and effective training, while improving each gymnast's form, strength, flexibility, body awareness, and coordination. The Compulsory program at the MJCCA also participates in various competitions throughout the state and the southeast as we prepare the gymnasts for Optional competition.
Optional Gymnastics
The MJCCA is in development to produce exceptional optional gymnasts. Several staff members are trained in coaching Level 10 gymnasts and have collegiate coaching and managing experience. With the opening of the state-of-the-art gymnastics facility, we will begin facilitating Optional Gymnastics training to produce optional level gymnasts and optional development programming for our Compulsory gymnasts.
