Cheetahs

Designed for the older preschooler who has participated in the Elephants class, Cheetahs continue to learn gymnastics skills and class participation at a more advanced pace than the Elephants.

Cheetahs

Boys & Girls, Ages 3-5


Cognitive
  • Number Recognition (1-15)
  • Independently Move Through an Obstacle course
  • Equipment Recognition: Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor
Locomotor
  • Tippy-toe Walk
  • Heel Walk
  • Walk Backward
  • Marching
  • Running
  • Galloping (Both Sides)
  • Bunny Hops
  • Animal Walks
  • Balance on One Leg
  • Walking Up and Down Stairs
Playground
  • Climbing
  • Hopscotch
  • Skipping
  • Jumping (include open-close, backwards, jump-turn)
  • Hop on One Foot
  • Throw/Catch/Strike (larger ball)
  • Monkey Bars (without barrel)
Gymnastics
  • Positions
    • Straight, Tuck/Squat, Straddle, Pike
    • Ta-da
    • SLP
    • Table Top
    • Bridge (feet elevated)
    • Lunge
    • Candlestick (roll to stand)
    • Star
    • Arch
    • Hollow
    • Plank
    • Pancake
    • Splits
  • Floor
    • Log Rolls
    • Cartwheel
    • Handstand
    • Donkey Kicks
    • Backward Roll (incline)
    • Forward Straddle Roll (incline/floor)
    • Forward Roll (incline/floor)
  • Beam (low)
    • Walks:Forward, Sideways, Backwards, Tippy-toe and Flamingo
    • Step Over Object While Walking
    • Crawling
    • Jump and Stick
    • Small Hops
    • Kicks/Marching
    • Pivot Turn
  • Bars
    • Hangs
    • Swings
    • Woodpeckers
    • Toe Touches
    • Possum Hangs
    • Front SupportTuck Ups/Leg Lifts
    • Bat Swings (Straddle and Pike)
    • Pullover (Walking Feet Up Incline)
    • Forward Roll Over Bar
    • Cast
  • Vault
    • Run
    • Jump to Stick (Small Elevation)
    • Baby Donkey Kicks (Spring Board and Trapezoid)
    • Squat On
    • Straddle On
    • Step from Box to Board and Jump, Stick
    • Run, Jump, Hit Board, Stick
    • Forward Roll from Board to Wedge
  • Trampoline/Tumble Track
    • Jump (Forwards & Backwards)
    • Zig Zag
    • Stop
    • Tuck, Straddle, Open-Close Jump
    • Jump Turns
    • Doggie Drops
    • Jump Combos