Pinnacle Gymnastics in 3-D: Observations from a Mother, Coach, and Business Owner

The back handspring is hands down the most desired skill to attain by all athletes. Everyone from gymnasts to cheerleaders even soccer players want...

Learn about some tumbling basics that we focus on in both our tumbling classes and our advanced recreational gymnastics classes. Teaching the correct...

A vault can be broken up into multiple different phases: Run, hurdle, punch, preflight, block, post flight, and landing. The focus for the following...

This hurdle sequence has been my go-to for coaching compulsory vault over the years. It is an easy and efficient way to drill the correct position to...

Pullovers are one of those basic gymnastics skills that look like they should be super simple to learn (see also: cartwheels and backward rolls), but...

We are very excited to announce that new changes are coming your way on June 1st! We are revamping our Advanced Recreational classes to improve our...

The backward roll is one of the most recognizable beginner gymnastics skills. It is also one of the skills that really tends to psych people out. I’m...

Regardless of whatlevel you are there are many ways to use a floor bar at home. There are not only many bar drills that can be done, but there are...

Getting your muscles warm before a stretch or a workout is important for injury prevention, even for children. Of course, you could do a quick light...

What are Skill Requirements? Skill requirements are a list of skills that are taught in each level. Great skill requirements should be: Progressive...

A rock wall is one of the most efficient ways to increase grip and upper body strength while still having fun. As athletes progress through each of...

Gymnastics skill requirements shape a program's lesson plans. Skill requirements for each level create a progressive training schedule for proper...

6 Fun Drills for Preschool Cartwheels A cartwheel is a foundation skill necessary to gymnastics development. It is a skill that comes easy to some...

4 Steps to Maximize Gymnastics Class Time Gymnastics classes and practices always seem to fly by. As a coach, it seems like there is never enough...

10 Concepts Introduced in Parent Tot Gymnastics Parent tot classes are so much more than gymnastics. These classes for 18-36 month olds provide an...

Asking Questions to Improve Preschool Learning Gone are the days of learning through repetition and dictation. We no longer ask our students, even...

The holidays are here and people are starting to think about their New Year's resolutions. This year, start early and set yourself up for success to...

Tips To Create Dance Lesson Plans When you sit down to watch your child’s dance class you are really sitting down to watch week’s worth of thought...

Top 10 Drills To Improve a Back Handspring At Home My First attempt at a Back Handspring was my Junior year in high school...after a Cross Country...

Continuing Education for Coaches at Pinnacle Gymnastics As a gymnastics coach, continuing education is crucial. The rules and technique change...

Preschool Gymnastics Drills In the past couple weeks, our preschool lesson plans used regular equipment in different ways. These drills have kept...

Confidence and Consistency = Skills Coaching is much more than having great drills. In order to help your athlete you must prepare them...

Breaking the Front Handspring Vault Down to Create Drills

101 Ways to Add Variety on Balance Beam Regardless of what level you coach there are many ways to make beam exciting. Gymnastics classes for kids...

Region 3 Congress I love learning about gymnastics and was fortunate to be able to attend Region 3 Congress in Dallas, Texas last weekend. I have...

Coach 2 Coach - Continuing Education for Gymnastics Coaches This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending the first ever Coach2Coach retreat -...

Tips for Creating Ninja Curriculum Ideas to help you write ninja lesson plans your class will love!

How to Teach a Back Handspring Teaching a back handspring is an important tool for gymnastics coaches and coaches in similar fields. A back...