TUMBLING
Knoxville Twisters Cheer & Tumbling offers over 70 weekly tumbles classes. Our goal is to offer an age/skill appropriate class that fits the needs of our athletes and their families while ensuring your athlete’s safe and successful participation.
OUR MISSION
It is our goal to foster a love for the sport of tumbling while teaching dedication, self-confidence, and the power of a positive attitude. To provide a fun, yet challenging, environment that encourages, supports, and drives the individual athlete to develop their tumbling skills.
Our tumbling offerings begin with our Toddler & Me classes which serves 1.5 to 2 year old children and their adult. Pre-school is our next division with class offerings for 2, 3, and 4 year-old beginning tumblers. Progressing from pre-school to our age dedicated classes you will find classes for 5 year old beginners and intermediate tumblers followed by 6-9 beginner and 6-9 intermediate and even teen beginners! We also offer All-Boy classes for our male athletes who are looking for an opportunity to demonstrate power in their tumbling! Once the required general tumbling skills are met in the beginner and intermediate levels, athletes will transition into our skill-dedicated classes. This means that each class is designed to work on a specific tumbling skill. These skill specific classes, listed in order of progression, are appropriately named for their skill: walk-over, handspring, tuck and advanced/twisting. Once a skill is mastered, the athlete progresses to the next level!
MY TODDLER & ME
This class offers an explorative opportunity for our youngest athletes. It is free play at a self-driven pace that allows for hand-eye coordination, balance and introduction to tumbing. This class requires parent/guardian participation.
PRE-SCHOOL 2,3,4 YEAR OLDS
This class is designed to introduce your athlete to tumbling. Children will be introduced to basic stretching, tumbling, beam and trampoline skills.
5-YEAR OLD BEGINNER
This class is designed to introduce your athlete to tumbling. Children will be introduced to basic stretching, tumbling, and trampoline skills to include handstands, forward rolls, cartwheels, backbends and bridges
5 YEAR OLD INTERMEDIATE
This class is designed for the child who has tumbling experience. We will continue work on strengthening handstands, forward and backwards rolls, cartwheels, bridges and backbends and begin instruction on back bend kick overs, handstand forward rolls and snap downs.
6-9 BEGINNERS
This class is designed to introduce your athlete to tumbling. Children will be introduced to basic stretching and tumbling to include handstands, forward rolls to standing, back rolls to standing and cartwheels, bridges and backbends.
6-9 INTERMEDIATE
This class is designed for the child who has tumbling experience. We will continue work on strengthening handstands, forward and backwards rolls, cartwheels. Begin instruction on bridge and back bend kick overs, handstand forward rolls and snap downs.
ALL BOY
This is a true Boys Only class. We will work on various tumbling and will add some tricks for fun!
All-Boy Advanced
This is a true Boys Only class for those who have completed/participated in our All-Boy's Class previously. We will work on various tumbling and will add some tricks for fun!
WALK OVER
This class requires athletes who have mastered a handstand, cartwheel, bridge and backbend kick-over and are ready to work on front and back walkovers.
BACK HANDSPRING 101
This class requires athletes who have a round off and front and back walkovers. We will begin with drills for back handsprings and progress toward a running BHS.
BACK HANDSPRING INTERMEDIATE
This class requires athletes who have a running back handspring and are ready to work on multiple and standing handsprings. Once multiple handsprings are mastered, we will work on drills for tucks.
TUCK
This class is for the athlete who has mastered back handsprings and is ready work on tucks.
ADVANCED
The layout division of this class is for the athlete who has mastered a tuck and is
ready to begin work on layouts. The advanced division of this class requires athletes who
have a tuck and a layout and are ready to begin and/or improve their full. Once a full is
mastered the athlete will progress to an Arabian.
