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Please select from the following divisions. Recreation STUDENTS: Open to all boys and girls, grades K - 8, residing in the Worthington School District. FACILITIES: We have been working for years to develop our own facility. Wait until you see it - it is beautiful! We're quite proud to be the only community based organization in Central Ohio with our own dedicated gymnastics facility. We have multiple sets of equipment for all boy's and girl's apparatus, including a new spring floor, safety pits, bungee tumbling strips, and an in-ground trampoline. Worthington Youth Boosters Gym - 6124 Busch Boulevard (South End of the former Continent Athletic Club. Directions: 161 to North on Busch Boulevard, Right on Shapter, Left on Boardwalk, Right on Mediterranean, Left into Parking Lot - We are in the big building at the back of the lot - with a small green awning – follow the Worthington Cyclones Gymnastics & Cheerleading signs). STAFF: >>>> SHEA STAMMEN <<<<< (Girls Program Director) is a former level 9 gymnast who has traveled throughout the United States for various gymnastics competitions. She has been an active coach at Buckeye Gymnastics (coaching both in their class program and in their competitive team program). She is currently coaching the McCord and Perry Middle School gymnastics teams and is the assistant coach of the Worthington Kilbourne High School gymnastics team. In her spare time, Shea is a registered nurse. This is Shea's eighth year with our program. Shea can be reached at (614)888-8722 or shazy13@aol.com Instructors: The instructors for the Gymnastics Program are all gymnasts or former gymnasts. They have been trained and will work Shea's supervision. WHAT IS GYMNASTICS? Gymnastics is a physical activity performed individually, or as part of agroup, in which the participant demonstrates body control over a wide range of movement patterns. Gymnastics activities may utilize either heavy or light apparatus and a variety of mats. It can be engaged in as a competitive sport, or simply as an educational or recreational pursuit. As a competitive sport, it is one of the oldest known to mankind and is one of the most organized and most popular of the current Olympic sports. As a recreational pursuit, its emphasis on the development of strength, concentration, coordination, and control of all parts of the body is an excellent foundation for success in any other sport or physical activity. Because of this, many athletes who have excelled in other sports in high school and college had their first training in gymnastics. GOALS & OBJECTIVES OF THE WYB GYMNASTICS PROGRAM 1. To give the students opportunities for expression, self-discovery, and for the experience of the joy of effort in challenging and vigorous physical activity. 2. To allow the students to test their own physical abilities while helping them develop a sensitivity and awareness of their bodies, thoughts, and feelings. 3. To enhance the students' own sense of confidence in themselves by providing a positive environment and positive reinforcement every time they achieve another in a progressive series of skills. PROGRESSIONS - HOW WE TEACH The Worthington Youth Boosters gymnastics staff believes that teaching and learning physical skills slowly and in a progressive manner is, without question, a fundamental cornerstone to success and safety in gymnastics and other sport/fitness activities. Students should be able to clearly demonstrate mastery over a broad spectrum of basic gymnastics skills before advancing to more complex movements. In an attempt to maximize a gymnasts' learning rate, sometimes inexperienced or over zealous coaches depend too heavily on spotting techniques, rather than on appropriate use of skill progressions. This approach can actually rob the student of basic movement experiences essential to proper learning of more complex skills and sequences. Developing greater body awareness is at the core of training in any sport. In all athletic endeavors, even the most complex skills or sequences stem from the continuous refinement of fundamental skills. This is certainly the case in gymnastics. In our program, each child will receive reinforcement every time they achieve new skills, and they will then move on to more difficult skills. Each child will work at their own pace. Parents can review their child's progress with our directors at any time before or after any class. Parental involvement in their childs' progress is strongly encouraged. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: May be obtained by contacting: Shea Stammen, Program Director at (614)888-8722 or shazy13@aol.com |
