Competitive Team
“Our mission is to have a positive impact on your child’s future, foster and create an atmosphere conducive to the development of quality gymnastics for all levels of competitive athletes, to empower them to develop to their full potential, and to promote the sport of gymnastics. Our goals are to offer every child the best professional and organized gymnastic instruction with state-of-the-art equipment in a fun-filled, controlled learning environment.”
Fairland Boy’s Gymnastics Team, 2019-2020
Developmental Team (D-Team and Hot Shots)
The Developmental Team is the feeder group for the competetive program. Members of the Developmental Team have more practice time than students in the recreational clases, but do not compete. The Hot Shots class is typically for 3-5 year old boys, and the D-Team is typically for 5-7 year old boys. Older boys identified from the recreational program are also sometimes invited to D-Team. Both Hot Shots and D-Team gymnasts demonstrate their skills at the end of each May during Fairland's annual Spring Fling. Before a student can register for Hot Shots or D-Team classes, the coaching staff must agree that there is room in the class and that the student is ready for the pre-team program.
Hot Shots is a one-hour class that meets once a week. Hot Shots focuses on strength, flexibility, and skill development to prepare the boys for progression into the D-Team, while retaining the fun needed to encourage and motivate young boys. Hot Shots do not compete, but they get a more focused introduction to the men's apparatus than do boys of the same age who are in recreational programs.
D-Team is essentially Pre-Team, however at this level there is no competition. Hot Shots and D-Team learn skill progressions, instead of competition routines and only perform publicly at Fairland's Spring Fling exhibition for parents at the end of May. D-Team boys practice twice a week for 2 hours each practice. At the end of each Spring, the coaches will provide parents with a formal evaluation of their child's progress and recommend the level to train starting in the Summer. At the end of Summer, the coaches conduct another informal assessment and make a final decision on the athlete's level for the upcoming Fall competitive season.
For more information about the Fairland Boys Gymnastics Competitive Team Program please contact us.