Starting February 1, 2008
Price changed to $50/month for one class per week or
$85/month for unlimited toddler classes.
SEVEN NEW REASONS TO TRY A
TOT/PARENT CLASS
1. New Class Format! 30 minutes of structured activities,
30 minutes of free play.
2. Reduced price! Only $50/month (based on one class per
week)! Or $85/month unlimited Parent/Tot classes.
3. Free Weekday Open Gym!*
4. Half Price on NESA Birthday parties! Weekday only, for
child registered in Parent /Tot class only. Siblings not
included.
5. Parents work out for FREE!
6. Refer a friend to NESA and get $20 off of your child’s
tuition!*
7. More classes! See our new schedule!
* Offers valid only for students enrolled in NESA’s parent
/tot program. To receive $20 credit towards your child’s
tuition, referral must sign up for toddler class and not
currently enrolled in any of NESA’s programs. Sunday open
gym not included.
Click here for the Toddler and Parent Schedule
Classes begin with an innovative, musical warm
up that captures the attention of the child. Next, classes
will learn the basics of gymnastics utilizing a challenging
obstacle to increase gross motor skills. To further
stimulate the toddler, they are introduced to our
thirty-foot-long tumble track on which the toddlers learn
many basic jumps to increase hand-eye coordination. To save
the best for last, the children will have “free play” in our
state-of-the-art foam pit equipped with trapeze, rope,
trampoline, and slide. As reward for their hard work our
toddlers will receive a ink stamp of their choice. Class maximum size is ten toddlers.
Preschool
classes is further development of concepts learned in
Toddler with Parent; the child now begins to exercise
independence (parents are allowed to watch from our
designated viewing rooms and windows, but not stand or
participate the class). All gymnastics apparati are
introduced (i.e. rings, bars, floor obstacle course, beam
and trampoline). Classes are designed to teach preschool
students a basic foundation for a progressive gymnastics.
Preschool students will also learn valuable social skills
(i.e. waiting for a turn, basic listening skills, respect of
others, environment awarness, ect.). Most importantly, the
students will be infused with a sense of pride and
accomplishment. Class maximum size is generally eight, but,
under special circumstances, nine students will be accepted.
Click here for a list of
skills for Preschool Beginner
For those
preschool students who have mastered the basic preschool
gymnastics principles, the intermediate preschool class
provides the next level of capability. Basic gymnastics
skills are brought to the next level of difficulty (i.e.
backward roll accomplished on floor without assistance of a
wedge mat).
Click here for a list of
skills for Preschool Intermediate
The fundamentals of the after-school gymnastics
program – social skills, self-confidence, and elementary
gymnastics – is utilized to develop a students respective
level: Beginner/Advanced Beginner; Level 1 & 2; Level 3;
Level 4 & 5 Noncompetitive. The student is frequently
evaluated to be placed in the appropriate class: decisions
are not only based on the individual’s talent but also on
the commitment the child and his/her parents are willing to
make. The underlying principle is that the child should be
challenged (not overwhelmed) and should have a positive,
enjoyable experience.
These gymnasts will learn the
first level of gymnastics skills. Form and technique are
introduced to effectively develop these skills properly.
Students will become more attuned to their bodies and how to
manipulate positions to begin building this foundation.
Girls will focus on 4 events (vault, bars, beam, floor);
boys will focus on 6 events (vault, high bar, rings, pommel
horse, parallel bars, floor). Strength and flexibility – the
core of all sports – will begin to be implemented into every
class.
Click here for a list of
skills for Beginner/Advanced Beginner (Girls).
Click here for a list of
skills for Beginner/Advanced Beginner (Boys).
The next level of recreational gymnastics
will introduce further challenges to its athletes. Form and
technique will paramount and reinforced in every class.
Proper execution of basic skills will be of the utmost
importance to lay the foundation to build towards more
advanced gymnastics (i.e. side cartwheel builds to forward
cartwheel). At this level the focus on strength and
flexibility intensifies, thus making the student a safer
gymnast.
Click here for a
list of skills for Level 1 and 2 (Girls)
Click here for a
list of skills for Level 1 and 2 (Boys)
More advanced gymnastics techniques are
introduced by the combination of well executed fundamental
skills (i.e. handstand + backbend kickover = back walkover).
Form and technique are adamantly renforced to help the
gymnast accomplish these more advanced skills successfully
and safely.
Click here for a list of
skills for Level 3 (Girls)
Click here for a list of
skills for Level 3 (Boys)
NOTE: From Level 3 students have a choice to continue
training in our Level 4/5 noncompetitive class or
participate (with evaluation) on our Competitive Prep
Optional Team.
This class has been designed
to let advanced athletes, who have completed NESA’s
recreational levels beginner through Level 3, continue to
train the level of gymnastics skills without the commitment
of competition.
For those with exceptional talent and prodigious love for
gymnastics, there is the developmental team; a child may be
selected as early as three years old for this
extremely-demanding route: more conditioning, more
stretching; however, this particular child is working
towards becoming part of our highly-competitive,
highly-successful team program. Many different teams are
available to choose from; if a child is interested in
upper-level gymnastics, there is an opportunity for him/her
here at New England Sports Academy.
listening skills, commitment, being a
better person, social interaction, confidence, discipline,
better performance in school
- Rising Stars: (ages 3-4) Girls are selected that
display the following characteristics: good listening
skills, good physique, and a desire to work hard. This
incipient stage introduces the child to the disciplined,
structured environment of the team program.
- Mighty Munchkins: (ages 4-5) Core strength and overall
flexibility are the focus of this group. The gymnast begins
to build a solid foundation from which to build a strong
gymnastics career of basic skills.
- Hot Shots: (ages 5-6) Basic skills (i.e. handstand,
cartwheel) are trained, perfected, and execution is stressed
– very clean, strong, and flexible.
- Pre Team: (ages 6-9) This group is preparing for USAG
Level 4 (i.e. shoot through on bars, good round-off on the
floor); good execution is reinforced, and strong
fundamentals are the expectation.
Levon's training is unbelievable...it's benefit to our son goes way beyond gymnastics...It's helped prepare him for many of life's challenges...We would highly recommend this program, this facility, this school and this coach to anyone.
David & Nancy Littman |
Levon is one of the top boys' coaches in New England. He is great with younger boys and clearly enjoys coaching them. He is also an excellent technical coach. Young boys learning with him will learn to do things right from the very beginning. And they can move up through the levels with Levon, for he is just as good with the higher levels. NESA is very lucky to have him.
Victoria Frothingham |
My son, age 9, has been
in the boys pre-team and team gymnastics program at NESA and its predecessor for approximately 5 years.
Neither my wife nor I had any prior experience with
gymnastics. However, we knew enough to firmly
believe that gymnastics at NESA would provide him
with invaluable cross training for his alpine ski
racing career as well as other sports he might
choose to pursue. Particularly, we believed that no
sport provides a better training platform for a
combination of flexibility, balance and strength.
We have not been disappointed. Levon is the
perfect coach. The facility is great. He loves
the sport. The flexibility and balance he has
developed in gymnastics has given him a significant
and visible advantage over other ski racers his age.
Core strength developed in gymnastics has clearly
given him similar advantages, just in less obvious
ways. Although ski racing was our original focus, we
know that gymnastics training has helped substantially in other sports such as karate (where
he has a brown belt), golf, baseball and soccer.
We intend for our son to continue with gymnastics
as a key cross training tool for the duration of his
sports career.
Peter Hicks |
The placement of boys in this program is based more on
ability than on age; the age range of a boy coming into the
program is three to seven years old.
- Preschool Boys: Boys who display promise and a passion
for men’s gymnastics are placed in this boys-specific
preschool class. Here they are introduced to the equipment
and are trained by the boys’ team coaches.
- Silver Boys: After an initial tryout with Levon
Karahanyan, the boys’ head team coach, the boy – if selected
– is placed in this group to focus on strength, flexibility,
and the fundamentals of each men’s event. There is an option
to come once or twice a week.
- The Future Stars Program is an
athlete development and education program. The Future
Stars Program consists of four age groups 8-9, 10, 11,
and 12 year olds, who perform selected skills and
compulsory routines on the six men’s events plus
strength and flexibility evaluations. The 8-9 year old
division participates up to the Regional level while the
10 year old, 11 year old, and 12 year old divisions can
qualify to the National level.
The Junior National Development Team will be determined
through the use of a “Future Stars” National
Championships/Evaluation to be held in the fall of each
year. The competition targets the 10, 11, 12-year old
age groups of athletes and involves athletes being
judged/evaluated on the six events using a basic skills
compulsory routine for the 10 and 11 year old divisions
composed of approximately ten basic skills elements
placed together in routine form and modified optional
routine with specific skill requirements for the 12 year
old division. In addition, there are events that involve
evaluation on flexibility, strength, and body positions.
The evaluations are done by a coach/national coaching
staff member and a NGJA judge working together to
produce a score based on technique and execution.
- Pre Team: (twice per week, 2.0 hours per week) This
class signifies the beginning of a boy’s gymnastic career.
Fundamentals of the sport are reinforced, and the mental
aspect is introduced to prepare the individual for the
arduous, yet rewarding, path that lie ahead.
| Gymnastics is a fun sport,
but it equipment can be expensive. New
England sports enthusiasts will be happy to know
they can finance their Olympic dreams with a bit of help
from the experts. If you need tax relief or just to do
a bit of
debt
consolidation, we can help. Up to your ears in
credit card debts? Relax. We'll have you up to
speed and
back in the gym in no time! |
Policies & Forms | Facility Schedule & Calendar
| Schedule
| Team Schedule
