Gym for Kids

Strength, Movement, Play

Modbod Kids is all about helping your child move better, get stronger and learn various gymnastics skills with sound technique.

Although we’re a registered gymnastics club (affiliated with Gymnastics NSW), all our programs are non-competitive based and still offer small and adequate student-to-coach ratios.

This makes Modbod Kids unique (vs other gymnastics clubs), by helping solve a very important problem for many parents – i.e a program that strikes the balance between constructive learning and having fun!

The embedded culture at Modbod helps pave the way to ensuring your child learns, shows improvement and gains all the benefits gymnastics has to offer (i.e strength, mobility and skill progression), without having to be crammed into unnecessary large groups or go down the path of training numerous hours as a competitive gymnast.

Our structured and disciplined classes will help your child not only build the strength, mobility and skill of a gymnast, but also have them demonstrate each exercise with proficient technique through our hands-on experienced and accredited coaching team. We may be a smaller gym, but we’re big when it comes to these very important value adds and doing it the Modbod way!

Overall, our programs are a combination of gymnastics, strength, movement and fun, with classes offered from as young as 22 months of age and upwards.

Key Upcoming Dates

Monday September 30th – Week 1 of school holiday programs

Tuesday October 8th – Week 2 of school holiday programs

Monday October 14th – Term 4 classes begin

Saturday December 21st – Term 4 classes finish

Under 5’s Gymnastics Programs

All three of our Under 5’s gymnastics programs are movement based and designed to help develop the whole child – socially, emotionally, cognitively and physically. Positive movement experiences can influence a child’s outlook on physical activity for life! We provide a safe and structured environment for your child, coupled with stimulating and challenging activities. This helps enhance the learning process whilst keeping it fun!

Kindy Gym

Ages: 22mths-to-3 years olds

Class Times:  Monday: 9:45am
Tuesday: 9:30am
Wednesday: 9:30am
Thursday: 9:30am/10:30am
Friday: 9:30am/10:30am
Saturday: 8:00am/8:45am

New classes for Term 4 (2024): Monday 10:45am / Saturday 9:45am

About: 

  • A 45 minute class where both the parent (or adult caregiver) and the child physically participate together – making it a very unique component of Kindy Gym.
  • The program focuses on a large variety of activities and exercises that help develop and improve your child’s gross motor skills, confidence and spacial awareness.
  • The Mini-Active Bods and Kindy Gym are two complementary programs, each designed to enhance children’s gross motor skills, strength, balance, and coordination through entertaining gymnastics-based circuits. The primary difference lies in the level of parental involvement. In the Kindy Gym program, parents are required to assist their children. In contrast, the Mini-Active Bods program, designed for 3-year-olds, does not necessitate parental assistance. Both programs utilise similar exercises and activities to keep the children engaged and active.

Welcome and warm-up (songs and activities) (5 min), group time and guided circuits (25-35 min), cool-down and farewell (songs and activities) (5 min)

  • Safety
  • A greater rate of development, due to the child feeling secure in a known friendly and supportive environment
  • Expanded learning opportunities through continual follow-up activities by adults
  • Gives the parent an opportunity to provide greater support to their child’s development

Mini Active Bods

Ages: 3-4 Year olds

Class Times:  Monday: 10:45am
Tuesday: 9:30am/10:30am/3:15pm
Wednesday: 9:30am/10:30am
Thursday: 9:30am/10:30am/3:15pm
Friday: 10:30am/11:30am
Saturday: 8:00am/8:30am/9:45am

New classes for Term 4 (2024): 9:45am Monday/ 3:15pm Tuesday & Thursday

About: 

  • A 45 minute class that keeps the kids moving through fun gymnastics based circuits, whilst working on specific exercises to help improve their gross motor skills, strength, balance and coordination.
  • This program will also help your child improve both their social skills (focus, listening and working in a group) as well as physical skills (jumping, climbing, rolling, swinging, bouncing and getting upside down).
  • Typical program structure includes:
    • Warm-up activities (10 min), guided circuit rotations (30 min), cool-down and stickers (3-5 min)
  • This is a non-parent assist class, so kids will learn to be independent and expected (once settled in) to do the class without a parent being involved. If a child still needs their parent beside them, we recommend them doing our Kindy Gym program. We understand that kids trialing and joining a class for the first time can be a little daunting, so we do encourage parents to help settle their child in and then slowly revert to the sidelines to let the coach take control.

Junior Gym

Ages: 4-to-5 year olds

Class Times:  Monday: 9:45am/10:45am
Tuesday: 9:30am/10:30am/3:15pm
Wednesday: 9:30am/10:30am
Thursday: 9:30am/10:30am/11:30am/3:15pm
Friday: 9:30am/10:30am
Saturday: 8:00am/8:45am/9:45am/10:30am

New classes for Term 4 (2024): 3:15pm Tuesday & Thursday

About: 

  • A structured 45 minute class that begins to challenge kids to learning basic gymnastics skills and key body shapes, balanced with exploring fun circuits and activities.
  • The pace is generally quicker (vs Mini Active Bods), and we really enjoy teaching these kids gymnastics and getting them ready for our school aged programs (as focus and listening skills steadily improve with age).
  • This is an independent non-parent assist class, although we encourage parents to watch the progression of their child throughout the term and give them plenty of encouragement.
  • It’s possible to assist in the development of the whole child by providing an environment where the child may creatively explore and practice skills safely in order to increase self-confidence and self-esteem.

Junior Acro & Tumbling

Ages: 4-5 Year olds

Class Times: Wed/Thurs: 11:30am

About: 

  • A structured 45 minute class that focuses more on teaching basic tumbling skills (handstands, cartwheels, back bends and somersaults into the foam pit), coupled with basic strength and lots of fun circuit activities.
  • This program strives to get kids ready for our school aged acro and tumbling programs and still incorporates bars, rings, trampolines etc, to mix it up and provide a fun balanced program overall.
  • Extra time is given to body preparation and skill development and run with a structure very similar to our school aged kids.
  • This is an independent non-parent assist class.

School Aged Recreational Gymnastics Programs

Gymnastics Fun

Ages: 5-7 year olds

Class Times: Monday: 3:45pm (girls)
Tuesday: 3:45pm (girls)
Wednesday: 3:45pm (girls)
Thursday: 3:45pm (mixed)
Friday: 3:45pm (mixed)
Saturday: 10:15am (mixed)

About: 

  • Gymnastics Fun is just that. FUN! If kids are enjoying what they’re doing, they’re more likely to want to do it again…and again! We do very well at striking the balance between having fun vs. actually achieving something (i.e learning a new skill and getting stronger in disguise).
  • Gymnastics Fun focuses on the fundamental movement patterns that will help kids to then progress into more advanced skills or activities.
  • Each class runs for 45 min and incorporates strength, flexibility, handstands, cartwheels and basic gymnastics skill work (utilising the trampolines, bars, beam and floor)!
  • Overall Gymnastics Fun is a great recreational program for kids to get started with! It helps kids ease into a new environment (that’s a little more fun) before transitioning across to one of our other programs – Gymnastics Skills or Acro and Tumbling.

Gymnastics Skills (Boys)

Ages: 6-12 years

Class Times: Monday: 4:45pm
Wednesday: 4:45pm
Thursday: 4:00pm

About: 

  • A structured 60 minute skills-based gymnastics class, that focuses on the important building blocks for boys gymnastics – strength skill and progression.
  • This program is very similar to our Little Active Bods Program – it’s designed to help your son build a stronger body as well as improve their mobility, body awareness and confidence whilst having fun learning new gymnastics skills.
  • Typical Structure:
    1. Warm-up, stretch, body tension and preparation work, core strength and handstands (15 minutes)
    2. Rings, P-bars, High Bar and Mini Tramp Skills (15 Minutes)
    3. Floor and Vault skills (i.e handstands, cartwheels, basic tumbling)(15 minutes)
    4. Trampoline skills (15 minutes)
  • Similar to Little Active Bods, this program is the closest you’ll find to your son actually being a gymnast without having to compete, have any competitive pressures and commit to more than one session a week. Our current boys enjoy being challenged, can see the benefits of getting stronger and learn about respect and good behaviour.

Little Active Bods

Ages: 5 -12 Year olds (School aged kids)

Class Times: Monday: 3:45pm
 Tuesday: 4:00pm
 Wednesday: 3:45pm
 Thursday: 4pm

About:

  • A structured 60 minute strength and movement program, designed to help your son build a stronger body as well as improve their mobility, body awareness and confidence.
  • The program is balanced with key gymnastics/bodyweight strength training coupled with learning new skills and having fun on the trampolines. The boys will complete 3 rotations each session, with each rotation comprising of a strength component (part A) coupled with a skill component (part B):
  1. Part A: Typical strength rotations include:
    1. Rings flow, parallel bar support work, pull-ups and push-ups
    2. Hanging leg lifts and lower body strength
    3. Core specific exercises and handstand variations
  2. Part B: Typical skill rotations include:
    1. P-bar swings, ring exercises, bar work, mini trampoline
    2. Trampoline and foam pit skills (somersault and basic jump variations)
    3. Kick to handstands, cartwheels and other key foundations
  • This program is the closest you’ll find to your son actually being a gymnast without having to compete, have any competitive pressures and commit to more than one session a week. Our current boys enjoy being challenged, can see the benefits of getting stronger and learn about respect and good behaviour.

Boys Tumbling

Ages: 7- 12 Year old boys

Class Times: Tuesday 4:45pm

About:

  • This 60 minute class is designed to help boys learn and progress specific tumbling skills such as cartwheels, round-offs, back and front handsprings and somersault variations.
  • There’s a strong focus on strength and flexibility, which go hand in hand when safely training these fun skills.
  • The difference between the Boys Tumbling and the other boys programs is the following:
    • Boys Tumbling Program: There is larger focus and allocation of time spent on teaching tumbling foundations and learning new tricks on the floor and trampolines
    • Other Boys Programs: Smaller focus on tumbling skills, as time allocation is spread across bars, rings, strength and other boys apparatuses.

Girls Acro and Tumbling Programs

Tumbling Program Pathway & Framework

Beginner Tumbling Program

Ages: 5 – 7 year old girls

Class Times:  Monday: 4:00pm/4:30pm
Tuesday: 3:45pm/4:30pm
Wednesday: 3:45pm/4:30pm
Thursday: 3:45pm/4:30pm
Friday: 3:45pm
Saturday: 8:00am/9:15am/12:00pm

About: 

  • The 60-minute class is designed to teach girls various gymnastic skills including handstands, cartwheels, round-offs, back bends, and assisted front somersaults and handsprings.
  • The program emphasises strength-building, aiming to create strong, agile, and controlled bodies in a fun, non-competitive atmosphere.
  • The curriculum incorporates the use of air tracks and trampolines for tumbling, and bars, rings, wall bars, and other equipment for strength training.
  • The main goal of the program is to enable the participants to execute unassisted handstands, cartwheels, and a round off with rebound.
  • Additionally, the program continues to employ bars, rings and other equipment to improve upper body strength and complement the tumbling exercises, making the sessions enjoyable.

Key Skills Objectives:

  1. Kick to handstand (against wall)
  2. Cartwheel
  3. Forward roll
  4. Hurdle
  5. 30 sec wall & box tuck handstand hold
  6. Bridge
  7. Dive roll
  8. Key strength exercises
  1. Unassisted kick to handstand
  2. Cartwheel quarter turn (on line)
  3. Hurdle into continous cartwheels
  4. Round off (with or without rebound)
  5. Backward roll (straight arms)
  6. Handstand flatback
  7. Assisted front somersualts
  1. Round off Rebound push to back (tramp)
  2. Round off rebound (air track)
  3. Back handspring (spotted)
  4. Front handspring or flyspring (spotted)
  5. Bridge Kick overs

Beginner Tumbling (for 7.5-10 year olds)

Ages: 7.5-10 year old girls

Class Times: Monday: 4:45pm
Tuesday: 5:15pm
Saturday: 11:00am
Thursday: 3:45pm/ 5:30pm

About:

  • This program is tailored towards girls between the ages of 7.5 to 10 who are novices in gymnastics and tumbling. The course focuses on the fundamentals before transitioning to the Intermediate Tumbling Program.
  • Most participants in the intermediate program either have some gymnastic basics or prior experience. The program is an ideal starting point for those requiring additional support and time to boost their confidence. Participants can learn at their own pace, enjoy the process, and not feel inferior to their peers in the intermediate class.
  • Each 60-minute session is structured to instruct various gymnastic maneuvers such as handstands, cartwheels, round-offs, back bends, and assisted front somersaults and handsprings.
  • The focus is on building physical strength, agility, and control in a fun, non-competitive environment. The primary objective of the program is to facilitate participants in accomplishing unassisted handstands, cartwheels, and a round off with rebound.
  • Moreover, the use of bars, rings, and other equipment continues throughout the program to enhance upper body strength and augment the tumbling exercises, ensuring the sessions remain engaging.

Key Skill Objectives:

  1. Unassisted kick to handstand
  2. Cartwheel quarter turn (on line)
  3. Hurdle into continous cartwheels
  4. Round off (with or without rebound)
  5. Backward roll (straight arms)
  6. Handstand flatback
  7. Assisted front somersualts
  1. Round off Rebound push to back (tramp)
  2. Round off rebound (air track)
  3. Back handspring (spotted)
  4. Front handspring or flyspring (spotted)
  5. Bridge Kick overs

Intermediate Tumbling Program

Ages: 7.5-10 year old girls

Class Times: Monday: 4:45pm (60min and 90min class options)
 Tuesday: 4:45pm (75min and 90min class options)
 Wednesday: 4:45pm (60min class)
 Thursday: 4:45pm (60min and 90min class options)
 Friday: 4:30pm (60min class)
 Saturday: 60 Minute Classes (11am and 12pm),
 90 Minute Classes (9:30am and 11am)

About:

  • The 60-90 minute Intermediate Gymnastics class is designed to help girls progress in their tumbling abilities. It enables them to learn more complex skills like round-offs, handsprings (front and back), somersaults (front and back), and more, based on their foundational abilities.
  • This program emphasises the development of core, lower, and upper body strength necessary for control and efficiency in executing these pivotal gymnastics maneuvers.
  • The main goal of this intermediate program is to allow participants to perform an unassisted round off back handspring on the tumbling trampoline. This journey involves a considerable amount of effort and enjoyment, with an emphasis on strength building, body preparation, body positioning, drills, and extensive practice.
  • Moreover, participants will continue to utilise bars and rings. These tools serve dual purposes – enhancing upper body strength and supplementing their tumbling exercises, all while injecting an element of fun into the sessions.

Key Skill Objectives:

  1. Front somersualt (tramp to pit mat)
  2. Round off Rebound push to back
    (air track & tramp)
  3. Round off back handspring (spotted on long tramp)
  4. Back somersualt (spotted on tramp)
  5. Front handspring or flyspring (unassisted)
  1. Front somersualt (tramp or air track)
  2. Round off back handspring (unassisted, long tramp)
  3. Back handspring (unassited, tramp)
  4. Back somersualt (unassisted, tramp)
  5. Front handspring rebound (long tramp or air track)

Advanced Tumbling Program

Ages: 10 Years +

Class Times: Monday 5:15pm (90 min classes)
 Tuesday: 5:15pm (90 min)/5:30pm (60 min)
 Wednesday: 5:30pm (60 and 90 min classes)
 Thursday: 5pm (90 min), 5:30pm (60 min)
 Friday: 5:30pm (60 min classes)
 Saturday: 10:30am (90 min)

About:

  • Our 90-minute Advanced Tumbling program aims to enhance the skills of participants with a solid foundation in tumbling. The focus lies on mastering more complex movements, such as unassisted round-off back handsprings and back somersaults performed in one fluid sequence.
  • An integral part of this curriculum is strength training, reinforcing muscular endurance necessary for advanced tumbling.
  • The Advanced Tumbling program represents a logical next step for those moving up from our Intermediate offering. It’s also accessible to newcomers possessing tumbling experience, including previous gymnasts and dancers, or those who fulfill the age requirement.
  • This program facilitates additional skill development within a non-competitive and pleasant setting. It promotes physical fitness, social connections, and acquisition of new abilities.

Key Skill Objectives:

  1. Round off back handspring (unassisted, long tramp)
  2. Round off back handspring + back somersault (assisted, long tramp)
  3. Back layouts (trampolines)
  4. Front handspring to front somersualt (pit mat)
  1. Round off back handspring to back layout (unassisted, tramp & air track)
  2. Double somersaults (front & back, tramp)
  3. Twisting somersualts (front & back, tramp)
  4. Front handspring to front somersualt (tuck or stretched) (tramp then air track)

Modbod Kids Timetable (Term 4, 2024)

Term 4 classes will begin on Monday the 14th of October and conclude on Saturday the 21st of December.

Siblings discount – second child gets 10% off, 3rd child gets 15% off, 4th child gets 20% off

In 2024, all kids enrolled in a term based program will need to pay an annual Insurance, Rego and Membership fee of $55-to-$80/child based on the enrolled program. This will cover the child for personal injury insurance during the calendar year, and anyone joining a class in term 4 will have a significantly reduced fee.

Modbod Kids affiliated with Gymnastics NSW in Mid-2021, allowing the business to become a registered gymnastics club. This helps us with ticking some very important boxes, which include:

1. Adequate Gymnastics Public Liability Insurance
2. Accredited gymnastics coaches (and ensuring all staff are up to date with their first aid, Working With Children Check, Child Protection and other educational courses provided by Gymnastic Australia)
3. Personal injury insurance for all kids that take part in any of our programs (subject to paying a one off annual insurance fee).
Why must every child be insured?
Under our Gymnastics Public Liability Insurance, all kids are insured for up to 30 days (which means holiday programs, birthday parties and trials are all covered). However, when a child goes beyond the 30 day period (such as in the case of a term program), they must have personal injury insurance in place (which is an extra one off costs that we need to charge for and then transfer across to Gymnastics NSW).
What is Personal Injury Insurance?
It’s designed to offer some peace of mind to club members (i.e the kids) by having protection for certain costs related to injury sustained whilst involved in any gym activities. Coverage is split into 3 components:
Capital Benefits – claimable in the event of death or permanent disability
Non-Medicare Medical – provides reimbursement for items that are not claimable in any way though Medicare. However due to government legislation the Medicare Gap cannot be claimed.
The following expenses are generally covered: physio and chiro treatment, dental treatment, ambulance transport, private hospital treatment
The following are not covered: Doctor’s fees, X-rays, public hospital costs, surgeon ‘s fees (which are all generally covered by Medicare)

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Free Trial Terms and Conditions

We are pleased to announce an exclusive opportunity for free trial sessions during Week 1 of Term 4 (spanning from Monday, 14th October to Saturday, 19th October) and Week 10 of Term 4 (Monday, 16th December to Saturday, 21st December). Please note, any trials scheduled outside these specified weeks will be considered as paid trials with the standard session rates applicable ($26 for 45 minutes, $28 for 60 minutes, and $38 for 90 minutes). For eligibility in the free trial, it is expected that parents provide feedback post-trial, indicating their interest in securing their child’s spot for the term. It is also expected that there is a genuine intention to enroll for the current term.

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